Belgian State Railways Type 12

Belgian State Railways Type 12
Type and origin Power type Steam Build date 1888–1897 Total produced 115
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  Whyte 2-4-2  •  UIC 1B1 n2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Leading dia. 1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in) Driver dia. 2,100 mm (6 ft 10+5⁄8 in) Trailing dia. 1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in) Wheelbase 6,560 mm (21 ft 6+1⁄4 in) Loco weight 1888 type: 49.20 t (108,500 lb) 1892 type: 49.70 t (109,600 lb) 1897 type: 51.96 t (114,600 lb) Firebox: ​  • Type Belpaire  • Grate area 4.7071 m2 (50.667 sq ft) Boiler pressure 10 atm (1.01 MPa; 147 psi) Heating surface 124.675 m2 (1,341.99 sq ft) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 500 mm × 600 mm (19.69 in × 23.62 in) Valve gear Walschaert
Performance figures Maximum speed 110 km/h (68 mph) Power output 850 CV (838 hp; 625 kW) Tractive effort 4,796 kg (10,573 lb)
Career Operators Belgian State Railways Class Type 12

The Belgian State Railways Type 12 was a class of 2-4-2 steam locomotives for express passenger service, introduced in 1888. They were the successors of the Belgian State Railways Type 1 locomotives. ^[1]

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1888 to 1897. ^[1] The machines had an outside frame with the cylinders and the Walschaert valve gear located inside the frame. ^[2]

The locomotives used three-axle tenders with a 14 m³ (490 cu ft) capacity, as well as two-axle tenders with 9 m³ (320 cu ft). ^[1]

Known production quantities

Manufacturer	Quantity	Type / Years	Note
Cockerill	28	1885–1888	Belgian State Railways [3]
Tubize	12		Belgian State Railways [4]
Saint-Léonard  [ fr ]	15	1891–1896 [5]	Belgian State Railways [6]
Couillet	10		Belgian State Railways [7]
Franco-Belge	5	1893–1895	Belgian State Railways [8]
Haine-Saint-Pierre  [ fr ]	13	1892–1897	Belgian State Railways [9]
La Meuse	14	1888–1898	Belgian State Railways, one with Durant-Lencauchez valve gear [10]
Carels Frères	8		Belgian State Railways [11]

References

1. Dambly (1966).
2. Tordeur (1909), chpt. V, 17–19.
3. Dagant (1974), p. 88.
4. Dagant (1974), p. 100.
5. Société de Saint-Léonard (1903).
6. Dagant (1974), p. 111.
7. Dagant (1974), p. 124.
8. Dagant (1974), p. 134.
9. Dagant (1974), p. 146.
10. Dagant (1974), p. 153.
11. Dagant (1974), p. 158.

Bibliography

• Tordeur, Emile (1909). Le Machiniste des Chemins de Fer Belges (in French).
• Dambly, Phil (Dec 1966). "Nos inoubliables vapeurs - Cinquième période, 1884-1898 – Régime Masui et Belpaire". Le Rail (in French). No. 124.
• Deghilage (May 1890). "Les locomotives Belges pour voie normale, à l'Exposition Universelle de 1889". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). 13, 1er Semestre. Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod: 297–310. OCLC   6536095.
• Morizot (Jul 1898). "Les locomotives des chemins de fer de l'État Belge à l'Exposition de Bruxelles-Tervueren en 1897". Revue générale des chemins de fer et des tramways (in French). 21, 2e Semestre. Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod: 269–291.
• Dagant, André (1974). "Cent vingt-cinq ans de construction de locomotives à vapeur en Belgique". Bulletin de l'Institut archéologique liégeois (in French). 86. Liège: Maison Curtius: 23–244.
• Société de Saint-Léonard (1903). Catalogue de présentation - avec une planche par locomotive (PDF) (in French). Liège.

External links

• ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv. S.A. Cockerill Seraing, Chemins de Fer de l‘Etat belge No 196, viewer
• ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv. S.A. Cockerill Seraing, Chemins de Fer de l‘Etat belge No 1939, viewer
• ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv. S.A. Cockerill Seraing, Chemins de Fer de l‘Etat belge No 1297, viewer
• ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv. S.A. Cockerill Seraing, Chemins de Fer de l‘Etat belge, viewer