Belgian State Railways Type 25

Belgian State Railways Type 25
Type and origin Power type Steam Build date 1884–1898 Total produced 472
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  Whyte 0-6-0  •  UIC C n2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,300 mm (4 ft 3+1⁄8 in) Wheelbase 4.20 m (13 ft 9+1⁄4 in) ​  • Axle spacing (Asymmetrical) 2.00 + 2.20 m (6 ft 6+3⁄4 in + 7 ft 2+1⁄2 in) Length 9.40 m (30 ft 10 in) Loco weight 46.62 t (102,800 lb) Firebox: ​  • Type Belpaire  • Grate area 5.149 m2 (55.42 sq ft) Boiler pressure 10 atm (1.01 MPa; 147 psi) Heating surface 120.636 m2 (1,298.52 sq ft) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 500 mm × 600 mm (19.69 in × 23.62 in) Valve gear Walschaert
Performance figures Tractive effort 7,747 kg (17,079 lb)
Career Operators Belgian State Railways Class Type 25 Nicknames Charbonnières [1] Luxembourg marchandises [1]

The Belgian State Railways Type 25 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for freight service, introduced in 1884. ^[2]

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1884 to 1898. ^[2] The machines had an outside frame with the cylinders and the Walschaert valve gear located inside the frame. ^[3]

The locomotives used two-axle tenders with 9 m³ (320 cu ft). ^[2]

Known production quantities

Manufacturer	Quantity	Type / Years
Cockerill	81 [4]
Tubize	58 [5]
Saint-Léonard  [ fr ]	49 [6]	1884–1898
Couillet	60 [1]	1885
Franco-Belge	66 [7]	1885
Haine-Saint-Pierre  [ fr ]	48 [8]	1884–1898
La Meuse	35 [9]	1888–1898
Carels Frères	57 [10]
Boussu  [ fr ]	8 [11]	1897–1898
Zimmermann-Hanrez	11 [12]	1885–1897

Known production batches

Manufacturer	Series	Numbers	Quantity
Saint-Léonard  [ fr ]	4 N (1884–85) [13]	706 – 712	7
Saint-Léonard	4 N2 (1889) [13]	802 – 805	4
Saint-Léonard	4 N3 (1890) [13]	843 – 847	5
Saint-Léonard	4 N4 (1891) [13]	867 – 871	5
Saint-Léonard	4 N5 (1891) [13]	888 – 891	4
Saint-Léonard	4 N6 (1895) [13]	987 – 988	2
Saint-Léonard	4 N7 (1896) [13]	1036 – 1042	7
Saint-Léonard	4 N8 (1897) [13]	1070 – 1072	3
Saint-Léonard	4 N9 (1898) [13]	1090 – 1099	10
Saint-Léonard	4 N10 (1898) [13]	1123 – 1124	2

References

1. Dagant (1974), p. 124.
2. Dambly (1966).
3. Tordeur (1909), pp. 12–13 (Chapter V).
4. Dagant (1974), p. 88.
5. Dagant (1974), p. 100.
6. Dagant (1974), p. 111.
7. Dagant (1974), p. 134.
8. Dagant (1974), p. 146.
9. Dagant (1974), p. 153.
10. Dagant (1974), p. 158.
11. Dagant (1974), p. 165.
12. Dagant (1974), p. 166.
13. Société de Saint-Léonard (1903).

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.
• Morandiere, Jules (Jan 1886). "Les locomotives à l'Exposition d'Anvers 1885". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). 9, 1er Semestre. Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod: 33–47. OCLC   6536095.
• 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.
• 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.