Belgian State Railways Type 29

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Belgian State Railways Type 29
FF 10 - Les Locomotives Belges (Etat) - Machine No 927, Type 29.jpg
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1875–1891
Total produced524 + 48 rebuilt from Type 2 and Type 28
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-6-0
   UIC C n2
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1,300 mm (4 ft 3+18 in)
Wheelbase 4.0 m (13 ft 1+12 in)
Length9.338 m (30 ft 7.6 in)
Loco weight38.3 t (84,000 lb)
Firebox:
  Type Belpaire
  Grate area2.7667 m2 (29.781 sq ft)
Boiler pressure9 atm (0.912 MPa; 132 psi)
Heating surface109.383 m2 (1,177.39 sq ft)
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 450 mm × 600 mm (17.72 in × 23.62 in)
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort 5,648 kg (12,452 lb)
Career
Operators Belgian State Railways
Class Type 29

The Belgian State Railways Type 29 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for freight service, introduced in 1875. [1]

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Construction history

Type 29 rebuilt with a Brotan water-tube boiler. Wir fahren hier im Feindesland zum Wohle fur das Vaterland, Charleroi 1914-1915.jpg
Type 29 rebuilt with a Brotan water-tube boiler.

The locomotives were built in two main series, the first series from 1875 to 1884 and the second from 1898 to 1901. [1] The later machines differed by the dimensions of the boiler, the shelter, suspension and appearance of the smoke box. [1] Some of the older series were eventually reboilered.

The Type 29 was very similar to the Type 28, from which it differed mainly in the diameter of the wheels (1.30 m instead of 1.45 m) and some details of the chassis. [1] [1] The machines used a Belpaire firebox and had an outside frame with the cylinders and the Stephenson valve gear located inside the frame. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Dambly (1966).
  2. Tordeur (1909), pp. 59, 62 (Chapter V).

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