Belgian State Railways Type 4

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Belgian State Railways Type 4
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderEvrard (25), Tubize (23), Haine-Saint-Pierre (23), Carels (12), Cockerill (8)
Build date1878–1881
Total produced91
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 2-6-2 T
   UIC 1′C1′ n2t
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Driver dia.1,700 mm (66.93 in)
Wheelbase 8.40 m (27 ft 6+34 in)
Length12.03 m (39 ft 5+12 in)
Axle load 13.30 t
(13.09 long tons; 14.66 short tons)
   Leading 10.55 t
(10.38 long tons; 11.63 short tons)
  1st coupled12.30 t
(12.11 long tons; 13.56 short tons)
  2nd coupled13.30 t
(13.09 long tons; 14.66 short tons)
  3rd coupled12.20 t
(12.01 long tons; 13.45 short tons)
   Trailing 10.60 t
(10.43 long tons; 11.68 short tons)
Loco weight58.95 t
(58.02 long tons; 64.98 short tons)
Fuel capacity1,700 kg (3,750 lb)
Water cap9,794 l (2,150 imp gal; 2,590 US gal)
Firebox type Belpaire
  Firegrate area2.7667 m2 (29.781 sq ft)
Boiler pressure8 atm (0.811 MPa; 118 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 3,839 kg (8,464 lb)
Career
Operators Belgian State Railways
Class Type 4

The Belgian State Railways Type 4 was a class of 2-6-2 T steam locomotives for passenger traffic, introduced in 1878. [1]

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Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1878–1881. [1] The machines had an outside frame and inside cylinders and a Stephenson valve gear. [2]

Known production quantities [3] [4]
ManufacturerSerial NumbersQuantityDate in service État Belge Numbers
Charles Evrard [5] 292–295, 302–30691878–1879EB 1087–1095
Tubize [6] 355–35841879EB 1096–1099
Haine-Saint-Pierre  [ fr ] [7] 124–12851879EB 1100–1104
Cockerill [8] 1076–108381879EB 1105–1112
Tubize [6] 362–36651879–1880EB 1172–1176
Charles Evrard [5] 307–308, 310, 309, 31351879–1880EB 1177–1181
Carels Frères [9] 105–10951879–1880EB 1182–1186
Haine-Saint-Pierre [7] 129–13351879–1880EB 1187–1191
Carels Frères [9] 110–11121880EB 1192–1194
Tubize [6] 387, 40821880EB 1195–1196
Charles Evrard [5] 317–31821880EB 1197–1198
Haine-Saint-Pierre [7] 134–13521880EB 1199–1200
Tubize [6] 431–43771880EB 1368–1369, 1434–1438
Tubize [6] 450–45451881EB 1457–1461
Charles Evrard [5] 9
Haine-Saint-Pierre [7] 11
Carels Frères [9] 3

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