Belgian State Railways Type 4

Belgian State Railways Type 4
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Evrard (25), Tubize (23), Haine-Saint-Pierre (23), Carels (12), Cockerill (8) Build date 1878–1881 Total produced 91
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  Whyte 2-6-2 T  •  UIC 1′C1′ n2t Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Driver dia. 1,700 mm (66.93 in) Wheelbase 8.40 m (27 ft 6+3⁄4 in) Length 12.03 m (39 ft 5+1⁄2 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 coupled 12.30 t (12.11 long tons; 13.56 short tons)  • 2nd coupled 13.30 t (13.09 long tons; 14.66 short tons)  • 3rd coupled 12.20 t (12.01 long tons; 13.45 short tons)  •  Trailing 10.60 t (10.43 long tons; 11.68 short tons) Loco weight 58.95 t (58.02 long tons; 64.98 short tons) Fuel capacity 1,700 kg (3,750 lb) Water cap. 9,794 L (2,150 imp gal; 2,590 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Type Belpaire  • Grate area 2.7667 m2 (29.781 sq ft) Boiler pressure 8 atm (0.811 MPa; 118 psi) Heating surface 109.383 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]

Construction history

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

Known production quantities ^{[3] [4]}

Manufacturer	Serial Numbers	Quantity	Date in service	État Belge Numbers
Charles Evrard [5]	292–295, 302–306	9	1878–1879	EB 1087–1095
Tubize [6]	355–358	4	1879	EB 1096–1099
Haine-Saint-Pierre  [ fr ] [7]	124–128	5	1879	EB 1100–1104
Cockerill [8]	1076–1083	8	1879	EB 1105–1112
Tubize [6]	362–366	5	1879–1880	EB 1172–1176
Charles Evrard [5]	307–308, 310, 309, 313	5	1879–1880	EB 1177–1181
Carels Frères [9]	105–109	5	1879–1880	EB 1182–1186
Haine-Saint-Pierre [7]	129–133	5	1879–1880	EB 1187–1191
Carels Frères [9]	110–111	2	1880	EB 1192–1194
Tubize [6]	387, 408	2	1880	EB 1195–1196
Charles Evrard [5]	317–318	2	1880	EB 1197–1198
Haine-Saint-Pierre [7]	134–135	2	1880	EB 1199–1200
Tubize [6]	431–437	7	1880	EB 1368–1369, 1434–1438
Tubize [6]	450–454	5	1881	EB 1457–1461
Charles Evrard [5]		9
Haine-Saint-Pierre [7]		11
Carels Frères [9]		3

References

1. Dambly (1966).
2. Tordeur (1909), chpt. V, p. 56.
3. Vandenberghen (1988), p. 115.
4. Delporte (2019).
5. Dagant (1974), p. 134.
6. Dagant (1974), p. 100.
7. Dagant (1974), p. 146.
8. Dagant (1974), p. 88.
9. Dagant (1974), p. 158.

Bibliography

• Tordeur, Emile (1909). Le Machiniste des Chemins de Fer Belges (in French).
• Dambly, Phil (Oct 1966). "Nos inoubliables vapeurs - Troisième période, 1864-1884 - Régime Belpaire". Le Rail (in French). No. 122.
• Vandenberghen, J. (1988). Période Belpaire - Masui (in French). Bruxelles: SNCB.
• 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.
• Delporte, Luc (29 Mar 2019). "Locomotive pour fortes rampes – Tubize type 16 (type 4 EB)". Musée 'de la Porte'. Retrieved February 27, 2021.