Belgian State Railways Type 5

Belgian State Railways Type 5
Type and origin Power type Steam Build date 1880–1881 Total produced 35
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  Whyte 2-4-0 T  •  UIC 1B n2t Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Driver dia. 1,450 mm (57.09 in) Wheelbase 4.27 m (14 ft 0 in) Loco weight 31.66 t (31.16 long tons; 34.90 short tons) Firebox: ​  • Type Belpaire  • Grate area 1.4498 m2 (15.606 sq ft) Heating surface 55.1988 m2 (594.155 sq ft) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 350 mm × 460 mm (13.78 in × 18.11 in) Valve gear Walschaert
Career Operators Belgian State Railways Class Type 5

The Belgian State Railways Type 5 was a class of 2-4-0 T steam locomotives for local passenger service, introduced in 1880. ^[1]

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1880 to 1881. ^[1] The machines had an outside frame with the cylinders and the Walschaert located inside the frame. ^[2] Starting with 1900 the machines received new boilers, with overall weight increasing to 32 t (31.49 long tons; 35.27 short tons). ^[1]

Production quantities ^[3]

Manufacturer	Serial Numbers	Quantity	Date in service	État Belge Numbers
Franco-Belge [4]	326–335	10	1881	EB 1220–1224, 1278–1282
Franco-Belge [4]	340–341, 343, 342, 339, 344–345, 349–350, 355, 351	11	1881	EB 1357–1367
Saint-Léonard  [ fr ] [5] [6]	552–558	7	1881	EB 227, 229, 536, 564, 862, 971, 1425
Franco-Belge [4]	354, 353, 356, 358, 357, 360, 359, 361	8	1881	EB 1426–1433
Zimmermann-Hanrez [7]	76	1	1900	EB 1218 (Type 5bis, possibly a rebuild) [7]

References

1. Dambly (1966).
2. Tordeur (1909), chpt. V, pp. 32–33.
3. Vandenberghen (1988), pp. 123.
4. Dagant (1974), p. 134.
5. Dagant (1974), p. 111.
6. Société de Saint-Léonard (1903).
7. Dagant (1974), p. 167.

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.
• Société de Saint-Léonard (1903). Catalogue de présentation - avec une planche par locomotive (PDF) (in French). Liège.