Belgian State Railways Type 30

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Belgian State Railways Type 30
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Belgian Type 30 locomotive requisitioned by the Railway Operating Division in the First World War.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1900–1901
Total produced82
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-6-0
   UIC C n2
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1,520 mm (4 ft 11+78 in)
Wheelbase 4.572 m (15 ft 0 in)
Length9.209 m (30 ft 2+12 in)
Loco weight46 t (101,000 lb)
Firebox:
  Firegrate area
2.5235 m2 (27.163 sq ft)
Boiler pressure12 atm (1.22 MPa; 176 psi)
Heating surface104.2948 m2 (1,122.620 sq ft)
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 457 mm × 660 mm (18.0 in × 26.0 in)
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort 7,294 kg (16,081 lb)
Career
Operators Belgian State Railways
Class Type 30
NumbersÉtat Belge: 2503–2514, 2823–2892
Withdrawn1948
DispositionMost Scrapped

The Belgian State Railways Type 30 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for mixed service, introduced in 1900. [1]

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Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1900 to 1901. [1] The machines had an inside frame with the cylinders and the Stephenson valve gear also located inside. [2]

Production quantities [3]
ManufacturerSerial NumbersQuantityDate in service État Belge Numbers
Saint-Léonard  [ fr ] [4] [5] 1190–119451900EB 2503–2506, 2514
Haine-Saint-Pierre  [ fr ] [6] 638–64471900EB 2507–2513
Saint-Léonard [4] [5] 1270–127781901–1902EB 2823–2830
Haine-Saint-Pierre [6] 690–69891901–1902EB 2831–2839
Carels Frères [7] 380–38561901EB 2840–2845
Zimmermann-Hanrez 582–58541901EB 2846–2849
Couillet [8] 1320–132781901–1902EB 2850–2857
Tubize [9] [10] 1275–128391901EB 2858–2866
Franco-Belge [11] 1349–1358101901EB 2867–2876
Cockerill [12] 2322–232981901–1902EB 2877–2884
Énergie (Marcinelle)  [ fr ] [13] 61–6881901EB 2885–2892

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