Belgian State Railways Type 5

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Belgian State Railways Type 5
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Power typeSteam
Build date1880–1881
Total produced35
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Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-4-0T
 • UIC1B n2t
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Driver dia.1,450 mm (57.09 in)
Wheelbase4.27 m (14 ft 0 in)
Loco weight31.66 t
(31.16 long tons; 34.90 short tons)
Firebox typeBelpaire
 • Firegrate area1.4498 m2 (15.606 sq ft)
Heating surface55.1988 m2 (594.155 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size350 mm × 460 mm
(13.78 in × 18.11 in)
Valve gearWalschaert
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OperatorsBelgian State Railways
ClassType 5

The Belgian State Railways Type 5 was a class of 2-4-0T 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
 [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
[7] 76 1 1900 EB 1218 (Type 5bis, possibly a rebuild)[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Dambly (1966).
  2. ^ Tordeur (1909), chpt. V, pp. 32–33.
  3. ^ Vandenberghen (1988), pp. 123.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Dagant (1974), p. 134.
  5. ^ Dagant (1974), p. 111.
  6. ^ Société de Saint-Léonard (1903).
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b 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). Liège: Maison Curtius. 86: 23–244.
  • Société de Saint-Léonard (1903). Catalogue de présentation - avec une planche par locomotive (PDF) (in French). Liège.


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