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Class of 32 Belgian 2-6-0 locomotives
Belgian State Railways Type 6 hide Type and originPower type Steam Build date 1885–1894 Total produced 32
hide SpecificationsConfiguration: • Whyte 2-6-0 • UIC 1C n2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in ) standard gauge Driver dia.1,700 mm (66.93 in) Wheelbase 6.65 m (21 ft 9+ 3 ⁄4 in)Length 9.8 m (32 ft 1+ 3 ⁄4 in)Axle load 15.24 t (15.00 long tons; 16.80 short tons) • Leading 11.88 t (11.69 long tons; 13.10 short tons) • 1st coupled 12.66 t (12.46 long tons; 13.96 short tons) • 2nd coupled 15.24 t (15.00 long tons; 16.80 short tons) • 3rd coupled 14.28 t (14.05 long tons; 15.74 short tons) Loco weight 54.06 t (53.21 long tons; 59.59 short tons) Firebox type Belpaire • Firegrate area 3.74 m2 (40.3 sq ft) Boiler pressure 10 atm (1.01 MPa ; 147 psi ) Heating surface 146.22 m2 (1,573.9 sq ft) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 500 mm × 600 mm (19.69 in × 23.62 in) Valve gear Walschaert
The Belgian State Railways Type 6 was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives for express passenger service, introduced in 1885.
Construction history [ ]
The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1885–1897.
The machines had an outside frame and inside cylinders and a Walschaert valve gear .
Known production numbers[3]
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Cockerill 1411
1
1884
EB 1818 (prototype)[5]
Cockerill 1456, 1480
2
1886
EB 1825, 235
[fr ] 385 – 387
3
1889
EB 100 (1C), 156 – 157 (1B1)
Haine-Saint-Pierre
1
1891
EB 159
Franco-Belge 694 – 696
3
1889
EB 101, 105, 109
Franco-Belge 790 – 793
4
1891 – 1894
EB 81, 92, 94, 117
Franco-Belge 861 – 865
5
1892
EB 2101 – 2105
Franco-Belge 676 – 679
4
1893
EB 2111 – 2114
Franco-Belge 1000
1
1894
EB 39
Couillet 1011 – 1013
3
1891
EB 184, 224, 423
Couillet 1044 – 1048
5
1892
EB 2106 – 2110
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