Belgian State Railways Type 2

Belgian State Railways Type 2
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1875–1884
Total produced141 + some rebuilt Type 28
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC n2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Driver dia.1,700 mm (66.93 in)
Wheelbase4.0 m (13 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Length9.338 m (30 ft 7.6 in)
Loco weight38.87 t
(38.26 long tons; 42.85 short tons)
Firebox:​
 • TypeBelpaire
 • Grate area2.7667 m2 (29.781 sq ft)
Boiler pressure8 atm (0.811 MPa; 118 psi)
Heating surface109.383 m2 (1,177.39 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size450 mm × 600 mm
(17.72 in × 23.62 in)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort3,839 kg (8,464 lb)
4,318 kg (9,520 lb)
Career
OperatorsBelgian State Railways
ClassType 2

The Belgian State Railways Type 2 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for passenger service, introduced in 1875.[1] Alfred Belpaire derived the locomotive design from the Type 28 by replacing the 1,450 mm (57.09 in) wheels of the Type 28 with larger 1,700 mm (66.93 in) diameter ones.[1]

Construction history

The Type 2 was derived from the Type 28 by replacing the wheels of 1,450 mm (57.09 in) diameter with lager 1,700 mm (66.93 in) diameter wheels.[1] The machines used a Belpaire firebox and had an outside frame with the cylinders and the Stephenson valve gear located inside the frame.[2]

In 1882, a number of Type 2 and Type 28 machines were rebuilt as 2-4-0 locomotives, resulting in 31 Type 2bis locomotives.[3] The rebuild was done by decoupling and swapping out the leading 1.7 m wheeled axle of a Type 2 with a 1.45 m wheeled axle of a Type 28 locomotive.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Dambly (1966).
  2. ^ Tordeur (1909), pp. 42–43 (Chapter V).
  3. ^ Vandenberghen (1988), pp. 99–102.

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.
  • Morandiere, Jules (Jan 1886). "Les locomotives à l'Exposition d'Anvers 1885". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). 9, 1er Semestre. Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod: 33–47. OCLC 6536095.
  • Vandenberghen, J. (1988). Période Belpaire - Masui (in French). Bruxelles: SNCB.
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