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 2-4-0T  • 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 2-4-0T steam locomotives for local passenger service, introduced in 1880.

Construction history

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

Production quantities

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

References

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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)