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Class of 82 Belgian 0-6-0 locomotives
Belgian State Railways Type 30 Type and origin Power type Steam Build date 1900–1901 Total produced 82
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 0-6-0 • UIC C n2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in )Driver dia. 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+ 7 ⁄8 in)Wheelbase 4.572 m (15 ft 0 in) Length 9.209 m (30 ft 2+ 1 ⁄2 in)Loco weight 46 t (101,000 lb) Firebox: • Grate area 2.5235 m2 (27.163 sq ft) Boiler pressure 12 atm (1.22 MPa; 176 psi) Heating surface 104.2948 m2 (1,122.620 sq ft) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 457 mm × 660 mm (18.0 in × 26.0 in) Valve gear Stephenson
The Belgian State Railways Type 30 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for mixed service, introduced in 1900.
Construction history
The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1900 to 1901.
The machines had an inside frame with the cylinders and the Stephenson valve gear also located inside.
Production quantities[3]
Manufacturer
Serial Numbers
Quantity
Date in service
État Belge Numbers
Saint-Léonard [fr ]
1190–1194
5
1900
EB 2503–2506, 2514
Haine-Saint-Pierre [fr ]
638–644
7
1900
EB 2507–2513
Saint-Léonard
1270–1277
8
1901–1902
EB 2823–2830
Haine-Saint-Pierre
690–698
9
1901–1902
EB 2831–2839
Carels Frères
380–385
6
1901
EB 2840–2845
Zimmermann-Hanrez
582–585
4
1901
EB 2846–2849
Couillet
1320–1327
8
1901–1902
EB 2850–2857
Tubize
1275–1283
9
1901
EB 2858–2866
Franco-Belge
1349–1358
10
1901
EB 2867–2876
Cockerill
2322–2329
8
1901–1902
EB 2877–2884
Énergie (Marcinelle) [fr ]
61–68
8
1901
EB 2885–2892
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