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The Belgian State Railways Type 25 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for freight service, introduced in 1884.[2]

Belgian State Railways Type 25
Type and origin Power type Steam Build date 1884–1898 Total produced 472
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0  • UIC C n2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,300 mm (4 ft 3+1⁄8 in) Wheelbase 4.20 m (13 ft 9+1⁄4 in) Wheel spacing (Asymmetrical) 2.00 + 2.20 m (6 ft 6+3⁄4 in + 7 ft 2+1⁄2 in) Length 9.40 m (30 ft 10 in) Loco weight 46.62 t (102,800 lb) Firebox type Belpaire  • Firegrate area 5.149 m2 (55.42 sq ft) Boiler pressure 10 atm (1.01 MPa; 147 psi) Heating surface 120.636 m2 (1,298.52 sq ft) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 500 mm × 600 mm (19.69 in × 23.62 in) Valve gear Walschaert
Performance figures Tractive effort 7,747 kg (17,079 lb)
Career Operators Belgian State Railways Class Type 25 Nicknames Charbonnières[1] Luxembourg marchandises[1]

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1884 to 1898.[2] The machines had an outside frame with the cylinders and the Walschaert valve gear located inside the frame.[3]

The locomotives used two-axle tenders with 9 m³ (320 cu ft).[2]

Known production quantities

Manufacturer	Quantity	Type / Years
Cockerill	81[4]
Tubize	58[5]
Saint-Léonard [fr]	49[6]	1884–1898
Couillet	60[1]	1885
Franco-Belge	66[7]	1885
Haine-Saint-Pierre [fr]	48[8]	1884–1898
La Meuse	35[9]	1888–1898
Carels Frères	57[10]
Boussu [fr]	8[11]	1897–1898
Zimmermann-Hanrez	11[12]	1885–1897

Known production batches

Manufacturer	Series	Numbers	Quantity
Saint-Léonard [fr]	4 N (1884–85)[13]	706 – 712	7
Saint-Léonard	4 N2 (1889)[13]	802 – 805	4
Saint-Léonard	4 N3 (1890)[13]	843 – 847	5
Saint-Léonard	4 N4 (1891)[13]	867 – 871	5
Saint-Léonard	4 N5 (1891)[13]	888 – 891	4
Saint-Léonard	4 N6 (1895)[13]	987 – 988	2
Saint-Léonard	4 N7 (1896)[13]	1036 – 1042	7
Saint-Léonard	4 N8 (1897)[13]	1070 – 1072	3
Saint-Léonard	4 N9 (1898)[13]	1090 – 1099	10
Saint-Léonard	4 N10 (1898)[13]	1123 – 1124	2

References

Bibliography

• Tordeur, Emile (1909). Le Machiniste des Chemins de Fer Belges (in French).
• Dambly, Phil (Dec 1966). "Nos inoubliables vapeurs - Cinquième période, 1884-1898 – Régime Masui et Belpaire". Le Rail (in French). No. 124.
• Morandiere, Jules (Jan 1886). "Les locomotives à l'Exposition d'Anvers 1885". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod. 9, 1er Semestre: 33–47. OCLC 6536095.
• Deghilage (May 1890). "Les locomotives Belges pour voie normale, à l'Exposition Universelle de 1889". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod. 13, 1er Semestre: 297–310. OCLC 6536095.
• 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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