Belgian State Railways Type 4 - Train

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The Belgian State Railways Type 4 was a class of 2-6-2T steam locomotives for passenger traffic, introduced in 1878.[1]

Belgian State Railways Type 4

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Evrard (25), Tubize (23), Haine-Saint-Pierre (23), Carels (12), Cockerill (8)
Build date	1878–1881
Total produced	91

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	2-6-2T
• UIC	1′C1′ n2t
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Driver dia.	1,700 mm (66.93 in)
Wheelbase	8.40 m (27 ft 6+3⁄4 in)
Length	12.03 m (39 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Axle load	13.30 t (13.09 long tons; 14.66 short tons)
• Leading	10.55 t (10.38 long tons; 11.63 short tons)
• 1st coupled	12.30 t (12.11 long tons; 13.56 short tons)
• 2nd coupled	13.30 t (13.09 long tons; 14.66 short tons)
• 3rd coupled	12.20 t (12.01 long tons; 13.45 short tons)
• Trailing	10.60 t (10.43 long tons; 11.68 short tons)
Loco weight	58.95 t (58.02 long tons; 64.98 short tons)
Fuel capacity	1,700 kg (3,750 lb)
Water cap.	9,794 l (2,150 imp gal; 2,590 US gal)
Firebox type	Belpaire
• Firegrate area	2.7667 m² (29.781 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	8 atm (0.811 MPa; 118 psi)
Heating surface	109.383 m² (1,177.39 sq ft)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	450 mm × 600 mm (17.72 in × 23.62 in)
Valve gear	Stephenson

Performance figures
Tractive effort	3,839 kg (8,464 lb)

Career
Operators	Belgian State Railways
Class	Type 4

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1878–1881.[1] The machines had an outside frame and inside cylinders and a Stephenson valve gear.[2]

Known production quantities[3][4]
Manufacturer	Serial Numbers	Quantity	Date in service	État Belge Numbers
Charles Evrard[5]	292–295, 302–306	9	1878–1879	EB 1087–1095
Tubize[6]	355–358	4	1879	EB 1096–1099
Haine-Saint-Pierre [fr][7]	124–128	5	1879	EB 1100–1104
Cockerill[8]	1076–1083	8	1879	EB 1105–1112
Tubize[6]	362–366	5	1879–1880	EB 1172–1176
Charles Evrard[5]	307–308, 310, 309, 313	5	1879–1880	EB 1177–1181
Carels Frères[9]	105–109	5	1879–1880	EB 1182–1186
Haine-Saint-Pierre[7]	129–133	5	1879–1880	EB 1187–1191
Carels Frères[9]	110–111	2	1880	EB 1192–1194
Tubize[6]	387, 408	2	1880	EB 1195–1196
Charles Evrard[5]	317–318	2	1880	EB 1197–1198
Haine-Saint-Pierre[7]	134–135	2	1880	EB 1199–1200
Tubize[6]	431–437	7	1880	EB 1368–1369, 1434–1438
Tubize[6]	450–454	5	1881	EB 1457–1461
Charles Evrard[5]		9
Haine-Saint-Pierre[7]		11
Carels Frères[9]		3

References

Dambly (1966).
Tordeur (1909), chpt. V, p. 56.
Vandenberghen (1988), p. 115.
Delporte (2019).
Dagant (1974), p. 134.
Dagant (1974), p. 100.
Dagant (1974), p. 146.
Dagant (1974), p. 88.
Dagant (1974), p. 158.

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). Liège: Maison Curtius. 86: 23–244.
Delporte, Luc (29 Mar 2019). "Locomotive pour fortes rampes – Tubize type 16 (type 4 EB)". Musée 'de la Porte'. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

v t e Belgian steam locomotives
Belgian State Railways	Type 1 Type 2 Type 4 Type 5 Type 6 Type 7 Type 10 Type 11 Type 12 Type 20 Type 23 Type 25 Type 28 Type 29 Type 30 Type 32 Type 51
National Railway Company of Belgium	Type 1 Type 12 Type 26 Type 29 Type 36 Type 64
Other	Le Belge Pays de Waes

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