Belgian State Railways Type 30

Belgian State Railways Type 30
Belgian State Railways Type 30
	Belgian Type 30 locomotive requisitioned by the Railway Operating Division in the First World War.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Build date	1900–1901
Total produced	82
Configuration:;
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
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	7,294 kg (16,081 lb)
Operators
Career
Operators	Belgian State Railways
Class	Type 30
Numbers	État Belge: 2503–2514, 2823–2892
Withdrawn	1948
Disposition	Most Scrapped

Power typeSteam

Build date1900–1901

Total produced82

The Belgian State Railways Type 30 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for mixed service, introduced in 1900.^[1]

Manufacturer	Serial numbers	Quantity	Date in service	État Belge Numbers
Saint-Léonard [fr]^[4]^[5]	1190–1194	5	1900	EB 2503–2506, 2514
Haine-Saint-Pierre [fr]^[6]	638–644	7	1900	EB 2507–2513
Saint-Léonard^[4]^[5]	1270–1277	8	1901–1902	EB 2823–2830
Haine-Saint-Pierre^[6]	690–698	9	1901–1902	EB 2831–2839
Carels Frères^[7]	380–385	6	1901	EB 2840–2845
Zimmermann-Hanrez	582–585	4	1901	EB 2846–2849
Couillet^[8]	1320–1327	8	1901–1902	EB 2850–2857
Tubize^[9]^[10]	1275–1283	9	1901	EB 2858–2866
Franco-Belge^[11]	1349–1358	10	1901	EB 2867–2876
Cockerill^[12]	2322–2329	8	1901–1902	EB 2877–2884
Énergie (Marcinelle) [fr]^[13]	61–68	8	1901	EB 2885–2892

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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