Belgian State Railways Type 4

Type and origin
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

Belgian State Railways Type 4
Belgian State Railways Type 4
Power type
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
Configuration:;
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
• Grate 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
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	3,839 kg (8,464 lb)
Operators
Career
Operators	Belgian State Railways
Class	Type 4

Power typeSteam

BuilderEvrard (25), Tubize (23), Haine-Saint-Pierre (23), Carels (12), Cockerill (8)

Build date1878–1881

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

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

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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