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Belgian State Railways Type 1
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1864–1883
Total produced152
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-4-0
 • UIC1B n2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Leading dia.1,200 mm (47.24 in)
Driver dia.2,000 mm (78.74 in)
Wheelbase4,630 mm (182.28 in)
Adhesive weight22.0–26.4 t
(21.7–26.0 long tons; 24.3–29.1 short tons)
Loco weight37.7 t
(37.1 long tons; 41.6 short tons)
Firebox:​
 • TypeBelpaire
 • Grate area2.7927 m2 (30.060 sq ft)
Boiler pressure10 atm
(1.01 MPa; 147 psi)
Heating surface90.544 m2 (974.61 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size430 mm × 560 mm
(16.93 in × 22.05 in)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output560 CV (552 hp; 412 kW)
Career
OperatorsBelgian State Railways
ClassType 1
Withdrawnc. 1922

The Belgian State Railways Type 1 was a class of 2-4-0 steam locomotives for passenger service, introduced in 1864.[1]

The class was built by various Belgian manufacturers, with the exception of 9 members built in 1867 by Schneider-Creusot in France.[1]

Construction history

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The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1864 to 1883.[1] A Belpaire firebox was used and the boiler consisted of three boiler shells.[2] The machines had an outside frame with the cylinders and the Stephenson valve gear located inside the frame.

The design evolved over the years of construction. While first series in 1864 was produced without cabs, they were added in the following series in 1865–1866.[3] On the earlier series the suspension had simple balancing levers between the driving wheels. The engines built by Couillet and Schneider in 1867–1868 used a doorbell mechanism instead of the balancing lever to equalize the suspension forces between the two driving axles and on the last series in 1882 balancing levers between the leading axle and the first driver were used, combined with larger leaf springs on the rear driving axle.[3]

Westinghouse brakes were fitted starting in 1878. The locomotives also received new boilers and new cabs on major overhauls beginning with 1889.

Known production quantities[4]
Manufacturer / Factory numbers Quantity Date in service État Belge numbers / Note
Cockerill 576–580 5 1864–1865 EB 137, 257, 39, 17, 63
Cockerill 585–599 15 1865 EB 291–295, 301–310[note 1]
Cockerill 634–642, 644, 646 11 1866 EB 322–329, 54, 57
Cockerill 4 1867 EB 26, 108, 259, 375
Cockerill 649–655 7 1867 EB 158, 172, 360–364
Cockerill 703, 702, 700, 699, 701 5 1869 EB 441–445 (former SGE [fr] 66–70)
Cockerill 741–743 3 1871 EB 21, 38, 66
Cockerill 821–824 4 1872 EB 603–606
Cockerill 848–853, 855–858 10 1873 EB 649–654, 643–646
Couillet[5] 146–150 5 1864 EB 94, 165, 145, 30, 163
Couillet 207–210 4 1868 EB 390–393
Charles Evrard[6] 56–65[note 2] 10–11 1864–1865 EB 53 (and/or 58), 103, 110, 159, 174, 176, 263, 161, 67, 160
Charles Evrard 162–167 6 1871–1872 EB 398–403
Charles Evrard 192–197 6 1873 EB 637–642
Franco-Belge (La Croyère)[6] 413–426 14 1882–1883 EB 1642–1655
Schneider - Le Creusot[1] 1037–1045 9 1867 EB 379–387
Haine-Saint-Pierre [fr][7] 71–74 4 1871 EB 12, 64, 116, 264
Haine-Saint-Pierre 2 1872 Chemins de fer de Chimay[8]
Haine-Saint-Pierre 77–79 3 1872–1873 EB 202, 647–648
Haine-Saint-Pierre 112–116 5 1876 EB 1033–1037
Carels Frères[9] 14–15, 16/20, 21 4–5 1871 EB 135, 139, 100, 147
Carels Frères 2 1871 CF de l'Alsace-Lorraine[9]
Carels Frères 31–40 10 1872–1873 EB 451, 530, 556, 655–660, 681
Carels Frères 122 1 1880 EB 1213
Carels Frères 2 1882 CF de la Flandre-Occidentale [fr][9]
Carels Frères 166–175 10 1882–1873 EB 18, 168, 277, 306[note 1], 321, 1517–1521
Saint-Léonard [fr][10][11] 887, 938 2 1891, 1893 CF de la Flandre-Occidentale

Service history

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From 1864 until 1890 the Type 1 was used on the main passenger trains on the major lines of the network, except for the line to Luxembourg.[1] With the advent of the Type 12 in 1888 the machines were deployed to secondary lines.[12] The last locomotives were withdrawn from service in 1921–1926.[1][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Duplicate assignment of EB 306 (Cockerill No. 595, Carels No. 169)[4]
  2. ^ Duplicate assignment of Evrard No. 56 to EB 53 and EB 58[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Dambly (1966).
  2. ^ Tordeur (1909), pp. 7–8 (Chapter V).
  3. ^ a b Vandenberghen (1987), pp. 47–60.
  4. ^ a b c d Vandenberghen (1987), p. 57.
  5. ^ Dagant (1974), p. 124.
  6. ^ a b Dagant (1974), p. 134.
  7. ^ Dagant (1974), p. 145.
  8. ^ Dagant (1974), p. 149.
  9. ^ a b c Dagant (1974), p. 158.
  10. ^ Dagant (1974), p. 115.
  11. ^ Société de Saint-Léonard (1903).
  12. ^ Vandenberghen (1987), p. 49.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
  • Morandiere, Jules (Jan 1886). "Les locomotives à l'Exposition d'Anvers 1885". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). 9, 1er Semestre. Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod: 33–47. OCLC 6536095.
  • Vandenberghen, J. (1987). IV. Période Belpaire 1864–1883 (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). 86. Liège: Maison Curtius: 23–244.
  • Société de Saint-Léonard (1903). Catalogue de présentation - avec une planche par locomotive (PDF) (in French). Liège.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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