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Belgian State Railways Type 2
Type and origin Power type Steam Build date 1875–1884 Total produced 141 + some rebuilt Type 28
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0  • UIC C n2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Driver dia. 1,700 mm (66.93 in) Wheelbase 4.0 m (13 ft 1+1⁄2 in) Length 9.338 m (30 ft 7.6 in) Loco weight 38.87 t (38.26 long tons; 42.85 short tons) Firebox: ​  • Type Belpaire  • Grate area 2.7667 m (29.781 sq ft) Boiler pressure 8 atm (0.811 MPa; 118 psi) Heating surface 109.383 m (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) 4,318 kg (9,520 lb)
Career Operators Belgian State Railways Class Type 2

The Belgian State Railways Type 2 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for passenger service, introduced in 1875. Alfred Belpaire derived the locomotive design from the Type 28 by replacing the 1,450 mm (57.09 in) wheels of the Type 28 with larger 1,700 mm (66.93 in) diameter ones.

Construction history

The Type 2 was derived from the Type 28 by replacing the wheels of 1,450 mm (57.09 in) diameter with lager 1,700 mm (66.93 in) diameter wheels. The machines used a Belpaire firebox and had an outside frame with the cylinders and the Stephenson valve gear located inside the frame.

In 1882, a number of Type 2 and Type 28 machines were rebuilt as 2-4-0 locomotives, resulting in 31 Type 2bis locomotives. The rebuild was done by decoupling and swapping out the leading 1.7 m wheeled axle of a Type 2 with a 1.45 m wheeled axle of a Type 28 locomotive.

References

1. ^ Dambly (1966).
2. Tordeur (1909), pp. 42–43 (Chapter V).
3. Vandenberghen (1988), pp. 99–102.

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.
• 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. (1988). Période Belpaire - Masui (in French). Bruxelles: SNCB.

External links

• ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv. Chemins de Fer de l‘Etat belge, No 1628, Type 2 bis, viewer

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