Belgian State Railways Type 25

Class of 472 Belgian 0-6-0 locomotives

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Build date	1884–1898
Total produced	472

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	0-6-0
• UIC	C n2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,300 mm (4 ft 3+1⁄8 in)
Wheelbase	4.20 m (13 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
• Axle spacing (Asymmetrical)	2.00 + 2.20 m (6 ft 6+3⁄4 in + 7 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Length	9.40 m (30 ft 10 in)
Loco weight	46.62 t (102,800 lb)
Firebox:
• Type	Belpaire
• Grate area	5.149 m (55.42 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	10 atm (1.01 MPa; 147 psi)
Heating surface	120.636 m (1,298.52 sq ft)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	500 mm × 600 mm (19.69 in × 23.62 in)
Valve gear	Walschaert

Performance figures
Tractive effort	7,747 kg (17,079 lb)

Career
Operators	Belgian State Railways
Class	Type 25
Nicknames	Charbonnières Luxembourg marchandises

The Belgian State Railways Type 25 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for freight service, introduced in 1884.

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1884 to 1898. The machines had an outside frame with the cylinders and the Walschaert valve gear located inside the frame.

The locomotives used two-axle tenders with 9 m (320 cu ft).

Known production quantities
Manufacturer	Quantity	Type / Years
Cockerill	81
Tubize	58
Saint-Léonard [fr]	49	1884–1898
Couillet	60	1885
Franco-Belge	66	1885
Haine-Saint-Pierre [fr]	48	1884–1898
La Meuse	35	1888–1898
Carels Frères	57
Boussu [fr]	8	1897–1898
Zimmermann-Hanrez	11	1885–1897

Known production batches
Manufacturer	Series	Numbers	Quantity
Saint-Léonard [fr]	4 N (1884–85)	706 – 712	7
Saint-Léonard	4 N (1889)	802 – 805	4
Saint-Léonard	4 N (1890)	843 – 847	5
Saint-Léonard	4 N (1891)	867 – 871	5
Saint-Léonard	4 N (1891)	888 – 891	4
Saint-Léonard	4 N (1895)	987 – 988	2
Saint-Léonard	4 N (1896)	1036 – 1042	7
Saint-Léonard	4 N (1897)	1070 – 1072	3
Saint-Léonard	4 N (1898)	1090 – 1099	10
Saint-Léonard	4 N (1898)	1123 – 1124	2

References

^ Dagant (1974), p. 124.
^ Dambly (1966).
Tordeur (1909), pp. 12–13 (Chapter V).
Dagant (1974), p. 88.
Dagant (1974), p. 100.
Dagant (1974), p. 111.
Dagant (1974), p. 134.
Dagant (1974), p. 146.
Dagant (1974), p. 153.
Dagant (1974), p. 158.
Dagant (1974), p. 165.
Dagant (1974), p. 166.
^ Société de Saint-Léonard (1903).

Bibliography

Tordeur, Emile (1909). Le Machiniste des Chemins de Fer Belges (in French).
Dambly, Phil (Dec 1966). "Nos inoubliables vapeurs - Cinquième période, 1884-1898 – Régime Masui et Belpaire". Le Rail (in French). No. 124.
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.
Deghilage (May 1890). "Les locomotives Belges pour voie normale, à l'Exposition Universelle de 1889". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). 13, 1er Semestre. Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod: 297–310. OCLC 6536095.
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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