Class of 91 Belgian 2-6-2T locomotives
Belgian State Railways Type 4 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
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 2-6-2 T • 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
The Belgian State Railways Type 4 was a class of 2-6-2 T steam locomotives for passenger traffic, introduced in 1878.
Construction history [ edit ] The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1878 to 1881. The machines had an outside frame and inside cylinders and a Stephenson valve gear .
Known production quantities[3] Manufacturer Serial Numbers Quantity Date in service État Belge Numbers Charles Evrard 292–295, 302–306 9 1878–1879 EB 1087–1095 Tubize 355–358 4 1879 EB 1096–1099 Haine-Saint-Pierre [fr ] 124–128 5 1879 EB 1100–1104 Cockerill 1076–1083 8 1879 EB 1105–1112 Tubize 362–366 5 1879–1880 EB 1172–1176 Charles Evrard 307–308, 310, 309, 313 5 1879–1880 EB 1177–1181 Carels Frères 105–109 5 1879–1880 EB 1182–1186 Haine-Saint-Pierre 129–133 5 1879–1880 EB 1187–1191 Carels Frères 110–111 2 1880 EB 1192–1194 Tubize 387, 408 2 1880 EB 1195–1196 Charles Evrard 317–318 2 1880 EB 1197–1198 Haine-Saint-Pierre 134–135 2 1880 EB 1199–1200 Tubize 431–437 7 1880 EB 1368–1369, 1434–1438 Tubize 450–454 5 1881 EB 1457–1461 Charles Evrard 9 Haine-Saint-Pierre 11 Carels Frères 3