Belgian State Railways Type 2

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 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
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.^[1] 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.^[1]

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.^[1] The machines used a Belpaire firebox and had an outside frame with the cylinders and the Stephenson valve gear located inside the frame.^[2]

In 1882, a number of Type 2 and Type 28 machines were rebuilt as 2-4-0 locomotives, resulting in 31 Type 2bis locomotives.^[3] 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.^[1]

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