Belgian State Railways Type 20

Belgian State Railways Type 20
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1870–1874, 1880
Total produced54
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-8-0T
 • UICD n2t
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,050 mm (3 ft 5+3⁄8 in)
Wheelbase4.50 m (14 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
Length10.020 m (32 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Axle load13.50 t (29,800 lb) ​
 • 1st coupled12.10 t (26,700 lb)
 • 2nd coupled12.65 t (27,900 lb)
 • 3rd coupled13.50 t (29,800 lb)
 • 4th coupled12.55 t (27,700 lb)
Loco weight50.8 t (112,000 lb)
Fuel capacity1,900 kg (4,190 lb)
Water cap.6,600 L (1,450 imp gal; 1,740 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • TypeBelpaire
 • Grate area3.78 m2 (40.7 sq ft)
Boiler pressure9 atm (0.912 MPa; 132 psi)
Heating surface136.1033 m2 (1,465.004 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size480 mm × 550 mm (18.90 in × 21.65 in)
Valve gearBelpaire–Stévart
Performance figures
Tractive effort
  • 9 atm: 7,292 kg (16,076 lb)
  • 10 atm: 8,103 kg (17,864 lb)
Career
OperatorsBelgian State Railways
ClassType 20

The Belgian State Railways Type 20 was a class of 0-8-0T steam locomotives, introduced in 1870.[1]

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1870–1874.[1] One additional locomotive was delivered by Cockerill in 1880. The machines were designed by Belpaire and Stevart and had a Belpaire–Stévart valve gear.[2]

Production quantities
Manufacturer Quantity Years Note
Malines 1 1870 EB No 50, Prototype[3][4][5]
Cockerill 34 1871–1875 [6][4]
Cockerill 1 1880 [6][4][5]
Couillet 5 1874 [7][4][5]
Tubize 14 1873–1874 [8][4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Dambly (1966).
  2. ^ Tordeur (1909), chpt. V, pp. 32–33.
  3. ^ Dagant (1974), p. 183.
  4. ^ a b c d e Delporte (2019).
  5. ^ a b c d Vandenberghen (1988), p. 131.
  6. ^ a b Dagant (1974), p. 88.
  7. ^ Dagant (1974), p. 124.
  8. ^ Dagant (1974), p. 100.

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.
  • 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.
  • Vandenberghen, J. (1988). Période Belpaire - Masui (in French). Bruxelles: SNCB.
  • Delporte, Luc (23 Apr 2019). "Locomotive à fortes rampes, Tubize type 12 (Type 20 EB)". Musée 'de la Porte'. Retrieved February 26, 2021.


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