Belgian State Railways Type 11

Belgian State Railways Type 11
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1888–1897
Total produced102
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0T
 • UICC n2t
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in)
Wheelbase4.00 m (13 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Length8.287 m (27 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Axle load10.7–11.79 t (23,600–26,000 lb) ​
 • 1st coupled10.2–10.97 t (22,500–24,200 lb)
 • 2nd coupled10.7–11.79 t (23,600–26,000 lb)
 • 3rd coupled9.8–11.15 t (21,600–24,600 lb)
Loco weight30.7–33.91 t (67,700–74,800 lb)
Fuel capacity1,200 kg (2,650 lb)
Water cap.4,000 L (880 imp gal; 1,060 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • TypeBelpaire
 • Grate area2.0647 m2 (22.224 sq ft)
Boiler pressure11 atm (1.11 MPa; 162 psi)
Heating surface52.9397 m2 (569.838 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size350 mm × 500 mm (13.78 in × 19.69 in)
Valve gearWalschaert
Performance figures
Tractive effort3,768 kg (8,307 lb)
Career
OperatorsBelgian State Railways
ClassType 11

The Belgian State Railways Type 11 was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives for local passenger traffic, introduced in 1888.[1] It gradually replaced the Type 5 in this role.[1]

Construction history

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The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1888 to 1897.[1] The machines had an inside frame and outside cylinders and a Walschaert valve gear.[2]

Known production quantities
Manufacturer Numbers Quantity Years Note
Saint-Léonard [fr] 778 1 1888 État Belge No. 200 (prototype)[3][4][5]
Saint-Léonard 781–785 5 1888 État Belge [4][3]
Saint-Léonard 1057–1062 6 1897 État Belge [4][3]
La Meuse 6 État Belge[6][5]
Tubize 720–724 5 1888 État Belge No. 358, 390, 399, 100, 415[7][8]
Tubize 869–871 3 1892–1893 État Belge[7][8]
Couillet 13 1888 État Belge[9]
Franco-Belge 5 1888 État Belge[10]
Haine-Saint-Pierre [fr] 3 1888 État Belge[11]
Carels Frères 13 État Belge[12]
Boussu [fr] 1 1897 État Belge[13][14]
Zimmermann-Hanrez 37 1888–1898 État Belge[15]

Bibliography

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Morizot (Jul 1898). "Les locomotives des chemins de fer de l'État Belge à l'Exposition de Bruxelles-Tervueren en 1897". Revue générale des chemins de fer et des tramways (in French). 21, 2e Semestre. Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod: 269–291.
  • 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)
  • Delporte, Luc (9 May 2019). "Locomotive pour train léger (voyageurs) – Tubize type 37 (type 11 EB)". Musée 'de la Porte'. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Dambly (1966).
  2. ^ Tordeur (1909), chpt. V, pp. 58–61.
  3. ^ a b c Dagant (1974), p. 111.
  4. ^ a b c Société de Saint-Léonard (1903).
  5. ^ a b Deghilage (1890), pp. 305–306.
  6. ^ Dagant (1974), p. 153.
  7. ^ a b Delporte (2019).
  8. ^ a b Dagant (1974), p. 100.
  9. ^ Dagant (1974), p. 124.
  10. ^ Dagant (1974), p. 134.
  11. ^ Dagant (1974), p. 146.
  12. ^ Dagant (1974), p. 158.
  13. ^ Dagant (1974), p. 165.
  14. ^ Morizot (1898), pp. 284–285.
  15. ^ Dagant (1974), p. 166.


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