Belgian State Railways Type 30 Explained

Belgian State Railways Type 30
Powertype:Steam
Builddate:1900–1901
Totalproduction:82
Uicclass:C n2
Cylindercount:Two, inside
Valvegear:Stephenson
Operator:Belgian State Railways
Operatorclass:Type 30
Fleetnumbers:État Belge: 2503–2514, 2823–2892
Withdrawndate:1948
Disposition:Most Scrapped

The Belgian State Railways Type 30 was a class of steam locomotives for mixed service, introduced in 1900.

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1900 to 1901.The machines had an inside frame with the cylinders and the Stephenson valve gear also located inside.

Production quantities! Manufacturer !! Serial Numbers !! Quantity ! Date in service !! État Belge Numbers
1190–1194 51900 EB 2503–2506, 2514
638–644 71900 EB 2507–2513
Saint-Léonard 1270–1277 81901–1902 EB 2823–2830
Haine-Saint-Pierre 690–698 91901–1902 EB 2831–2839
380–385 61901 EB 2840–2845
582–585 41901 EB 2846–2849
1320–1327 81901–1902 EB 2850–2857
1275–1283 91901 EB 2858–2866
1349–1358 101901 EB 2867–2876
2322–2329 81901–1902 EB 2877–2884
61–68 81901 EB 2885–2892

Bibliography