Belgian State Railways Type 32 Explained

Belgian State Railways Type 32
Powertype:Steam
Builddate:1902–1910
Totalproduction:502
Uicclass:C n2
Cylindercount:Two, inside
Valvegear:Stephenson
Operator:Belgian State Railways
Operatorclass:Type 32

The Belgian State Railways Type 32 was a class of steam locomotives for mixed service, introduced in 1902.

Construction history

In total, 502 Type 32 locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1902 to 1910.

The machines had an inside frame with the cylinders and the Stephenson valve gear also located inside.

From 1905–1913 additionally 307 machines of the Type 32S, a closely related superheated variant, were built. The Type 32S had slightly different dimensions.

Production quantities (Type 32 and Type 32S)! Date
ordered !! État Belge numbers !! Type !! Quantity
Type 32 !! Quantity
Type 32S! Date in
service !! Manufacturer / Factory numbers
1901 EB 2893–2911 Type 32 19 1902 Tubize 1287–1305
1901 EB 2912–2925 Type 32 14 1902 Couillet 1338–1351
1901 EB 2926–2941 Type 32 16 1902 713–728
1901 EB 2942–2953 Type 32 12 1902 Franco-Belge 1394–1405
1901 EB 2954–2966 Type 32 13 1902 La Meuse 1723, 1726–1737
1901 EB 2967–2977 Type 32 11 1902 Carels 390–400
1901 EB 2978–2986 Type 32 9 1902 69–77
1901 EB 2987–2992 Type 32 6 1902 Thiriau 19–24
1902 EB 2993–3004 Type 32 12 1903 Cockerill 2406–2417
1902 EB 3005–3012 Type 32 8 1903 Tubize 1330–1337
1902 EB 3013–3032 Type 32 20 1903 Franco-Belge 1406–1425
1902 EB 3033–3050 Type 32 18 1903 Couillet 1354–1371
1902 EB 3051–3067 Type 32 17 1903 La Meuse 1768–1784
1902 EB 3068–3075 Type 32 8 1903 Thiriau 31–38
1902 EB 3076–3081 Type 32 6 1903 Énergie 81–86
1903 EB 3082–3084 Type 32 3 1904 16–18
1903 EB 3085–3094 Type 32 10 1904 Franco-Belge 1474–1483
1903 EB 3095–3103 Type 32 9 1904 1383–1391
1903 EB 3104–3112 Type 32 9 1904 Tubize 1392–1400
1903 EB 3113–3116 Type 32 4 1904 Thiriau 45–48
1903 EB 3117–3126 Type 32 10 1904 Couillet 1394–1403
1903 EB 3127–3132 Type 32 6 1904 Carels 422–427
1903 EB 3133–3141 Type 32 9 1904 Cockerill 2470–2478
1904 EB 3142 Type 32 1 1905 Biesme 19
1904 EB 3143 Type 32S 11905 Saint-Léonard 1398
1904 EB 3144–3147 Type 32 4 1905 Cockerill 2502–2505
1904 EB 3148 Type 32 1 1905 Biesme 22
1906 EB 3149–3153 Type 32S 51905–1906 Franco-Belge 1510–1514
1906 EB 3154–3159 Type 32 6 1906 Haine-Saint-Pierre 873–878
1906 EB 3160–3176 Type 32 17 1906–1907 Cockerill 2543–2550, 2566–2574
1906 EB 3177–3181 Type 32 5 1906 Saint-Léonard 1455–1459
1906 EB 3182–3189 Type 32 8 1906–1907 Énergie 138–145
1906 EB 3401–3416 Type 32S 161906–1907 Tubize 1477–1492
1906 EB 3417–3424 Type 32S 81906–1907 Couillet 1443–1450
1906 EB 3425–3435 Type 32S 111906–1907 Franco-Belge 1611–1621
1906 EB 3436 Type 32S 11907 Biesme 31
1906 EB 3437–3444 Type 32S 81906–1907 Haine-Saint-Pierre 879–886
1906 EB 3445–3449 Type 32S 51906 Saint-Léonard 1450–1454
1906 EB 3450–3458 Type 32 9 1906–1907 Couillet 1432–1436, 1438–1441
1906 EB 3459–3464 Type 32 6 1906 Franco-Belge 1605–1610
1906 EB 3465–3469 Type 32 5 1907 Carels 451–455
1906 EB 3470–3473 Type 32 4 1906–1907 Biesme 27–30
1906 EB 3474–3476 Type 32 3 1906–1907 Gilain 10–12
1906 EB 3477–3478 Type 32 2 1907 Detombay 172–173
1906 EB 3479–3484 Type 32 6 1907 Gilly 280–285
1906 EB 3485–3490 Type 32S 61907 Gilain 17–22
1906 EB 3491–3496 Type 32S 61907–1908 Biesme 36–41
1906 EB 3497–3506 Type 32S 101907 Haine-Saint-Pierre 913–922
1906 EB 3507–3514 Type 32S 81907 Carels 462–469
1906 EB 3515–3521 Type 32S 71907 Énergie 150–156
1906 EB 3522–3533 Type 32S 121908 Franco-Belge 1629–1640
1906 EB 3534–3544 Type 32S 111907 Tubize 1509–1519
1906 EB 3545–3550 Type 32 6 1908 Detombay 174–179
1906 EB 3551–3556 Type 32 6 1907 Gilly 299–304
1906 EB 3557–3559 Type 32 3 1907 Énergie 146–148
1906 EB 3560–3565 Type 32 6 1907 Haine-Saint-Pierre 923–928
1906 EB 3566 Type 32 1 1907 Énergie 149
1906 EB 3567–3576 Type 32 10 1907 Cockerill 2612–2621
1906 EB 3577–3588 Type 32 12 1907–1908 Couillet 1462–1473
1906 EB 3589 Type 32 1 1907 Gilly 305
1906 EB 3590–3598 Type 32 9 1907 Saint-Léonard 1489–1497
1906 EB 3599–3604 Type 32 6 1907 Carels 456–461
1907 EB 3605–3617 Type 32 13 1908 Saint-Léonard 1533–1545
1907 EB 3618–3621 Type 32 4 1908 La Meuse 2127–2130
1907 EB 3622–3634 Type 32 13 1908 Cockerill 2660–2672
1907 EB 3635–3647 Type 32 13 1908 Franco-Belge 1707–1719
1907 EB 3648–3668 Type 32 21 1908 Couillet 1479–1499
1907 EB 3669–3674 Type 32 6 1908 Gilly 330–335
1907 EB 3730–3741 Type 32S 121908 Haine-Saint-Pierre 959–970
1907 EB 3742–3754 Type 32S 131908 Tubize 1549–1561
1907 EB 3755–3769 Type 32S 151908 Carels 480–484, 476–479, 470–475
1907 EB 3770–3781 Type 32S 121908 Énergie 168–179
1907 EB 3782–3792 Type 32S 111908 Thiriau 110–120
1907 EB 3793–3799 Type 32S 71908 Biesme 42–48
1907 EB 3800–3805 Type 32S 61908 Gilain 23–28
1908 EB 3806–3815 Type 32 10 1909 Saint-Léonard 1593–1602
1908 EB 3816–3828 Type 32 13 1909 Tubize 1595–1607
1908 EB 3829–3840 Type 32 12 1909 Franco-Belge 1793–1804
1908 EB 3841–3846 Type 32 6 1909 Cockerill 2707–2712
1908 EB 3847–3851 Type 32 5 1910 Detombay 185–189
1908 EB 4201–4211 Type 32S 111909–1910 Thiriau 137–142, 149–153
1908 EB 4212–4227 Type 32S 161909–1910 Carels 485–489, 496–506
1908 EB 4228–4240 Type 32S 131909–1910 Énergie 216–228
1908 EB 4241–4246 Type 32S 61909–1910 Biesme 53–58
1908 EB 4247–4253 Type 32S 71909 Haine-Saint-Pierre 1001–1006, 1030
1908 EB 4254–4272 Type 32S 191909–1910 La Meuse 2194–2212
1908 EB 4273–4282 Type 32S 101910 Franco-Belge 1805–1814
1908 EB 4283–4285 Type 32S 31910 Detombay 190–192
1908 EB 4286–4297 Type 32S 121909–1910 Gilain 36–47
1908 EB 4298–4310 Type 32S 131909–1910 Gilly 351–363
1909 EB 4311 Type 32S 11910 Detombay 193
1912 EB 4312–4316 Type 32S 51914 Saint-Léonard 1807–1811

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