Belgian State Railways Type 4 Explained

Belgian State Railways Type 4
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Evrard (25), Tubize (23), Haine-Saint-Pierre (23), Carels (12), Cockerill (8)
Builddate:1878–1881
Totalproduction:91
Uicclass:1′C1′ n2t
Fireboxtype:Belpaire
Cylindercount:Two, inside
Valvegear:Stephenson
Operator:Belgian State Railways
Operatorclass:Type 4

The Belgian State Railways Type 4 was a class of steam locomotives for passenger traffic, introduced in 1878.

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1878 to 1881.The machines had an outside frame and inside cylinders and a Stephenson valve gear.

Known production quantities! Manufacturer !! Serial Numbers !! Quantity! Date in service !! État Belge Numbers
292–295, 302–306 9 1878–1879EB 1087–1095
355–358 4 1879EB 1096–1099
124–128 5 1879EB 1100–1104
1076–1083 8 1879EB 1105–1112
Tubize 362–366 5 1879–1880EB 1172–1176
Charles Evrard 307–308, 310, 309, 313 5 1879–1880EB 1177–1181
105–109 5 1879–1880EB 1182–1186
Haine-Saint-Pierre 129–133 5 1879–1880EB 1187–1191
Carels Frères 110–111 2 1880EB 1192–1194
Tubize 387, 408 2 1880EB 1195–1196
Charles Evrard 317–318 2 1880EB 1197–1198
Haine-Saint-Pierre 134–135 2 1880EB 1199–1200
Tubize 431–437 7 1880EB 1368–1369, 1434–1438
Tubize 450–454 5 1881EB 1457–1461
Charles Evrard 9
Haine-Saint-Pierre 11
Carels Frères 3

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