Belgian State Railways Type 6 Explained

Belgian State Railways Type 6
Powertype:Steam
Builddate:1885–1894
Totalproduction:32
Uicclass:1C n2
Fireboxtype:Belpaire
Cylindercount:Two, inside
Valvegear:Walschaert
Operator:Belgian State Railways
Operatorclass:Type 6

The Belgian State Railways Type 6 was a class of steam locomotives for express passenger service on steep inclines, introduced in 1885. The three prototypes from 1885-1886 had a separate cab for the engineer, forward from the firebox, and would later be rebuilt to a more conventional arrangement with a single cab at the footplate.

They were superseded in 1897 by the similar but larger Type 16 Moguls, with twelve Type 6 receiving the improved Type 16 boiler that year. Owing to the deficiencies of the Belpaire firebox with a shallow grate, seven received new boilers with deep and narrow fireboxes, being reclassified as Type 6bis.

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1885 to 1894.The machines had an outside frame and inside cylinders and a Walschaert valve gear.

Known production numbers! Manufacturer / factory number !! Quantity !! Date in service! État Belge numbers / Note
style=text-align:leftCockerill 1411 1 1884style=text-align:leftEB 1818 (prototype)
style=text-align:leftCockerill 1456, 1480 2 1886style=text-align:leftEB 1825, 235
style=text-align:left 385 – 387 3 1889style=text-align:leftEB 100 (1C), 156 – 157 (1B1)
style=text-align:leftHaine-Saint-Pierre 1 1891style=text-align:leftEB 159
style=text-align:leftFranco-Belge 694 – 696 3 1889style=text-align:leftEB 101, 105, 109
style=text-align:leftFranco-Belge 790 – 793 4 1891 – 1894style=text-align:leftEB 81, 92, 94, 117
style=text-align:leftFranco-Belge 861 – 865 5 1892style=text-align:leftEB 2101 – 2105
style=text-align:leftFranco-Belge 676 – 679 4 1893style=text-align:leftEB 2111 – 2114
style=text-align:leftFranco-Belge 1000 1 1894style=text-align:leftEB 39
style=text-align:leftCouillet 1011 – 1013 3 1891style=text-align:leftEB 184, 224, 423
style=text-align:leftCouillet 1044 – 1048 5 1892style=text-align:leftEB 2106 – 2110

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