Belgian State Railways Type 28
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1864–1883
Total produced253
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC n2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,450 mm (4 ft 9+1⁄8 in)
Wheelbase4.0 m (13 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Length9.338 m (30 ft 7.6 in)
Loco weight33–36.4 t (73,000–80,000 lb)
Firebox:​
 • TypeBelpaire
 • Grate area2.7667 m2 (29.781 sq ft)
Boiler pressure8 atm (0.811 MPa; 118 psi)
Heating surface109.383 m2 (1,177.39 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size450 mm × 600 mm (17.72 in × 23.62 in)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort
  • 8 atm: 4,490 kg (9,899 lb)
  • 9 atm: 5,055 kg (11,144 lb)
Career
OperatorsBelgian State Railways
ClassType 28
Withdrawnaround 1926

The Belgian State Railways Type 28 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for freight service, introduced in 1864.[1]

Construction history

The locomotives were built from 1864 to 1883 by various Belgian manufacturers, with additionally 9 machines built by Schneider - Le Creusot and 10 machines built by Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe.[1] The machines used a Belpaire firebox and had an outside frame with the cylinders and the Stephenson valve gear located inside the frame.[2]

Known production numbers (Type 28)[3][4]
Manufacturer / Factory numbersQuantity Date in serviceÉtat Belge numbers / Note
Cockerill 600 – 60910Apr 1865 – Jul 1865 EB 281 – 290
Cockerill 612, 6152Oct 1867 EB 32, 8
Cockerill 657 – 6659Oct 1866 – Dec 1866 EB 179, 52, 46, 74, 22, 164, 126, 150, 113
Cockerill 67911868 EB 389
Cockerill 686, 685, 684, 683, 6825Jun 1870 – Jul 1870 EB 944 – 948 (former GCL 97 – 101)
Cockerill 759 – 7635Dec 1871 – Jan 1872 EB 582 – 586
Cockerill 825 – 8295Sep 1872 – Nov 1872 EB 622 – 626
Cockerill 921 – 93010May 1874 – Jun 1874 EB 570 – 571, 573 – 574, 762 – 767
Cockerill 1234 – 124071882 EB 1476, 1478 – 1483
Cockerill 1334 – 1347141882 – 1883 EB 1614 – 1627
Saint-Léonard 244 – 24741865 EB 62, 2, 99, 260
Saint-Léonard 351 – 3577Jun 1871 – Dec 1871 EB 6, 23, 69, 88, 114, 203 – 204
Saint-Léonard 360 – 3634Dec 1871 – Jan 1872 EB 592 – 595
Saint-Léonard 371 – 3755Apr 1872 – Jun 1872 EB 612 – 616
Saint-Léonard 382 – 3909Jul 1872 – Nov 1872 EB 661 – 669
Saint-Léonard 412 – 42110Apr 1873 – Dec 1873 EB 721 – 730
Saint-Léonard 422 – 43110Mar 1874 – Jul 1874 EB 475, 539, 545, 554, 555, 562, 563, 566, 568, 569
Saint-Léonard 437 – 4426Dec 1874 – Apr 1875 EB 830 – 835
Saint-Léonard 445 – 4506Apr 1876 – Aug 1876 EB 1038 – 1043
Saint-Léonard 612 – 625141883 État Belge[4]
Saint-Léonard 92811892 EB 718 (former CF Liége–Maestricht 8)[5][4]
Saint-Léonard 112611898 CF de la Flandre-Occidentale[5][4]
Evrard 67 – 693Jun 1867 – Jul 1867 EB 297 – 299
Evrard 93 – 10210Nov 1866 – Apr 1867 EB 365 – 374
Evrard 168 – 1736Jan 1872 – Feb 1872 EB 587 – 591, 596
Evrard 184 – 1918Nov 1872 – Feb 1873 EB 617 – 621, 631 – 633
Evrard 228 – 2379Mar 1874 – May 1874 EB 733, 731 – 732, 734 – 738, 740, 739
Evrard 253 – 26210Jun 1874 – Sep 1874 EB 131, 149, 181, 87, 29, 34, 53, 184, 430, 472
Evrard 2751Jun 1875 EB 836
Evrard 372, 374, 379 – 38041882 EB 1472 – 1475
Couillet 155 – 1584Jul 1865 - Sep 1865 EB 311 – 314
Couillet1Aug 1865 EB 300
Couillet 164 – 1663Mar 1865 – Aug 1865 EB 316 – 318
Couillet2Jan 1866 EB 319 – 320
Couillet 175 – 1839Jan 1866 – Dec 1866 EB 10, 9, 16, 19, 31, 51, 61, 72, 134
Couillet 259 – 2668Jul 1872 – Dec 1872 EB 607 – 611, 634 – 636
Couillet 269 – 2746Dec 1873 – Mar 1873 EB 675, 670 – 674
Couillet 306 – 3105Aug 1874 – Oct 1874 EB 799, 801, 803, 805, 807
Couillet 546 – 5527Nov 1881 – Jan 1882 EB 1477, 1466 – 1471
Tubize 56[note 1]1Aug 1865 EB 315
Tubize 143 – 148[6]6Oct 1871 – Jan 1872 EB 602, 597 – 601
Tubize 158 – 166[note 2]9Feb 1872 – Dec 1872 EB 627 – 630, 676 – 680
Tubize 271 – 2755May 1874 – Jul 1874 EB 798, 800, 802, 804, 806
Tubize 546 – 55271883 EB 1635 – 1641
Karlsruhe 286 – 29510Dec 1866 – Apr 1867 EB 350 – 359
Schneider - Le Creusot 1046 – 10549Aug 1867 – Oct 1867 EB 111, 115, 120, 151, 170, 199, 376 – 378
Haine-Saint-Pierre 11911877 EB 94
Haine-Saint-Pierre 196 – 20271883 EB 1628 – 1634
Carels 160 – 16451881 – 1882 EB 1484 – 1488

In 1889, 1896 and 1898 the machines received new boilers. Also the Arsenal of Mechelen transformed several old Type 30 and 33 into Type 28bis.[1]

Several machines were rebuilt as Type 29, Type 2 and Type 2bis.[3]

Overview of production quantities (Type 28, 29, 2, 2bis)
ManufacturerYears Type 28Type 29 Type 2Type 2bisNote
Cockerill overall 180 (Type 28, 29, 2)Belgian State Railways[7]
Tubize 239047Belgian State Railways[8]
Saint-Léonard1865–1883 75Belgian State Railways: 1865–1875 (61),[9][4] 1883 (14)[4]
Saint-Léonard1892 1Chemin de fer Liége–Maestricht[5]
Saint-Léonard1898 1Chemin de fer de la Flandre Occidentale[5]
Saint-Léonard1876–1898 48Belgian State Railways[9]
Couillet1865–1874 35Belgian State Railways[10]
Couillet1875–1885 27Belgian State Railways[10]
Couillet1876–1890 128Belgian State Railways[10]
Franco-Belge 54Belgian State Railways[11]
Franco-Belge1873 36Belgian State Railways (32), Russia (4)[11]
Franco-Belge1875 39Belgian State Railways[11]
Haine-Saint-Pierre1876–1899 41Belgian State Railways[12]
Haine-Saint-Pierre 1192Belgian State Railways[12]
La Meuse 6Belgian State Railways[13]
Carels Frères 55815Belgian State Railways[14]
Boussu1889 5Belgian State Railways[15]
Zimmermann-Hanrez1883–1884, 1899 11Belgian State Railways[16]
Schneider - Le Creusot 9Belgian State Railways[1]
Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe 10Belgian State Railways[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Tubize 56 (prototype EB 296) and 57 – 59 (EB 315 – 317) according to Delporte (2018)[6]
  2. ↑ Tubize 159 – 167 according to Delporte (2018)[6]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to SNCB-NMBS Type 28.

Bibliography

  • Tordeur, Emile (1909). Le Machiniste des Chemins de Fer Belges (in French).
  • Dambly, Phil (Oct 1966). "Nos inoubliables vapeurs - Troisième période, 1864-1884 - Régime Belpaire". Le Rail (in French). No. 122.
  • Vandenberghen, J. (1987). IV. Période Belpaire 1864–1883 (in French). Bruxelles: SNCB.
  • Dagant, André (1974). "Cent vingt-cinq ans de construction de locomotives à vapeur en Belgique". Bulletin de l'Institut archéologique liégeois (in French). Liège: Maison Curtius. 86: 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 (12 Oct 2018). "Locomotive à marchandises, mixtes et à voyageurs – Tubize type 11 (type 28, 29, 2 et 2bis EB)". Musée 'de la Porte'. Retrieved March 6, 2021.


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