Belgian State Railways Type 25
Class of 472 Belgian 0-6-0 locomotives
Belgian State Railways Type 25 Type and origin Power type Steam Build date 1884–1898 Total produced 472
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 0-6-0 • UIC C n2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in )Driver dia. 1,300 mm (4 ft 3+ 1 ⁄8 in)Wheelbase 4.20 m (13 ft 9+ 1 ⁄4 in)Wheel spacing (Asymmetrical) 2.00 + 2.20 m (6 ft 6+ 3 ⁄4 in + 7 ft 2+ 1 ⁄2 in)Length 9.40 m (30 ft 10 in) Loco weight 46.62 t (102,800 lb) Firebox: • Type Belpaire • Grate area 5.149 m2 (55.42 sq ft) Boiler pressure 10 atm (1.01 MPa; 147 psi) Heating surface 120.636 m2 (1,298.52 sq ft) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 500 mm × 600 mm (19.69 in × 23.62 in) Valve gear Walschaert
The Belgian State Railways Type 25 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for freight service, introduced in 1884.
Construction history
The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1884 to 1898.
The machines had an outside frame with the cylinders and the Walschaert valve gear located inside the frame.
The locomotives used two-axle tenders with 9 m3 (320 cu ft).
Known production batches
Manufacturer
Series
Numbers
Quantity
Saint-Léonard [fr ]
4 N (1884–85)
706 – 712
7
Saint-Léonard
4 N2 (1889)
802 – 805
4
Saint-Léonard
4 N3 (1890)
843 – 847
5
Saint-Léonard
4 N4 (1891)
867 – 871
5
Saint-Léonard
4 N5 (1891)
888 – 891
4
Saint-Léonard
4 N6 (1895)
987 – 988
2
Saint-Léonard
4 N7 (1896)
1036 – 1042
7
Saint-Léonard
4 N8 (1897)
1070 – 1072
3
Saint-Léonard
4 N9 (1898)
1090 – 1099
10
Saint-Léonard
4 N10 (1898)
1123 – 1124
2
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