Belgian State 0-2-2 Locomotives in Belgium


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class unknown (Locobase 20232)

Data from "Belgian Rolling Stock at the Paris Exhibition", Railroad Gazette, Volume 10 (6 September 1878), p. 431; and "VI - Locomotive-Wagon", Etudes sur l'Exposition de 1878: annales et archives de l'industrie au XIXe Siecle, 2d Partie, Tome Sixieme [6] (Paris: E Lacroix, 1878), p. 271.

Steam motors provided single-car service to many cities, although most had difficulty overcoming an inherent power limitation and steam's attendant noise, smoke, and odor. As in most of the others, small cylinders drove small wheels in the axle under the front of the car. A small boiler and firebox were placed above the axle and ahead of the baggage section, which was followed by a short vestibule with steps on each side, second-class wooden benches for 22 passengers, upholstered first-class benches for a similar number with separate access from a rear platform.

But there were significant differences. The running gear's three axles were separated and each of the front two were fixed to the frame. The rear axle rode under the carriage's after end but was mounted on a subsidiary triangular frame that swung through a small arc (30 mm to each side) from a pivot placed halfway between the center and rear axles.

The conductor-operator and the runner-fireman found the boiler easy to fire (or at least the 7 lb/mile (1.97 kg/km) coal consumption and max speed of 35 mph (56 kph) suggest).

A boiler set athwartships (i.e., 90 degrees from the line of travel) constituted another unusual feature and had a pear-shape cross-section with a broad bottom tapering to a narrower top.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Classunknown
Locobase ID20232
RailroadBelgian State
CountryBelgium
Whyte0-2-2+2
Number in Class5
Road Numbers
Gauge50 cm
Number Built5
BuilderCompagnie Belge
Year1878
Valve GearStephenson-Belpaire
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)22.31 / 6.80
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)22.31 / 6.80
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)19,687 / 8930
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)19,687 / 8930
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)44,225 / 20,060
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)290 / 1.10
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 0.60 / 1
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)38.20 / 970
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)217.60 / 1500
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)6.69" x 12.6" / 170x320
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)2730 / 1238.31
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 7.21
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)153 - 1.26" / 32
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) 4.76 / 1.45
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)26.48 / 2.46
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) 5.17 / 0.48
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)234 / 21.78
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)234 / 21.78
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume456.47
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1125
Same as above plus superheater percentage1125
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area5762
Power L19902
Power MT

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