| Belgian State Railways Type 29 |
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| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Build date | 1875–1891 |
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| Total produced | 524 + 48 rebuilt from Type 2 and Type 28 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 0-6-0 |
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| • UIC | C n2 |
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| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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| Driver dia. | 1,300 mm (4 ft 3+1⁄8 in) |
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| Wheelbase | 4.0 m (13 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
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| Length | 9.338 m (30 ft 7.6 in) |
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| Loco weight | 38.3 t (84,000 lb) |
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| Firebox: | |
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| • Type | Belpaire |
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| • Grate area | 2.7667 m2 (29.781 sq ft) |
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| Boiler pressure | 9 atm (0.912 MPa; 132 psi) |
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| Heating surface | 109.383 m2 (1,177.39 sq ft) |
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| Cylinders | Two, inside |
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| Cylinder size | 450 mm × 600 mm (17.72 in × 23.62 in) |
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| Valve gear | Stephenson |
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The Belgian State Railways Type 29 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for freight service, introduced in 1875.
Construction history
The locomotives were built in two main series, the first series from 1875 to 1884 and the second from 1898 to 1901.
The later machines differed by the dimensions of the boiler, the shelter, suspension and appearance of the smoke box. Some of the older series were eventually reboilered.
The Type 29 was very similar to the Type 28, from which it differed mainly in the diameter of the wheels (1.30 m instead of 1.45 m) and some details of the chassis.
The machines used a Belpaire firebox and had an outside frame with the cylinders and the Stephenson valve gear located inside the frame.
References
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.
- Morandiere, Jules (Jan 1886). "Les locomotives à l'Exposition d'Anvers 1885". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). 9, 1er Semestre. Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod: 33–47. OCLC 6536095.