Class of 502 Belgian 0-6-0 locomotives
Belgian State Railways Type 32 Type and origin Power type Steam Build date 1902–1910 Total produced 502
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 0-6-0 • UIC C n2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in )Driver dia. 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+ 7 ⁄8 in)Wheelbase 4.572 m (15 ft 0 in) Length 9.2095 m (30 ft 2+ 1 ⁄2 in)Loco weight 47.6 t (105,000 lb) Firebox: • Grate area 2.5235 m2 (27.163 sq ft) Boiler pressure 13 atm (1.32 MPa; 191 psi) Heating surface 115.4208 m2 (1,242.379 sq ft) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 470 mm × 660 mm (18.5 in × 26.0 in) Valve gear Stephenson
The Belgian State Railways Type 32 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for mixed service, introduced in 1902.
Construction history
In total, 502 Type 32 locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1902 to 1910.
The machines had an inside frame with the cylinders and the Stephenson valve gear also located inside.
From 1905–1913 additionally 307 machines of the Type 32S, a closely related superheated variant, were built. The Type 32S had slightly different dimensions.
Production quantities (Type 32 and Type 32S)[3]
Date ordered
État Belge numbers
Type
Quantity Type 32
Quantity Type 32S
Date in service
Manufacturer / Factory numbers
1901
EB 2893–2911
Type 32
19
1902
Tubize 1287–1305
1901
EB 2912–2925
Type 32
14
1902
Couillet 1338–1351
1901
EB 2926–2941
Type 32
16
1902
Haine-Saint-Pierre [fr ] 713–728
1901
EB 2942–2953
Type 32
12
1902
Franco-Belge 1394–1405
1901
EB 2954–2966
Type 32
13
1902
La Meuse 1723, 1726–1737
1901
EB 2967–2977
Type 32
11
1902
Carels 390–400
1901
EB 2978–2986
Type 32
9
1902
Énergie [fr ] 69–77
1901
EB 2987–2992
Type 32
6
1902
Thiriau 19–24
1902
EB 2993–3004
Type 32
12
1903
Cockerill 2406–2417
1902
EB 3005–3012
Type 32
8
1903
Tubize 1330–1337
1902
EB 3013–3032
Type 32
20
1903
Franco-Belge 1406–1425
1902
EB 3033–3050
Type 32
18
1903
Couillet 1354–1371
1902
EB 3051–3067
Type 32
17
1903
La Meuse 1768–1784
1902
EB 3068–3075
Type 32
8
1903
Thiriau 31–38
1902
EB 3076–3081
Type 32
6
1903
Énergie 81–86
1903
EB 3082–3084
Type 32
3
1904
Biesme [fr ] 16–18
1903
EB 3085–3094
Type 32
10
1904
Franco-Belge 1474–1483
1903
EB 3095–3103
Type 32
9
1904
Saint-Léonard [fr ] 1383–1391
1903
EB 3104–3112
Type 32
9
1904
Tubize 1392–1400
1903
EB 3113–3116
Type 32
4
1904
Thiriau 45–48
1903
EB 3117–3126
Type 32
10
1904
Couillet 1394–1403
1903
EB 3127–3132
Type 32
6
1904
Carels 422–427
1903
EB 3133–3141
Type 32
9
1904
Cockerill 2470–2478
1904
EB 3142
Type 32
1
1905
Biesme 19
1904
EB 3143
Type 32S
1
1905
Saint-Léonard 1398
1904
EB 3144–3147
Type 32
4
1905
Cockerill 2502–2505
1904
EB 3148
Type 32
1
1905
Biesme 22
1906
EB 3149–3153
Type 32S
5
1905–1906
Franco-Belge 1510–1514
1906
EB 3154–3159
Type 32
6
1906
Haine-Saint-Pierre 873–878
1906
EB 3160–3176
Type 32
17
1906–1907
Cockerill 2543–2550, 2566–2574
1906
EB 3177–3181
Type 32
5
1906
Saint-Léonard 1455–1459
1906
EB 3182–3189
Type 32
8
1906–1907
Énergie 138–145
1906
EB 3401–3416
Type 32S
16
1906–1907
Tubize 1477–1492
1906
EB 3417–3424
Type 32S
8
1906–1907
Couillet 1443–1450
1906
EB 3425–3435
Type 32S
11
1906–1907
Franco-Belge 1611–1621
1906
EB 3436
Type 32S
1
1907
Biesme 31
1906
EB 3437–3444
Type 32S
8
1906–1907
Haine-Saint-Pierre 879–886
1906
EB 3445–3449
Type 32S
5
1906
Saint-Léonard 1450–1454
1906
EB 3450–3458
Type 32
9
1906–1907
Couillet 1432–1436, 1438–1441
1906
EB 3459–3464
Type 32
6
1906
Franco-Belge 1605–1610
1906
EB 3465–3469
Type 32
5
1907
Carels 451–455
1906
EB 3470–3473
Type 32
4
1906–1907
Biesme 27–30
1906
EB 3474–3476
Type 32
3
1906–1907
Gilain 10–12
1906
EB 3477–3478
Type 32
2
1907
Detombay 172–173
1906
EB 3479–3484
Type 32
6
1907
Gilly 280–285
1906
EB 3485–3490
Type 32S
6
1907
Gilain 17–22
1906
EB 3491–3496
Type 32S
6
1907–1908
Biesme 36–41
1906
EB 3497–3506
Type 32S
10
1907
Haine-Saint-Pierre 913–922
1906
EB 3507–3514
Type 32S
8
1907
Carels 462–469
1906
EB 3515–3521
Type 32S
7
1907
Énergie 150–156
1906
EB 3522–3533
Type 32S
12
1908
Franco-Belge 1629–1640
1906
EB 3534–3544
Type 32S
11
1907
Tubize 1509–1519
1906
EB 3545–3550
Type 32
6
1908
Detombay 174–179
1906
EB 3551–3556
Type 32
6
1907
Gilly 299–304
1906
EB 3557–3559
Type 32
3
1907
Énergie 146–148
1906
EB 3560–3565
Type 32
6
1907
Haine-Saint-Pierre 923–928
1906
EB 3566
Type 32
1
1907
Énergie 149
1906
EB 3567–3576
Type 32
10
1907
Cockerill 2612–2621
1906
EB 3577–3588
Type 32
12
1907–1908
Couillet 1462–1473
1906
EB 3589
Type 32
1
1907
Gilly 305
1906
EB 3590–3598
Type 32
9
1907
Saint-Léonard 1489–1497
1906
EB 3599–3604
Type 32
6
1907
Carels 456–461
1907
EB 3605–3617
Type 32
13
1908
Saint-Léonard 1533–1545
1907
EB 3618–3621
Type 32
4
1908
La Meuse 2127–2130
1907
EB 3622–3634
Type 32
13
1908
Cockerill 2660–2672
1907
EB 3635–3647
Type 32
13
1908
Franco-Belge 1707–1719
1907
EB 3648–3668
Type 32
21
1908
Couillet 1479–1499
1907
EB 3669–3674
Type 32
6
1908
Gilly 330–335
1907
EB 3730–3741
Type 32S
12
1908
Haine-Saint-Pierre 959–970
1907
EB 3742–3754
Type 32S
13
1908
Tubize 1549–1561
1907
EB 3755–3769
Type 32S
15
1908
Carels 480–484, 476–479, 470–475
1907
EB 3770–3781
Type 32S
12
1908
Énergie 168–179
1907
EB 3782–3792
Type 32S
11
1908
Thiriau 110–120
1907
EB 3793–3799
Type 32S
7
1908
Biesme 42–48
1907
EB 3800–3805
Type 32S
6
1908
Gilain 23–28
1908
EB 3806–3815
Type 32
10
1909
Saint-Léonard 1593–1602
1908
EB 3816–3828
Type 32
13
1909
Tubize 1595–1607
1908
EB 3829–3840
Type 32
12
1909
Franco-Belge 1793–1804
1908
EB 3841–3846
Type 32
6
1909
Cockerill 2707–2712
1908
EB 3847–3851
Type 32
5
1910
Detombay 185–189
1908
EB 4201–4211
Type 32S
11
1909–1910
Thiriau 137–142, 149–153
1908
EB 4212–4227
Type 32S
16
1909–1910
Carels 485–489, 496–506
1908
EB 4228–4240
Type 32S
13
1909–1910
Énergie 216–228
1908
EB 4241–4246
Type 32S
6
1909–1910
Biesme 53–58
1908
EB 4247–4253
Type 32S
7
1909
Haine-Saint-Pierre 1001–1006, 1030
1908
EB 4254–4272
Type 32S
19
1909–1910
La Meuse 2194–2212
1908
EB 4273–4282
Type 32S
10
1910
Franco-Belge 1805–1814
1908
EB 4283–4285
Type 32S
3
1910
Detombay 190–192
1908
EB 4286–4297
Type 32S
12
1909–1910
Gilain 36–47
1908
EB 4298–4310
Type 32S
13
1909–1910
Gilly 351–363
1909
EB 4311
Type 32S
1
1910
Detombay 193
1912
EB 4312–4316
Type 32S
5
1914
Saint-Léonard 1807–1811
References
Bibliography
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