Belgian State Railways Type 7

Belgian State Railways Type 7
(ex Type 8 bis)

Belgian State Railways Type 7

Belgian State Railways Type 7 (ex Type 8 bis)
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Various
Build date 1921–1924
Total produced 75
Specifications
Configuration 4-6-0
UIC class 2′C h4
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Driver dia. 1,800 mm (70.87 in)
Wheelbase 8,800 mm (346.46 in)
Loco weight 76.5 tonnes (75.3 long tons; 84.3 short tons)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		 3.08 m2 (33.2 sq ft)
Boiler pressure 16 atm (1.62 MPa; 235 psi)
Heating surface 160 m2 (1,700 sq ft)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area 54.8 m2 (590 sq ft)
Cylinders Four
Cylinder size 400 mm × 600 mm (15.75 in × 23.62 in)
Career
Operators
Class Type 7 (ex Type 8 bis)
Numbers
  • 4601–4675
  • 700–774
  • 7.001–7.074
Withdrawn 1954–1962
Preserved One: 7.039
Disposition One preserved, remainder scrapped

The Belgian State Railways Type 7 (originally the Type 8 bis), later known as the NMBS/SNCB Type 7, was a class of 4-6-0 compound locomotives built between 1921 and 1924.

The class was used to work heavy passenger trains operated by the Belgian State Railways, and its successor, the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB), which was established in 1926.

One member of the class, no. 7.039, has been preserved by the NMBS/SNCB for display at Train World, the Belgian national railway museum.

See also

References

  • Dambly, Phil (1994). Vapeur en Belgique [Steam in Belgium]. Tome 2: De 1914 aux dernières fumées [Volume 2: From 1914 to last smoke]. Brussels: G. Blanchart & Cie. ISBN 2872020136.  (French)
  • Smith, J. D. H. "EB/SNCB/NMBS steam locomotives". Standard steam locomotives. Retrieved 2012-09-26. 

External links

Media related to SNCB-NMBS Type 7 at Wikimedia Commons

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