Belgian State Railways Type 29

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Build date	1875–1891
Total produced	524 + 48 rebuilt from Type 2 and Type 28

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	4.0 m (13 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Length	9.338 m (30 ft 7.6 in)
Loco weight	38.3 t (84,000 lb)
Firebox:
• Type	Belpaire
• Grate area	2.7667 m (29.781 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	9 atm (0.912 MPa; 132 psi)
Heating surface	109.383 m (1,177.39 sq ft)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	450 mm × 600 mm (17.72 in × 23.62 in)
Valve gear	Stephenson

Performance figures
Tractive effort	5,648 kg (12,452 lb)

Career
Operators	Belgian State Railways
Class	Type 29

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

^ Dambly (1966).
Tordeur (1909), pp. 59, 62 (Chapter V).

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.

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