NMBS/SNCB Type 1

NMBS/SNCB Type 1

SNCB Type 1

NMBS/SNCB Type 1
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Société Anonyme la Métallurgique, Tubize
Build date 1935
Total produced 35
Specifications
Configuration 4-6-2
UIC class 2′C1′ h4
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Driver dia. 1,980 mm (77.95 in)
Loco weight 124 tonnes (122 long tons; 137 short tons)
Tender weight 86 tonnes (85 long tons; 95 short tons)
Water cap 48,000 litres (11,000 imp gal; 13,000 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		 5.00 m2 (53.8 sq ft)
Boiler pressure 18 atm (1.82 MPa; 265 psi)
Feedwater heater ACFI
Heating surface 234.8 m2 (2,527 sq ft)
Superheater:
 ​
 • Heating area 111.7 m2 (1,202 sq ft)
Cylinders Four
Cylinder size 420 mm × 720 mm (16.54 in × 28.35 in)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 198.9 kN (44,710 lbf)
Career
Operators NMBS/SNCB
Class Type 1
Numbers 1.001 – 1.035
Withdrawn 1962
Preserved One: 1.002
Disposition One preserved, remainder scrapped

The NMBS/SNCB Type 1 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives built in 1935 and 1938 for working heavy express passenger trains operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).

Design, construction and service history

No. 1.002 on display at Treignes

Thirty five type 1 locomotives were built by the Société Anonyme la Métallurgique at its Tubize factory. They had a high degree of superheat, and a firebox that was so wide, it had two firehole doors.

The members of the class were retired in 1962.

One locomotive, no. 1.002, has been preserved by the NMBS/SNCB. It is displayed at the Treignes railway museum of heritage railway CFV3V (Chemin de fer à vapeur des trois vallées) in the far south of Belgium.

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)
  • Nock, O. S. (1970). Railways at the Zenith of Steam 1920–40. London: Blandford Press. pp. 175, 177. ISBN 0-7137-0515-9. 
  • Smith, J. D. H. "EB/SNCB/NMBS steam locomotives". Standard steam locomotives. Retrieved 2012-09-26. 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to SNCB-NMBS Type 1.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/19/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.