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Belgian Railway types 6 and 6bis

The type 6 was an express locomotive designed for long inclines on the line between Brussels and Luxembourg. The requirements included that it should be able to haul a train of 100 tonnes over long inclines of 1.6 per...

Belgian Railway types 6 and 6bisRemove
Variant
6
Built 1885-1894
Manufacturers Cockerill;Haine-Saint-Pierre;Franco-Belge;Couillet
Wheel arrangement 1C
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 17120 mm
Service mass 54060 kg
Top speed 75 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Belgian Railway types 6 and 6bisRemove
Built 1885-1894
Manufacturers Cockerill, Haine-Saint-Pierre, Franco-Belge, Couillet
Wheel arrangement 2-6-0 (Mogul)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Belgian Railway types 6 and 6bisRemove
Length 17.12 m
Length loco 10.34 m
Wheelbase 13.51 m
Total wheelbase 6.65 m
Empty mass 48.7 t
Service mass 54.1 t
Adhesion mass 42.2 t
Total mass 88 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.30 m
Axle load 15.2 t
Water capacity 14,000 l
Fuel capacity 3 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Belgian Railway types 6 and 6bisRemove
Grate area 5.74 m²
Firebox surface 15 m²
Tube heating surface 131.22 m²
Evaporative heating surface 146.22 m²
Total heating surface 146.2 m²

Power plant

Property Belgian Railway types 6 and 6bisRemove
Driver diameter 1,700 mm
Boiler pressure 10 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 500 x 600 mm

Power

Property Belgian Railway types 6 and 6bisRemove
Power source steam
Estimated power 700 kW (952 PS)
Top speed 75 km/h
Starting effort 75.0 kN

Calculated values

Property Belgian Railway types 6 and 6bisRemove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.52
Optimal speed 58 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 12.9 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 221.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,065.09
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.28
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 10.71
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 25.47
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 8.75
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