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Grande Compagnie du Luxembourg No. 56 to 71 and 80 to 90

Belgian Railway type 35

Belgium 1866 27 produced
Locomotive Magazine, August 1932

Since the Luxembourg line that went from Brussels over Namur to Luxembourg had challenging terrain, the Grande Compagnie du Luxembourg needed all-adhesion locomotives for freight service as early as in the 1860s. Starting with No. 56, they received a type that had been designed by Kitson, but built by Belgian manufacturers. It had inside cylinders and valve gear, outside frames and an open footplate. 

In 1866, numbers 56 to 63 were built by Compagnie Belge founded by Charles Evrard that later became the well-known company of Franco-Belge. In the same year, 64 to 71 came from Cockerill. One year later, 80 to 90 were added by the Compagnie Belge. There were some differences among both manufacturers, like a shorter wheelbase for the Cockerill locomotives.

They often hauled long freight trains double-headed, most notably on the section between Schaerbeek and Namur. When the Grande Compagnie du Luxembourg was nationalized in 1873, these locomotives became type 35 and carried the numbers 911 to 937. The State Railway also provided them with a standard cab. The first one was withdrawn in 1882 and the last one in 1904.

Technical data

General

Built
1866-1867
Manufacturers
Compagnie Belge, Cockerill
Wheel arrangement
0-6-0 (Six-coupled)
Gauge
1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Length
14.53 m
Wheelbase
4.12 m
Total wheelbase
10.29 m
Service mass
33.5 t
Adhesion mass
33.5 t
Rigid wheelbase
4.12 m
Axle load
12.5 t

Boiler

Grate area
2.035 m²
Firebox surface
8.491 m²
Tube heating surface
101.831 m²
Evaporative heating surface
110.322 m²
Total heating surface
110.3 m²

Power plant

Driver diameter
1,451 mm
Boiler pressure
8.8 bar
Expansion type
simple expansion
Cylinders
two, 451 x 648 mm

Power

Power source
steam
Estimated power
313 kW (426 PS)
Starting effort
68.1 kN

Calculated values

Factor of adhesion
1 : 4.82
Optimal speed
27 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio
9.3 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent
152.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE
1 : 1,354.96
Adhesive weight/Total
1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface
1 : 12.90
Grate area/Heating surface
1 : 54.21
Firebox/Tube surface
1 : 11.99
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