Belgian State Railways Type 10

Belgian State Railways Type 10
Belgian State Railways Type 10
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder John Cockerill & Cie. (10) Société Anglo-Franco-Belge (17) Saint-Léonard (1) Zimmerman & Hanrez (8) La Meuse (7) FUF Haine-Saint-Pierre (4) La Hestre (5) Tubize (6) Build date 1910–1914 Total produced 58
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-2  • UIC 2′C1 h4 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,980 mm (77.95 in) Wheelbase 11,425 mm (449.80 in) Loco weight 92 tonnes (91 long tons; 101 short tons) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 5 m2 (54 sq ft) Boiler pressure 14 atm (1.42 MPa; 206 psi) Heating surface 240 m2 (2,600 sq ft) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 62 m2 (670 sq ft) Cylinders Four Cylinder size 500 mm × 660 mm (19.69 in × 25.98 in)
Career Operators Belgian State Railways NMBS/SNCB Class Type 10 Numbers 4501–4558 1000–1048 10.001–10.049 Withdrawn 1956–1959 Preserved One: 10.018 Disposition One preserved, remainder scrapped

The Belgian State Railways Type 10, later known as the NMBS/SNCB Type 10, was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives built between 1910 and 1914.

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

The locomotives were noteworthy for their unusually short boiler, which ended behind all four cylinders. This was due to the class sharing the boiler design with the Type 36 2-10-0 freight design, and the 2-10-0's weight limitations determined the length of the boiler.

One member of the class, no. 10.018, has been preserved by the NMBS/SNCB for display at Train World, the Belgian national railway museum.