SNCB Type 64

what is it?

The NMBS/SNCB Type 64 was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives built as Prussian P 8s for German railways, delivered as war reparations to Belgium at the end of World War I. 168 locomotives of this type were delivered to Belgium, working mostly on light passenger trains operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB). The final locomotives of this type were withdrawn in 1967, marking the end of steam service in the country.

who runs it

SNCB/NMBSBSBelgian State Railways

base stats

• built 3,956made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 120 years ago, in 1906.
• 📏11.2 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 48 years (1919–1967).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1906–1923

in service from

1919

retired

1967

status

retired

number built

3,956

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇧🇪 Belgium

builders

Berliner Maschinenbau, Hanomag, Henschel & Sohn

operators

SNCB/NMBS, Belgian State Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

length

11.2 m

Dutch name

NMBS type 64

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.