Belgian State Railways Type 6

what is it?

The Belgian State Railways Type 6 was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives for express passenger service on steep inclines, introduced in 1885. The three prototypes from 1885-1886 had a separate cab for the engineer, forward from the firebox, and would later be rebuilt to a more conventional arrangement with a single cab at the footplate. They were superseded in 1897 by the similar but larger Type 16 Moguls, with twelve Type 6 receiving the improved Type 16 boiler that year.

who runs it

base stats

• weight 54.1 tin working order
• built 35made 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 141 years ago, in 1885.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏9.8 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 37 years (1884–1921).

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

spec sheet

built

1885–1894

in service from

1884

retired

1921

status

retired

number built

35

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇧🇪 Belgium

builders

John Cockerill & Cie., Société Franco-Belge, Société Anonyme des Usines Métallurgiques du Hainaut, Forges Usines et Fonderies Haine-Saint-Pierre

operators

Belgian State Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-6-0

length

9.8 m

weight

54.1 t

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