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Belgian State Railways Type 11

🇧🇪 Belgium ·built by Societé de La Meuse· from 1888· class of Belgian 0-6-0T locomotives

Belgian State Railways Type 11, photo 1 of 1
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what is it?

The Belgian State Railways Type 11 was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives for local passenger traffic, introduced in 1888. It gradually replaced the Type 5 in this role.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 102made 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 138 years ago, in 1888.

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

spec sheet

built
1888–1897
in service from
1888
number built
102
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇧🇪 Belgium
builders
Societé de La Meuse, Forges Usines et Fonderies Haine-Saint-Pierre, Carel Frères, Société Anonyme la Métallurgique, Société anonyme Saint-Léonard à Liège, Société des hauts-fourneaux, usines et charbonnages de Marcinelle et Couillet, Société Franco-Belge, Établissement Zimmermann-Hanrez et Cie
operators
Belgian State Railways
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-6-0
length
8.3 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q105712111, Wikipedia: Belgian State Railways Type 11 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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