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#0528· Type 25

Belgian State Railways Type 25

🇧🇪 Belgium ·built by Société Franco-Belge· from 1884· class of 50 Belgian 0-6-0 locomotives

Belgian State Railways Type 25, photo 1 of 6
1/6 The International Publishing Corporation, S.A. Bruxelles· Public domain

what is it?

The Belgian State Railways Type 25 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for freight service, introduced in 1884.

who runs it

base stats

  • weight 46.6 tin working order
  • built 50made 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 142 years ago, in 1884.
  • Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 9.4 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 57 years (1884–1941).

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

spec sheet

built
1884–1898
in service from
1884
retired
1941
status
retired
number built
50
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇧🇪 Belgium
builders
Société Franco-Belge, Societé de La Meuse, Forges Usines et Fonderies Haine-Saint-Pierre, John Cockerill & Cie., Société Anonyme la Métallurgique, Société anonyme Saint-Léonard à Liège, Société des hauts-fourneaux, usines et charbonnages de Marcinelle et Couillet, Établissement Zimmermann-Hanrez et Cie
operators
Belgian State Railways, SNCB/NMBS
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-6-0
length
9.4 m
weight
46.6 t
nicknames
Charbonnières, Luxembourg marchandises | withdrawndate = | preservedunits = | disposition =
Dutch name
Type 25

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

Sources: Wikidata Q28057212, Wikipedia: Belgian State Railways Type 25 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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