Belgian State Railways Type 4


The Belgian State Railways Type 4 was a class of steam locomotives for passenger traffic, introduced in 1878.

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1878 to 1881.
The machines had an outside frame and inside cylinders and a Stephenson valve gear.
ManufacturerSerial NumbersQuantityDate in serviceÉtat Belge Numbers
Charles Evrard292–295, 302–30691878–1879EB 1087–1095
Tubize355–35841879EB 1096–1099
124–12851879EB 1100–1104
Cockerill1076–108381879EB 1105–1112
Tubize362–36651879–1880EB 1172–1176
Charles Evrard307–308, 310, 309, 31351879–1880EB 1177–1181
Carels Frères105–10951879–1880EB 1182–1186
Haine-Saint-Pierre129–13351879–1880EB 1187–1191
Carels Frères110–11121880EB 1192–1194
Tubize387, 40821880EB 1195–1196
Charles Evrard317–31821880EB 1197–1198
Haine-Saint-Pierre134–13521880EB 1199–1200
Tubize431–43771880EB 1368–1369, 1434–1438
Tubize450–45451881EB 1457–1461
Charles Evrard9
Haine-Saint-Pierre11
Carels Frères3