Belgian State Railways Type 5


The Belgian State Railways Type 5 was a class of steam locomotives for local passenger service, introduced in 1880.

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1880 to 1881.
The machines had an outside frame with the cylinders and the Walschaert located inside the frame.
Starting with 1900 the machines received new boilers, with overall weight increasing to.
ManufacturerSerial NumbersQuantityDate in serviceÉtat Belge Numbers
Franco-Belge326–335101881EB 1220–1224, 1278–1282
Franco-Belge340–341, 343, 342, 339,
344–345, 349–350, 355, 351
111881EB 1357–1367
552–55871881EB 227, 229, 536, 564, 862, 971, 1425
Franco-Belge354, 353, 356, 358, 357,
360, 359, 361
81881EB 1426–1433
Zimmermann-Hanrez7611900EB 1218