| Belgian State Railways Type 30 | 
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| Type and origin | 
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 | Power type | Steam | 
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 | Build date | 1900–1901 | 
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 | Total produced | 82 | 
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| Specifications | 
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 Configuration:
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 |  • Whyte | 0-6-0 | 
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 |  • UIC | C n2 | 
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 | Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 
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 | Driver dia. | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+7⁄8 in) | 
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 | Wheelbase | 4.572 m (15 ft 0 in) | 
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 | Length | 9.209 m (30 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 
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 | Loco weight | 46 t (101,000 lb) | 
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 | Firebox: |  | 
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 |  • Grate area | 2.5235 m2 (27.163 sq ft) | 
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 | Boiler pressure | 12 atm (1.22 MPa; 176 psi) | 
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 | Heating surface | 104.2948 m2 (1,122.620 sq ft) | 
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 | Cylinders | Two, inside | 
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 | Cylinder size | 457 mm × 660 mm (18.0 in × 26.0 in) | 
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 | Valve gear | Stephenson | 
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The Belgian State Railways Type 30 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for mixed service, introduced in 1900.
Construction history
The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1900 to 1901.
The machines had an inside frame with the cylinders and the Stephenson valve gear also located inside.
Production quantities[3]
| Manufacturer | 
Serial Numbers | 
Quantity
 | 
Date in service | 
État Belge Numbers
 | 
| Saint-Léonard | 
1190–1194 | 
5
 | 
1900 | 
EB 2503–2506, 2514
 | 
| Haine-Saint-Pierre | 
638–644 | 
7
 | 
1900 | 
EB 2507–2513
 | 
| Saint-Léonard | 
1270–1277 | 
8
 | 
1901–1902 | 
EB 2823–2830
 | 
| Haine-Saint-Pierre | 
690–698 | 
9
 | 
1901–1902 | 
EB 2831–2839
 | 
| Carels Frères | 
380–385 | 
6
 | 
1901 | 
EB 2840–2845
 | 
| Zimmermann-Hanrez | 
582–585 | 
4
 | 
1901 | 
EB 2846–2849
 | 
| Couillet | 
1320–1327 | 
8
 | 
1901–1902 | 
EB 2850–2857
 | 
| Tubize | 
1275–1283 | 
9
 | 
1901 | 
EB 2858–2866
 | 
| Franco-Belge | 
1349–1358 | 
10
 | 
1901 | 
EB 2867–2876
 | 
| Cockerill | 
2322–2329 | 
8
 | 
1901–1902 | 
EB 2877–2884
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| Énergie (Marcinelle) | 
61–68 | 
8
 | 
1901 | 
EB 2885–2892
 | 
References
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