Tubize type 2
| Tubize type 2 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Société Génerale d'Exploitation des Chemins de Fer , Tubize |
| Type : | C n2 |
| Height: | 4,318 mm |
| Total wheelbase: | 3,950 mm |
| Wheel set mass : | 11.8 t |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 1,320 mm |
| Number of cylinders: | 2 |
| Cylinder diameter: | 450 mm |
| Piston stroke: | 650 mm |
| Grate area: | 2.31 m² |
The Tubize Type 2 was a standard gauge steam locomotive with a tender. A total of around 70 copies were built by the Société Génerale d'Exploitaton des Chemins de Fer in Tubize . At least two of them were reproduced unchanged by Couillet in 1900.
history
The wet steam locomotive series came from a series of different series that were built in standardized form for numerous railway companies. The vehicles were a further development of the Tubize Type 1 .
Type 2 of the Chemins de fer Prince Henri
In 1874 the Chemins de fer Prince Henri received 15 machines, which were classified as the C series. The vehicles were mainly used in freight train services. The locomotives were taken over in 1878 by the Société Anonyme des chemins de fer et minières Prince Henri , which had twelve vehicles refueled from 1895 to 1908. In addition, two locomotives from Couillet were delivered in 1900. One vehicle was retired as early as 1900, the rest followed in the 1920s and 1930s.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ed spring Mayer: Railways in Luxembourg , Volume 2, Herdam Fotoverlag, Gernrode / Harz 2009, ISBN 978-3-933178-24-4 , page 76
- ↑ Ed spring Mayer: Railways in Luxembourg , Volume 2, Herdam Fotoverlag, Gernrode / Harz 2009, ISBN 978-3-933178-24-4 , page 60