Belgian State Railways Type 23

The Belgian State Railways Type 23, later known as the NMBS/SNCB Type 53, was a class of 0-8-0T steam locomotives built between 1904 and 1927.

Belgian State Railways Type 23
(NMBS/SNCB Type 53)
Type 23/53, as seen at Treignes railway museum (CFV3V)
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderVarious
Build date1904–1927
Total produced436 + a few examples for private operators
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-8-0T
 • UICDt
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,262 mm (49.69 in)
Wheelbase4,300 mm (169.29 in)
Loco weight53 tonnes (52 long tons; 58 short tons)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		2.24 m2 (24.1 sq ft)
Boiler pressure12.5 atm (1.27 MPa; 184 psi)
Heating surface125.4 m2 (1,350 sq ft)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size480 mm × 600 mm (18.90 in × 23.62 in)
Career
Operators
ClassType 23
(NMBS/SNCB Type 53)
Numbers
  • Various
  • 5300–5675
  • 53.001–53.375
WithdrawnBy 1966
PreservedOne: 53.320 (as 5620)
DispositionOne preserved, remainder scrapped

The 436 members of the class were used as shunters at most of the railway stations operated by the Belgian State Railways and its successor, the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB), which was established in 1926.

One member of the class, no. 53.320, has been preserved by the NMBS/SNCB, and will be part of the collection of Train World, the Belgian national railway museum. It is now painted in a chocolate livery, and bears its earlier NMBS/SNCB number, 5620.

The Type 23 was derived from this Grand Central Belge design.

See also

References
  • Dambly, Phil (1989). Vapeur en Belgique [Steam in Belgium]. Tome 1: Des origines à 1914 [Volume 1: Origins to 1914]. Brussels: G. Blanchart & Cie. ISBN 2872020055. (in French)
  • Dambly, Phil (1994). Vapeur en Belgique [Steam in Belgium]. Tome 2: De 1914 aux dernières fumées [Volume 2: From 1914 to last smoke]. Brussels: G. Blanchart & Cie. ISBN 2872020136. (in French)
  • Smith, J. D. H. "EB/SNCB/NMBS steam locomotives". Standard steam locomotives. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
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