Le Belge (locomotive)

Le Belge
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderJohn Cockerill & Cie.
Build date1835
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UIC1A1
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Driver dia.1,524 mm (60.0 in)
Loco weight11,560 kg (25,490 lb) (in running order)
Boiler pressure4 kg/cm2 (390 kPa; 57 psi)
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox0.86 m2 (9.3 sq ft)
 • Total surface33.6 m2 (362 sq ft)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size280 mm (11.02 in) (bore) x
458 mm (18.03 in) (stroke)
Performance figures
Maximum speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Power output40 hp (30 kW)
or 50 hp or 37 kW )

Le Belge (French; lit. 'The Belgian') was a 2-2-2 Patentee type steam locomotive with tender built in 1835 and operational until 1869. Built by John Cockerill & Cie under license from the British firm Robert Stephenson & Co., it was the first railway locomotive built in Belgium and among the first in Continental Europe.

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