Le Belge (locomotive)

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	1A1
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,524 mm (60.0 in)
Loco weight	11,560 kg (25,490 lb) (in running order)
Boiler pressure	4 kg/cm2 (390 kPa; 57 psi)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	0.86 m2 (9.3 sq ft)
• Total surface	33.6 m2 (362 sq ft)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	280 mm (11 in) (bore) x; 458 mm (18.0 in) (stroke)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	John Cockerill & Cie.
Build date	1835

*Le Belge*
Le Belge
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	John Cockerill & Cie.
Build date	1835
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	1A1
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,524 mm (60.0 in)
Loco weight	11,560 kg (25,490 lb) (in running order)
Boiler pressure	4 kg/cm2 (390 kPa; 57 psi)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	0.86 m2 (9.3 sq ft)
• Total surface	33.6 m2 (362 sq ft)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	280 mm (11 in) (bore) x; 458 mm (18.0 in) (stroke)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Power output	40 hp (30 kW) (or 50 hp)

Le Belge was a 2-2-2 Patentee type steam locomotive with tender, built in 1835 by the company founded by John Cockerill in Seraing, Belgium. It was the first steam railway locomotive built in Belgium, and was built under license to a design by Robert Stephenson & Co.

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