The Belgian State Railways Type 28 was a class of goods steam locomotives introduced in 1864.

Construction history The class was built from 1864 to 1883 by various Belgian manufacturers, with 9 additional locomotives built by Schneider - Le Creusot and 10 by Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe. The class had Belpaire fireboxes, external frames and internal cylinders connected by Stephenson valve gear.

Known production numbers (Type 28) Manufacturer / Factory numbers Quantity Date in service État Belge numbers / Note Cockerill 600 – 609 10 – EB 281 – 290 Cockerill 612, 615 2 EB 32, 8 Cockerill 657 – 665 9 – EB 179, 52, 46, 74, 22, 164, 126, 150, 113 Cockerill 679 1 EB 389 Cockerill 686, 685, 684, 683, 682 5 – EB 944 – 948 (former 97 – 101) Cockerill 759 – 763 5 – EB 582 – 586 Cockerill 825 – 829 5 – EB 622 – 626 Cockerill 921 – 930 10 – EB 570 – 571, 573 – 574, 762 – 767 Cockerill 1234 – 1240 7 EB 1476, 1478 – 1483 Cockerill 1334 – 1347 14 – EB 1614 – 1627 244 – 247 4 EB 62, 2, 99, 260 Saint-Léonard 351 – 357 7 – EB 6, 23, 69, 88, 114, 203 – 204 Saint-Léonard 360 – 363 4 – EB 592 – 595 Saint-Léonard 371 – 375 5 – EB 612 – 616 Saint-Léonard 382 – 390 9 – EB 661 – 669 Saint-Léonard 412 – 421 10 – EB 721 – 730 Saint-Léonard 422 – 431 10 – EB 475, 539, 545, 554, 555, 562, 563, 566, 568, 569 Saint-Léonard 437 – 442 6 – EB 830 – 835 Saint-Léonard 445 – 450 6 – EB 1038 – 1043 Saint-Léonard 612 – 625 14 État Belge Saint-Léonard 928 1 EB 718 (former CF Liége–Maestricht 8) Saint-Léonard 1126 1 Evrard 67 – 69 3 – EB 297 – 299 Evrard 93 – 102 10 – EB 365 – 374 Evrard 168 – 173 6 – EB 587 – 591, 596 Evrard 184 – 191 8 – EB 617 – 621, 631 – 633 Evrard 228 – 237 9 – EB 733, 731 – 732, 734 – 738, 740, 739 Evrard 253 – 262 10 – EB 131, 149, 181, 87, 29, 34, 53, 184, 430, 472 Evrard 275 1 EB 836 Evrard 372, 374, 379 – 380 4 EB 1472 – 1475 Couillet 155 – 158 4 - EB 311 – 314 Couillet 1 EB 300 Couillet 164 – 166 3 – EB 316 – 318 Couillet 2 EB 319 – 320 Couillet 175 – 183 9 – EB 10, 9, 16, 19, 31, 51, 61, 72, 134 Couillet 259 – 266 8 – EB 607 – 611, 634 – 636 Couillet 269 – 274 6 – EB 675, 670 – 674 Couillet 306 – 310 5 – EB 799, 801, 803, 805, 807 Couillet 546 – 552 7 – EB 1477, 1466 – 1471 Tubize 56 1 EB 315 Tubize 143 – 148 6 – EB 602, 597 – 601 Tubize 158 – 166 9 – EB 627 – 630, 676 – 680 Tubize 271 – 275 5 – EB 798, 800, 802, 804, 806 Tubize 546 – 552 7 EB 1635 – 1641 Karlsruhe 286 – 295 10 – EB 350 – 359 Schneider - Le Creusot 1046 – 1054 9 – EB 111, 115, 120, 151, 170, 199, 376 – 378 119 1 EB 94 Haine-Saint-Pierre 196 – 202 7 EB 1628 – 1634 Carels 160 – 164 5 – EB 1484 – 1488

They received new boilers in 1889, 1896 and 1898. The Arsenal of Mechelen rebuilt several old Type 30 and 33 to the Type 28's designbis. Several were rebuilt as Type 29, Type 2 and Type 2bis.

+ Overview of production quantities (Type 28, 29, 2, 2bis) Manufacturer Years Type 28 Type 29 Type 2 Type 2bis Note Cockerill overall 180 (Type 28, 29, 2) Belgian State Railways Tubize 23 90 4 7 Belgian State Railways 1865–1883 75 Belgian State Railways: 1865–1875 (61), 1883 (14) Saint-Léonard 1892 1 Chemin de fer Liége–Maestricht Saint-Léonard 1898 1 Chemin de fer de la Flandre Occidentale Saint-Léonard 1876–1898 48 Belgian State Railways Couillet 1865–1874 35 Belgian State Railways Couillet 1875–1885 27 Belgian State Railways Couillet 1876–1890 128 Belgian State Railways Franco-Belge 54 Belgian State Railways Franco-Belge 1873 36 Belgian State Railways (32), Russia (4) Franco-Belge 1875 39 Belgian State Railways 1876–1899 41 Belgian State Railways Haine-Saint-Pierre 1 19 2 Belgian State Railways La Meuse 6 Belgian State Railways Carels Frères 5 58 15 Belgian State Railways 1889 5 Belgian State Railways Zimmermann-Hanrez 1883–1884, 1899 11 Belgian State Railways Schneider - Le Creusot 9 Belgian State Railways Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe 10 Belgian State Railways

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