Belgian State Railways Type 32

The Belgian State Railways Type 32 was a class of steam locomotives for mixed service, introduced in 1902.

Construction history In total, 502 Type 32 locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1902 to 1910.

The machines had an inside frame with the cylinders and the Stephenson valve gear also located inside.

From 1905–1913 additionally 307 machines of the Type 32S, a closely related superheated variant, were built. The Type 32S had slightly different dimensions.

+ Production quantities (Type 32 and Type 32S) Dateordered État Belge numbers Type QuantityType 32 QuantityType 32S Date inservice Manufacturer / Factory numbers 1901 EB 2893–2911 Type 32 19 1902 Tubize 1287–1305 1901 EB 2912–2925 Type 32 14 1902 Couillet 1338–1351 1901 EB 2926–2941 Type 32 16 1902 713–728 1901 EB 2942–2953 Type 32 12 1902 Franco-Belge 1394–1405 1901 EB 2954–2966 Type 32 13 1902 La Meuse 1723, 1726–1737 1901 EB 2967–2977 Type 32 11 1902 Carels 390–400 1901 EB 2978–2986 Type 32 9 1902 69–77 1901 EB 2987–2992 Type 32 6 1902 Thiriau 19–24 1902 EB 2993–3004 Type 32 12 1903 Cockerill 2406–2417 1902 EB 3005–3012 Type 32 8 1903 Tubize 1330–1337 1902 EB 3013–3032 Type 32 20 1903 Franco-Belge 1406–1425 1902 EB 3033–3050 Type 32 18 1903 Couillet 1354–1371 1902 EB 3051–3067 Type 32 17 1903 La Meuse 1768–1784 1902 EB 3068–3075 Type 32 8 1903 Thiriau 31–38 1902 EB 3076–3081 Type 32 6 1903 Énergie 81–86 1903 EB 3082–3084 Type 32 3 1904 16–18 1903 EB 3085–3094 Type 32 10 1904 Franco-Belge 1474–1483 1903 EB 3095–3103 Type 32 9 1904 1383–1391 1903 EB 3104–3112 Type 32 9 1904 Tubize 1392–1400 1903 EB 3113–3116 Type 32 4 1904 Thiriau 45–48 1903 EB 3117–3126 Type 32 10 1904 Couillet 1394–1403 1903 EB 3127–3132 Type 32 6 1904 Carels 422–427 1903 EB 3133–3141 Type 32 9 1904 Cockerill 2470–2478 1904 EB 3142 Type 32 1 1905 Biesme 19 1904 EB 3143 Type 32S 1 1905 Saint-Léonard 1398 1904 EB 3144–3147 Type 32 4 1905 Cockerill 2502–2505 1904 EB 3148 Type 32 1 1905 Biesme 22 1906 EB 3149–3153 Type 32S 5 1905–1906 Franco-Belge 1510–1514 1906 EB 3154–3159 Type 32 6 1906 Haine-Saint-Pierre 873–878 1906 EB 3160–3176 Type 32 17 1906–1907 Cockerill 2543–2550, 2566–2574 1906 EB 3177–3181 Type 32 5 1906 Saint-Léonard 1455–1459 1906 EB 3182–3189 Type 32 8 1906–1907 Énergie 138–145 1906 EB 3401–3416 Type 32S 16 1906–1907 Tubize 1477–1492 1906 EB 3417–3424 Type 32S 8 1906–1907 Couillet 1443–1450 1906 EB 3425–3435 Type 32S 11 1906–1907 Franco-Belge 1611–1621 1906 EB 3436 Type 32S 1 1907 Biesme 31 1906 EB 3437–3444 Type 32S 8 1906–1907 Haine-Saint-Pierre 879–886 1906 EB 3445–3449 Type 32S 5 1906 Saint-Léonard 1450–1454 1906 EB 3450–3458 Type 32 9 1906–1907 Couillet 1432–1436, 1438–1441 1906 EB 3459–3464 Type 32 6 1906 Franco-Belge 1605–1610 1906 EB 3465–3469 Type 32 5 1907 Carels 451–455 1906 EB 3470–3473 Type 32 4 1906–1907 Biesme 27–30 1906 EB 3474–3476 Type 32 3 1906–1907 Gilain 10–12 1906 EB 3477–3478 Type 32 2 1907 Detombay 172–173 1906 EB 3479–3484 Type 32 6 1907 Gilly 280–285 1906 EB 3485–3490 Type 32S 6 1907 Gilain 17–22 1906 EB 3491–3496 Type 32S 6 1907–1908 Biesme 36–41 1906 EB 3497–3506 Type 32S 10 1907 Haine-Saint-Pierre 913–922 1906 EB 3507–3514 Type 32S 8 1907 Carels 462–469 1906 EB 3515–3521 Type 32S 7 1907 Énergie 150–156 1906 EB 3522–3533 Type 32S 12 1908 Franco-Belge 1629–1640 1906 EB 3534–3544 Type 32S 11 1907 Tubize 1509–1519 1906 EB 3545–3550 Type 32 6 1908 Detombay 174–179 1906 EB 3551–3556 Type 32 6 1907 Gilly 299–304 1906 EB 3557–3559 Type 32 3 1907 Énergie 146–148 1906 EB 3560–3565 Type 32 6 1907 Haine-Saint-Pierre 923–928 1906 EB 3566 Type 32 1 1907 Énergie 149 1906 EB 3567–3576 Type 32 10 1907 Cockerill 2612–2621 1906 EB 3577–3588 Type 32 12 1907–1908 Couillet 1462–1473 1906 EB 3589 Type 32 1 1907 Gilly 305 1906 EB 3590–3598 Type 32 9 1907 Saint-Léonard 1489–1497 1906 EB 3599–3604 Type 32 6 1907 Carels 456–461 1907 EB 3605–3617 Type 32 13 1908 Saint-Léonard 1533–1545 1907 EB 3618–3621 Type 32 4 1908 La Meuse 2127–2130 1907 EB 3622–3634 Type 32 13 1908 Cockerill 2660–2672 1907 EB 3635–3647 Type 32 13 1908 Franco-Belge 1707–1719 1907 EB 3648–3668 Type 32 21 1908 Couillet 1479–1499 1907 EB 3669–3674 Type 32 6 1908 Gilly 330–335 1907 EB 3730–3741 Type 32S 12 1908 Haine-Saint-Pierre 959–970 1907 EB 3742–3754 Type 32S 13 1908 Tubize 1549–1561 1907 EB 3755–3769 Type 32S 15 1908 Carels 480–484, 476–479, 470–475 1907 EB 3770–3781 Type 32S 12 1908 Énergie 168–179 1907 EB 3782–3792 Type 32S 11 1908 Thiriau 110–120 1907 EB 3793–3799 Type 32S 7 1908 Biesme 42–48 1907 EB 3800–3805 Type 32S 6 1908 Gilain 23–28 1908 EB 3806–3815 Type 32 10 1909 Saint-Léonard 1593–1602 1908 EB 3816–3828 Type 32 13 1909 Tubize 1595–1607 1908 EB 3829–3840 Type 32 12 1909 Franco-Belge 1793–1804 1908 EB 3841–3846 Type 32 6 1909 Cockerill 2707–2712 1908 EB 3847–3851 Type 32 5 1910 Detombay 185–189 1908 EB 4201–4211 Type 32S 11 1909–1910 Thiriau 137–142, 149–153 1908 EB 4212–4227 Type 32S 16 1909–1910 Carels 485–489, 496–506 1908 EB 4228–4240 Type 32S 13 1909–1910 Énergie 216–228 1908 EB 4241–4246 Type 32S 6 1909–1910 Biesme 53–58 1908 EB 4247–4253 Type 32S 7 1909 Haine-Saint-Pierre 1001–1006, 1030 1908 EB 4254–4272 Type 32S 19 1909–1910 La Meuse 2194–2212 1908 EB 4273–4282 Type 32S 10 1910 Franco-Belge 1805–1814 1908 EB 4283–4285 Type 32S 3 1910 Detombay 190–192 1908 EB 4286–4297 Type 32S 12 1909–1910 Gilain 36–47 1908 EB 4298–4310 Type 32S 13 1909–1910 Gilly 351–363 1909 EB 4311 Type 32S 1 1910 Detombay 193 1912 EB 4312–4316 Type 32S 5 1914 Saint-Léonard 1807–1811

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