SNCB Type 26

The NMBS/SNCB Type 26 was a class of 2-10-0 steam locomotives built between 1945 and 1947. Originally commissioned as part of an order for 200 DRB Class 52 Kriegslokomotiven placed by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DRG) with Belgian locomotive manufacturers in 1943, the 100 members of the Type 26 class were completed for the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB) following the liberation of Belgium late in 1944.

NMBS/SNCB Type 26
No 26.101 with a train - see text.
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Cockerill: 25 HSP: 25 SAFB: 25 Tubize: 25 Build date 1945–1947 Total produced 100
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-10-0  • UIC 1′E h2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,400 mm (55.12 in) Wheelbase 9,200 mm (362.20 in) Loco weight 79 tonnes (78 long tons; 87 short tons) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 3.90 m^2 (42.0 sq ft) Boiler pressure 16 atm (1.62 MPa; 235 psi) Heating surface 178 m^2 (1,920 sq ft) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 64 m^2 (690 sq ft) Cylinders Two (external) Cylinder size 600 mm × 660 mm (23.62 in × 25.98 in)
Career Operators NMBS/SNCB Class Type 26 Numbers 26.001–26.100 Preserved None Disposition All scrapped

No members of the class have been preserved. However, the railway preservation organisation TSP-PFT acquired a similar loco in Poland, restored it to resemble its Type 26 counterparts, numbered it 26.101, and now uses it to haul special trains.

See also

• History of rail transport in Belgium
• List of SNCB/NMBS classes
• Rail transport in Belgium

References

• 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 2013-11-10.