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The Belpaire firebox is a type of firebox used on steam locomotives. It was invented by Alfred Belpaire of Belgium in 1864. Today it generally refers to the shape of the outer shell of the firebox which is approximately flat at the top and square in cross-section, indicated by the longitudinal ridges on the top sides.
Illinois Central 4-6-0 #382, Casey Jones' engine, had a Belpaire firebox. Steam is usually collected at the front corners of a Belpaire firebox, allowing for a domeless boiler. The top of the firebox, rather than being horizontal, is visibly higher at the front than at the rear to reduce the risk of water being carried over with the steam.
♠ Class 15B as built with a Belpaire firebox ♥ Class 15BR rebuilt with a Watson Standard boiler ʘ 22 in (559 mm) bore - ʘ 21 + 3 ⁄ 4 in (552 mm) bore: Power type: Steam: Designer: Montreal Locomotive Works: Builder: Montreal Locomotive Works: Serial number: 58440-58449, 61424-61443: Model: Class 15B: Build date: 1918-1922: Total ...
The flat-topped Belpaire firebox had the advantage of an increased area of the water-line at the hottest part of the boiler, together with increased steam space over the firebox. In order to accomplish this, Hendrie raised the boiler's pitch by 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (114 millimetres) and cut away the frame under the firebox to accommodate the ...
♠ Class 16C as built with a Belpaire firebox ♥ Class 16CR rebuilt with a Watson Standard boiler ʘ Larger 63 inch coupled wheels ♣ Steel firebox – ♦ Copper firebox: Power type: Steam: Designer: South African Railways (D. A. Hendrie) Builder: North British Locomotive Company: Serial number: 21708-21717 (812-821) 22716-22735 (822-841 ...
♠ Class 16B as built with a Belpaire firebox ♥ Class 16CR rebuilt with a Watson Standard boiler ♣ Steel firebox – ♦ Copper firebox: Power type: Steam: Designer: South African Railways (D.A. Hendrie) Builder: North British Locomotive Company: Serial number: 21492-21501: Model: Class 16B: Build date: 1917: Total produced: 10
The B6 had the Pennsylvania's trademark square-shouldered Belpaire firebox and 56-inch (1.422 m) drivers. They were constructed as saturated steam engines, rebuilt with superheaters later as class B6s, and had Piston valves and Stephenson valve gear. A total of 79 were built by Baldwin and Lima, in addition to Altoona, between 1902 and 1913. [1]
The South African Railways Class 6C 4-6-0 of 1896 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Orange Free State. Between 1895 and 1898, the Oranje-Vrijstaat Gouwerment-Spoorwegen placed 24 new Cape 6th Class steam locomotives with a 4-6-0 Tenwheeler type wheel arrangement in service, designated 6th Class L2.