Tubize 2179

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2C1 (2C1n2)
Gauge	600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Driver dia.	660 mm (26 in)
Trailing dia.	310 mm (12 in)
Tender wheels	320 mm (13 in)
Wheelbase:
• Engine	4,490 mm (14 ft 9 in)
• Coupled	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
• Tender	2,710 mm (8 ft 11 in)
• Tender bogie	850 mm (2 ft 9 in)
Length	6,555 mm (21 ft 6.1 in) ; (10,715 mm or 35 ft 1.9 in with tender)
Width	1,450 mm (4 ft 9 in)
Height	2,350 mm (7 ft 9 in)
Tender type	2-bogie, 4-axle
Fuel type	coal
Tender cap.	1,800 kg (4,000 lb) coal; 3.2 m3 (700 imp gal) water
Boiler pressure	14 kg/cm²
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	250 mm (9.8 in) bore; × 300 mm (12 in) stroke
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Loco brake	Air, later steam

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	steam
Builder	Ateliers Métallurgiques de Tubize
Serial number	2179
Build date	1935

No.2179 / Cukrownia Chełmica No.1
No.2179 / Cukrownia Chełmica No.1
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	steam
Builder	Ateliers Métallurgiques de Tubize
Serial number	2179
Build date	1935
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2C1 (2C1n2)
Gauge	600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Driver dia.	660 mm (26 in)
Trailing dia.	310 mm (12 in)
Tender wheels	320 mm (13 in)
Wheelbase:
• Engine	4,490 mm (14 ft 9 in)
• Coupled	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
• Tender	2,710 mm (8 ft 11 in)
• Tender bogie	850 mm (2 ft 9 in)
Length	6,555 mm (21 ft 6.1 in) ; (10,715 mm or 35 ft 1.9 in with tender)
Width	1,450 mm (4 ft 9 in)
Height	2,350 mm (7 ft 9 in)
Tender type	2-bogie, 4-axle
Fuel type	coal
Tender cap.	1,800 kg (4,000 lb) coal; 3.2 m3 (700 imp gal) water
Boiler pressure	14 kg/cm²
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	250 mm (9.8 in) bore; × 300 mm (12 in) stroke
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Loco brake	Air, later steam
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	30 km/h (19 mph)
Operators
Career
Operators	Colonial Exhibition in Brussels; sugar factory (Cukrownia) Ostrowy; sugar factory (Cukrownia) Chełmica
Official name	Charles (1935-1940)
Nicknames	Belgijka
Current owner	Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja
Disposition	static display

Tubize 2179 is a preserved Belgian 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) narrow gauge steam locomotive built by Ateliers de Tubize as one of six of its class, and used for most of its life in Poland. The wheel notation is 4-6-2 (2C1). It is currently also known as Pacific or Cukrownia Chełmica No.1.

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