The Belgian State Railways Type 30 was a class of

steam locomotive A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...

s for mixed service, introduced in 1900.

Construction history

The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1900 to 1901. The machines had an inside frame with the cylinders and the

Stephenson valve gear The Stephenson valve gear or Stephenson link or shifting link is a simple design of valve gear that was widely used throughout the world for various kinds of steam engines. It is named after Robert Stephenson but was invented by his employees. ...

also located inside.

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