Le Belge (locomotive)

Le Belge
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder John Cockerill & Cie. Build date 1835
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC 1A1 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,524 mm (60.0 in)[1] Loco weight 11,560 kg (25,490 lb) (in running order)[2] Boiler pressure 4 kg/cm2 (390 kPa; 57 psi)[2] Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 0.86 m2 (9.3 sq ft)[2]  • Total surface 33.6 m2 (362 sq ft)[2] Cylinders 2[2] Cylinder size 280 mm (11 in) (bore) x 458 mm (18.0 in) (stroke)[2]
Performance figures Maximum speed 60 km/h (37 mph)[1] Power output 40 hp (30 kW)[1] (or 50 hp[2])

Le Belge was a 2-2-2 Patentee type steam locomotive with tender, built in 1835 by the company founded by John Cockerill in Seraing, Belgium. It was the first steam railway locomotive built in Belgium, and was built under license to a design by Robert Stephenson & Co.