Miss Monika Cutestyle

Was scrolling through my dunmeshi folder and my god kabru you need SO much, BUT SO MUCH THERAPY

My very own type 26! These were heavy freight engines originally ordered by the DRG in 1944 to help with the war effort, split between 4 different Belgian manufacturers, Tubize, Cockerill, Haine St.Pierre & Anglo-Franco-Belge. However, they weren't finished until after the liberation of Belgium, and thus went into NMBS/SNCB ownership. 10 were sold to the CFL of Luxemburg to become CFL 5601-5610 pretty early on. From what i can tell they mostly hauled mineral trains in the Ardennes until 1963, when the last were withdrawn and scrapped. 2 locomotives, both ex-PKP Ty2's have been brought to Belgium to represent the class, Ty2-3554 becoming 26.101 and Ty2-7173 becoming 26.102. Both of these engines are unfortunately unoperational, 26.102 having recently moved to the Chemin de Fer à Vapeur des 3 Vallées and 26.101 being under restoration.