The first units arrived in Belgium in 1919, still wearing their German paint and copper plates identifying their region of use and a number.

Painted verdigris for the body, black for the smoke box and the red for the chassis, wheels and decoration, these units would retain their German number identification plates until January 1925, keeping their German numbers until they were renumbered by the SNCB on October 1, 1931.

[1] Many of this type of locomotive were maintained at the Central workshop in Mechelen, which also performed services including complete tear-downs and boiler repairs.

[4] Type 64 locomotives were seen in the Flemish TV series Wij, Heren van Zichem, during filming circa 1966.

Originally a CFR 230.084, it was found in a dilapidated state in Romania, sitting in Bacău for 20 years until it was purchased by the PFT on February 3, 2001 for a cost of $23 000.