NS 3500 (ex-SBB)

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The NS 3500 was a series of steam locomotives of the Dutch Railways (NS), which were acquired second-hand from the Swiss railways SBB.

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NS 3500
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SBB A 3/5 607, later the NS NS 3503
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik (SLM)
Build date1946
Total produced22
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  Whyte 4-6-0
 •  UIC 2'C
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,780 mm (5 ft 10 in)
Length18,740 mm (61 ft 6 in)
Height4,485 mm (14 ft 8.6 in)
Loco weight73 t (80 short tons; 72 long tons)
Tender weight41.4 t (45.6 short tons; 40.7 long tons)
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity7 t (7.7 short tons; 6.9 long tons)
Water cap.18 m3 (4,000 imp gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area15.3 m2 (165 sq ft)
Boiler pressure14 kg/cm2 (200 psi)
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox2.8 m2 (30 sq ft)
 • Tubes135.7 m2 (1,461 sq ft)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area42.4 m2 (456 sq ft)
Cylinders 4 (2 high pressure, 2 low pressure)
Cylinder size high pressure: 425 mm × 660 mm (16.7 in × 26.0 in),
low pressure: 630 mm × 660 mm (25 in × 26 in)
Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort 14,390 kgf (31,700 lbf)
Career
Operators NS
Numbers3501 - 3522
NicknamesGoudvinken (bullfinches)
Withdrawn1948 - 1952
PreservedNone, All scrapped

After the Second World War, the NS urgently needed locomotives, as many locomotives had been destroyed or taken due to the war conditions. Among other things, 22 2'C (4-6-0) steam locomotives of the class A 3/5 603–649, which were withdrawn there, were taken over from the Swiss SBB.

The locomotives would actually be put into service as NS series 3651–3672, but because the last three locomotives of the NS 3500 series had been withdrawn shortly before, these locomotives were given the numbers 3501–3522. Between May and October 1946 they were taken in five locomotive convoys via France and Belgium to the Central Workshop of the NS in Tilburg. There were some adjustments made before they were put into service from June 1946 in unaltered black livery. The locomotives were allocated to Zwolle, Nijmegen, The Hague, Venlo and Zutphen depot. At the NS, they were nicknamed 'Goudvinken' (bullfinches) because of the narrow brass band around the chimney. But some locomotives were painted in NS green. After only a few years of service, the locomotives were withdrawn between 1948 and 1952.

History

Between 1907 and 1915, the Swiss Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik (SLM) delivered 47 locomotives to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). The locomotives were designated A 3/5, and were given the numbers 603–649. The SBB withdrew the locomotives from service between 1934 and 1946.

Lot No.Entered SBB serviceSBB numberNS numberEntered NS serviceWithdrawnNotes
21141910605350119461949
21151910606350219461952
21161910607350319461949
21181910609350419461948
21221910613350519461951
21231910614350619461950
21241910615350719461949
22481912621350819461949
22501912623350919461949
22511912624351019461948
22531912626351119461948
23341913628351219461948
23351913629351319461948
24381914634351419461948
24391914635351519461948
24421914638351619461949
24431914639351719461948
24461914642351819461951
24471914643351919461949
25391915647352019461951
25401915648352119461948
25411915649352219461949

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