Some of the British War Department were in service with NS after the war. Although a total of 237 locomotives were leased, they weren't in service simultaneously. The drivers, who had to stand on the left side of these English machines, had a lot of trouble due to drifting smoke. The Dutch Railways soon lowered the boiler pressure from 15.8kg/cm² (225 psi) to 12kg/cm² (170 psi) and extended the chimneys to clear the driver's view from the drifting smoke.[1]
The Austerity 2-8-0 was based on the LMS Class 8F,[citation needed] which had been the government's[dubious–discuss] standard design until that point. Several changes were made to the 8F design by R.A. Riddles to prioritize low cost over the life of the design. These included a boiler of simpler construction that was parallel rather than tapered and a round-topped firebox instead of a Belpaire firebox. The firebox was made of steel rather than the rare and more expensive copper.
Construction
Construction was divided between two companies. The North British Locomotive Company (NBL) in Glasgow built 545 locomotives (divided between their two workshops in Hyde Park and Queen's Park) and the Vulcan Foundry (VF) in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, built 390 locomotives.
The North British Locomotive Company also built the larger NS 5000 WD.
Preservation
There are no locomotives of this series left in the Netherlands.
In 2007 the locomotive was restored to its original condition, with a new cab and tender having to be built. The locomotive then became[clarification needed] British Railways (BR) No. 90733 and after a few test runs, 90733 ran its first passenger train on the KWVR on June 23, 2007.[3]
Gallery
Locomotive from the series 4300 ("Austerities") of the N.S. with a train at the railway station in Waalwijk.
Locomotive NS 4376 of the series 4300 ("Austerities", ex-WD 77495) at the NS station of Tilburg.
Locomotive from the series 4300 - NS 4520 ("Austerities", ex-WD) of the N.S. with a spray truck of the weed control train (spray train) in Utrecht.
Locomotive NS 4535 (series 4300 "Austerities", ex-WD 77188) with a train consisting of unloaders with gravel (ballast) for the track reinforcement between Amsterdam and Utrecht.
Locomotive NS 4310 (series 4300 "Austerities", ex-WD 70863) at the central workshop in Tilburg, with decorations due to the fact that this was the last steam locomotive to be overhauled in the workshop in Tilburg.
Steam locomotive no. 4416 of the N.S, ex War Department no. 77234. (Between 1945 - 1946)
Steam locomotive from the series 4300 of the N.S. with a passenger train in Hilversum. (Between 1945 - 1955)
Steam locomotive NS 4439 with a sand train. (Between 1945 - 1950)
Steam locomotive NS 4445 (ex War Department no. 78545) station Baarn. (August 1945)
Steam locomotive NS 4416 (ex War Department no. 77234) in Utrecht. (Between 1945 - 1946)
A group of railwaymen at the decorated steam locomotive NS 4310 (ex War Department no. 70863), presumably in Gorinchem or Giessendam, during the farewell of this steam locomotive (depot Rotterdam RMO). A diesel-electric train set DE 3 (series 11-50) passes on the right. (28-09-1957)
Steam locomotive NS 4310 (ex War Department no. 70863) at the central workshop in Tilburg, with decorations due to the fact that this was the last steam locomotive to be overhauled in the workshop in Tilburg. (07-06-1955)
View of the second platform of the N.S. station in Valkenburg. with a train approaching train on the left pulled by the steam locomotive NS 4312 (ex War Department). (03-07-1947)
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The War Department (WD) "Austerity" 2-10-0 is a type of heavy freight steam locomotive that was introduced during the Second World War in 1943.
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War Department "Austerity" 2-8-0, WD No. 79257 is a preserved British steam locomotive. It is the only survivor of its type. Originally built by the Vulcan Foundry in 1945, works No. 5200, it was given the WD No. 79257. During the liberation of Europe, it was transferred to mainland Europe with the British Army.
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The NS 3400 was a series of goods steam locomotives of the Dutch Railways (NS), ordered by its predecessor the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM).
The NS 3300 was a series of goods steam locomotives of the Dutch Railways (NS) and its predecessor Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM).
The NS 5000 was a series of steam locomotives of the Dutch Railways (NS), taken over from the British War Department.
The NS 1300 was a series of steam locomotives of Nederlandse Spoorwegen and its predecessors Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS) and Noord-Brabantsch-Duitsche Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NBDS).
The NS 600 was a series of steam locomotives of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) and its predecessor Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS).
The NS 1700 was a series of express steam locomotives of Nederlandse Spoorwegen and its predecessor Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS).
The NS 3500 was a series of steam locomotives of the Dutch Railways (NS), which were acquired second-hand from the Swiss railways SBB.
The NS 6100 was a series of tank engines with the 2'C2' (4-6-4) wheel arrangement of the Dutch Railways (NS). They were manufactured by Hohenzollern and Werkspoor.
The NS 3900 was a series of express steam locomotives of the Dutch Railways. The NS 3900 was the last express steam locomotive specifically designed for the Netherlands. The NS 4000 series was ordered in Sweden during the war, however this series was based on an existing Swedish design.
The NS 3600 was a series of express steam locomotives of the Dutch Railways (NS) and its predecessors Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS) and Nederlandsche Centraal-Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NCS).
The NS 4000 was a series of express steam locomotives of the Dutch Railways from 1945 to 1956.
The NS 1900 was a series of express train steam locomotives of the Dutch Railways (NS) and its predecessor Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM).
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