For the operation of the railway lines Breda - Tilburg (opened on October 5 1863) and Harlingen - Leeuwarden (opened on October 27 1863), the SS ordered four steam locomotives with the wheel arrangement 1'A1' (2-2-2) from Beyer, Peacock & Company of Manchester, England. No. 1 and 2 were put into service in the south between Breda and Tilburg, No. 3 and 4 in the north. The locomotives were equipped with a boiler with a maximum working pressure of 6.2kg/cm2 (88psi). With the expansion of both railway lines, another 6 locomotives were ordered in 1866, which were given the numbers SS No. 79-84. These locomotives were fitted with a boiler with a maximum working pressure of 8.3kg/cm2 (118psi). In 1872 the series was renumbered as the continuous series 131–140. In 1876 another renumbering followed, this time in 251–260.[3]
In the 1880s, these locomotives became less and less suitable for the heavier passenger trains. In 1882 six locomotives (Nos. 252, 253, 255, 256, 257 and 258) were rebuilt, with the front axle and the large driving wheel being replaced by two small driven axles. No. 252 acquired the larger boiler of No. 259 for which both locomotives were also renumbered. The same happened with Nos. 253 and 260. This also created two consecutive number series: Nos. 251–254 with a small boiler and still the wheel arrangement 1A1; and the Nos. 255–260 with a large boiler and the wheel arrangement B1. In 1891, No. 253 received a new boiler with a maximum working pressure of 8.3kg/cm2 (118psi), followed by No. 254 and 1892 and Nos. 251 and 252 in 1894. Between 1911 and 1915, Nos. 255-260 received new boilers, with the maximum working pressure remaining the same. In 1893, the factory numbers of Nos. 251 and 260 were swapped.[3]
No. 253 was the first to be withdrawn in 1911, followed by Nos. 251 and 253 in 1913. When the fleets of the HSM and the SS was merged into the Dutch Railways in 1921, the only remaining locomotive with the wheel arrangement 1'A1' was given the NS number 501 and the locomotives with two driven axles converted to wheel arrangement B1', the NS numbers 601–606. Whether the 501 actually carried this number is uncertain, as the locomotive was not used since April 1921 and the physical renumbering took place in December. No. 501 is the only steam locomotive with only one driven axle that has survived into the NS era. No. 604 was withdrawn in 1922, the others followed in 1923.[3]
The NS 1600 was a series of steam engines of the Dutch national railways, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), and its predecessors Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS), Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM) and Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij (NRS).
The NS 5300 class were the first of this class in The Netherlands, in fact the NRS employed the first passenger service tender locomotives with this type. The Westinghouse brake system was a first for the NRS; the additional hand brake was common. To obtain a stable ride at high speeds, inside cylinders were employed. The firebox was situated between the coupled axles. The front and rear axles were of the Webb type, already employed by the London North Western Railway. The radial axle boxes were produced with very fine tolerances. Rubber bumpers were employed to move the axle back into position.
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 8500 was a series of tank engines with the C (0-6-0) wheel layout of the Dutch Railways (NS) and its predecessor Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS). They were manufactured by Hohenzollern and Henschel & Sohn.
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 tank engines of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) and its predecessor Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS).
The NS 4300 was a series of steam locomotives of the Dutch Railways (NS), taken over from the British War Department.
The NS 5000 was a series of steam locomotives of the Dutch Railways (NS), taken over from the British War Department.
The NS 5600 was a series of steam locomotives of the Dutch Railways (NS) and its predecessors Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS) and Nederlandsche Centraal-Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NCS).
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 700 was a series of steam locomotives of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) and its predecessors Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS) and Noord-Brabantsch-Duitsche Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NBDS).
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 express train steam locomotives of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) and its predecessors Noord-Brabantsch-Deutsche Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NBDS) and 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.
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The NS 6000 was a series of tank engines with the wheel arrangement of 2'C2' of the Dutch Railways (NS) and its predecessor Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS). They were manufactured by Beyer, Peacock and Company of Manchester, England.
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 7100 was a series of tank engines of the Dutch Railways (NS) and its predecessors Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS), Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM) and Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (NFLS).
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