De Arend (locomotive)

De Arend (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈʔaːrənt]; the eagle) was one of the two first steam locomotives in the Netherlands. It was a 2-2-2 Patentee type built in England by R. B. Longridge and Company of Bedlington, Northumberland to run on the then standard Dutch track gauge of 1,945 mm (6 ft 4+9⁄16 in). On 20 September 1839, together with the Snelheid (Dutch for speed), it hauled the first train of the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij between Amsterdam and Haarlem. It was withdrawn in 1857.

For the village in Iran, see Arend, Iran.
Arend and Leeuw
The 1939-built De Arend replica
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderR. B. Longridge and Company
Serial number119, 125
Build date1839
Total produced2
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-2-2
 • UIC1A1
Gauge1,945 mm (6 ft 4+9⁄16 in)
Leading dia.1,140 mm (3 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
Driver dia.1,810 mm (5 ft 11+1⁄4 in)
Trailing dia.1,140 mm (3 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
Tender wheels1,060 mm (3 ft 5+3⁄4 in)
Length9,785 mm (32 ft 1+1⁄4 in)
Height4,600 mm (15 ft 1+1⁄8 in)
Loco weight12 tonnes (11.8 long tons; 13.2 short tons)
Fuel typeCoke
Fuel capacity600 kg (1,300 lb)
Water cap.3,300 litres (730 imp gal; 870 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		1.13 m2 (12.2 sq ft)
Boiler pressure4.13 kg/cm2 (0.405 MPa; 58.7 psi)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size356 mm × 450 mm
(14+1⁄32 in × 17+23⁄32 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed30 km/h (19 mph)
Career
OperatorsHollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij
Withdrawn1856–57
DispositionBoth scrapped; replica built in 1939

In 1939 a replica of the De Arend was constructed for the 100th anniversary of the Dutch railways. It is displayed at the Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum (Dutch Railway Museum) in Utrecht.

See also

References
    • Statius Muller, R.C.; Veenendaal, A.J., Jr.; Waldorp, H. (2005). De Nederlandse stoomlocomotieven (in Dutch). Alkmaar: Uitg. De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-262-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    • Waldorp, H. (1981). Onze Nederlandse stoomlocomotieven in woord en beeld. Alkmaar: De Alk. pp. 21–22. ISBN 90-6013-909-7.
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