NS 5000 (1877)

The NS 5000 was a series of tank engines of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) and its predecessor Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS).

NS 5000
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBeyer, Peacock & Company
Build date1877-1878
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-4-0
 • UIC1'B
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.1,092 mm (3 ft 7.0 in)
Driver dia.1,524 mm (5 ft 0 in)
Length8,976 mm (29 ft 5.4 in)
Height4,013 mm (13 ft 2.0 in)
Loco weight40.3 t (44.4 short tons; 39.7 long tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity1 t (1.1 short tons; 0.98 long tons)
Water cap.4.5 m3 (990 imp gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		1.35 m2 (14.5 sq ft)
Boiler pressure9.3 bar (135 psi)
Heating surface:
 • Tubes		68 m2 (730 sq ft)
 • Firebox7 m2 (75 sq ft)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size406 mm × 610 mm (16.0 in × 24.0 in)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Maximum speed75 km/h (47 mph)
Career
OperatorsSS: 685-778, 785-799
NS: 3701-3820
Power classNS: PT1
NumbersSS: 261-266
NS: 5001-5006
Withdrawn1927-1935
DispositionAll scrapped
steam locomotive no. 265 that has just been coupled up standing besides the platform of Amsterdam Weesperpoort station. (1913)
Steam locomotive no. 261
NS 5006 with a train to Hoofddorp in Uithoorn, with the signal box in the background on the left. (29-05-1924)

The SS ordered six tank engines for shunting work from the Beyer, Peacock and Company factory in Manchester, England. They were delivered in 1877 and 1878 with numbers 261-266. Later, the locomotives were used more and more for passenger services. Originally the cab was open, but at the start of World War I the cab was provided with lockable windows.

When the fleets of the HSM and the SS was merged into Nederlandse Spoorwegen in 1921, the locomotives were given the NS numbers 5001-5006. The locomotives were withdrawn between 1927 and 1935. No engines have been preserved.[1]

Factory number Date built SS number NS number Withdrawn Notes
1694 1877 261 5001 1929
1695 1877 262 5002 1927
1696 1877 263 5003 1935
1697 1877 264 5004 1929
1746 1878 265 5005 1932
1747 1878 266 5006 1935

Sources and references
  1. Waldorp, H. (1981). Onze Nederlandse stoomlocomotieven in woord en beeld (5e dr ed.). Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-909-7. OCLC 839377957.
  • Waldorp, H. (1981). Onze Nederlandse stoomlocomotieven in woord en beeld. Alkmaar: De Alk. pp. 21–22. ISBN 90-6013-909-7.
  • R.C. Statius Muller, A.J. Veenendaal jr., H. Waldorp (2005). De Nederlandse stoomlocomotieven. Alkmaar: De Alk. ISBN 9060132629.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Weijts, A. (2001). Tussen vuur en stoom. Zaltbommel: Europese Bibliotheek. ISBN 9028826947.
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