NS 6000

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.

NS 6000
SS 1204 - NS 6004
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBeyer, Peacock and Company
Build date1913 - 1916
Total produced26
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-4
 • UIC2'C2'
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.915 mm (3 ft 0 in)
Driver dia.1,850 mm (6 ft 1 in)
Length14,625 mm (47 ft 11.8 in)
Height4,520 mm (14 ft 10 in)
Loco weight93 t (103 short tons; 92 long tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity3 t (3.3 short tons; 3.0 long tons)
Water cap.6001 - 6006: 8.18 m3 (1,800 imp gal)
6007 - 6026: 9.0 m3 (2,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		2.40 m2 (25.8 sq ft)
Boiler pressure12 kg/cm2 (170 psi)
Heating surface:
 • Tubes		108 m2 (1,160 sq ft)
 • Firebox13.5 m2 (145 sq ft)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area34 m2 (370 sq ft)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size508 mm × 660 mm (20.0 in × 26.0 in)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Tractive effort7,750 kgf (17,100 lbf)
Career
OperatorsNS
Power classPTO3
Numbers6001 - 6026
NicknamesBlokken (Blocks)
Withdrawn1957
DispositionAll scrapped

History

Around 1912, the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen had their first experience with the new and strong 2'C locomotives of the series 700, but there was a need for a tank engine version of the series 700; however, this was not possible because it would have been heavier then the maximum axle load of sixteen tons. The SS built the 2'C2' locomotives with less tractive effort than the series 700 and with only two inside cylinders, but with features quite similar to the Series 700, such as the copper-capped chimney, the copper steam dome, the wheel diameter and the maximum boiler pressure.Thus it was considered that Beyer-Peacock had built a very robust yet elegant locomotive.[1]

Railway Operating Division

Due to the outbreak of World War I in July 1914, only 26 of the 40 locomotives ordered were delivered to the SS. The remaining 14 locomotives have been seized by the Railway Operating Division. This was part of the British War Department. The locomotives were sent to France for the benefit of the Allied armies. After the war, the Chemins de fer du Nord purchased all 14 examples which became Nord 3.871 to 3.884.[2]

Fleet list
Lot No. Entered service SS number NS number Withdrawn Notes
5674 September 1913 1201 6001 1954
5675 September 1913 1202 6002 1955
5676 September 1913 1203 6003 1955
5677 October 1913 1204 6004 1947
5678 October 1913 1205 6005 1954
5679 December 1913 1206 6006 1957
5843 August 1914 1207 6007 1947
5844 August 1914 1208 6008 1957
5845 August 1914 1209 6009 1947
5846 August 1914 1210 6010 1947
5847 August 1914 1211 6011 1954
5848 August 1914 1212 6012 1957
5849 November 5, 1915 1213 6013 1957
5850 November 5, 1915 1214 6014 1955
5851 November 5, 1915 1215 6015 1957
5852 October 22, 1915 1216 6016 1947
5853 October 22, 1915 1217 6017 1956
5854 September 23, 1915 1218 6018 1955
5855 August 3, 1915 1219 6019 1957
5856 Seized by the Railway Operating Division
5857 Seized by the Railway Operating Division
5858 Seized by the Railway Operating Division
5859 January 4, 1916 1223 6020 1954
5860 December 11, 1915 1224 6021 1954
5861 July 30, 1915 1225 6022 1957
5862 Seized by the Railway Operating Division
5863 Seized by the Railway Operating Division
5864 Seized by the Railway Operating Division
5865 Seized by the Railway Operating Division
5866 Seized by the Railway Operating Division
5867 September 3, 1915 1231 6023 1955
5868 1954 Seized by the Railway Operating Division
5869 1954 Seized by the Railway Operating Division
5870 1954 Seized by the Railway Operating Division
5871 1954 Seized by the Railway Operating Division
5872 1954 Seized by the Railway Operating Division
5873 1954 Seized by the Railway Operating Division
5874 August 9, 1915 1238 6024 1954
5875 August 31, 1915 1239 6025 1956
5876 January 6, 1916 1240 6026 1947
Locomotives that were taken by the ROD
Lot No. Built SS No. ROD No. Nord No. SNCF No. Withdrawn Notes
5857 1914 1221 1 3.871 232TB1 02-1950
5856 1914 1220 2 3.872 232TB2 12-1951
5871 1914 1235 3 3.883 232TB13 06-1950
5866 1914 1230 4 3.873 232TB3 05-1946
5873 1914 1237 5 3.874 232TB4 04-1952
5872 1914 1236 6 3.875 232TB5 02-1954 Last locomotive of this series to be withdrawn in France
5863 1914 1227 7 3.876 232TB6 02-1950
5869 1914 1233 8 3.877 232TB7 12-1951
5868 1914 1232 9 3.884 232TB14 05-1946
5858 1914 1222 10 3.878 232TB8 02-1951
5870 1914 1234 11 3.879 232TB9 12-1951
5862 1914 1226 12 3.880 232TB10 02-1950
5864 1914 1228 14 3.881 232TB11 02-1950
5865 1914 1229 15 3.882 232TB12 12-1950
  • SS No. 1210 later renumbered to NS No. 6010
    SS No. 1210 later renumbered to NS No. 6010
  • NS 6015 on the turntable in Amersfoort. (Between 1930 and 1939)
    NS 6015 on the turntable in Amersfoort. (Between 1930 and 1939)
  • An NS 6000 with carriages near the yard on the east side of Amsterdam C.S. (13-12-1940)
    An NS 6000 with carriages near the yard on the east side of Amsterdam C.S. (13-12-1940)
  • NS 6005 with a train along the platform of Valkenburg station. (03-07-1947)
    NS 6005 with a train along the platform of Valkenburg station. (03-07-1947)
  • NS 6015 with a train in Hilversum. (June 1935)
    NS 6015 with a train in Hilversum. (June 1935)
  • NS 6006 during shunting at the yard in Roosendaal (1950)
    NS 6006 during shunting at the yard in Roosendaal (1950)
  • NS 6024 with a train to Roosendaal at Rotterdam D.P. station. (May 1935)
    NS 6024 with a train to Roosendaal at Rotterdam D.P. station. (May 1935)
  • NS 6021 with train D111 from Hoek van Holland along the platform of Utrecht C.S. (Between 1925 and 1935)
    NS 6021 with train D111 from Hoek van Holland along the platform of Utrecht C.S. (Between 1925 and 1935)
  • NS 6004 with a train near Crailoo. (Between 1940 and 1941)
    NS 6004 with a train near Crailoo. (Between 1940 and 1941)
  • NS 6013 just before the locomotive was scrapped (27-05-1957)
    NS 6013 just before the locomotive was scrapped (27-05-1957)

References
  1. Waldorp, H. (1986). Onze Nederlandse stoomlocomotieven in woord en beeld (7e, gew. dr ed.). Almaar: De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-947-X. OCLC 63833327.
  2. Henken, Paul (2015). Serie SS 1201-1240 (NS-serie 6000) : de 2'C2'-tenderlocomotieven van de Staatsspoorwegen (Eerste druk ed.). 's-Hertogenbosch. ISBN 978-90-71513-88-6. OCLC 927525803.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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