NS 6000 SS 1204 - NS 6004
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 4-6-4 • UIC 2'C2' Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Leading dia. 915 mm (3 ft 0 in) Driver dia.1,850 mm (6 ft 1 in) Length 14,625 mm (47 ft 11.8 in) Height 4,520 mm (14 ft 10 in) Loco weight 93 t (103 short tons; 92 long tons) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 3 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: • Grate area 2.40 m2 (25.8 sq ft) Boiler pressure 12 kg/cm2 (170 psi) Heating surface: • Firebox 13.5 m2 (145 sq ft) • Tubes 108 m2 (1,160 sq ft) Superheater: • Heating area 34 m2 (370 sq ft) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 508 mm × 660 mm (20.0 in × 26.0 in) Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph) Tractive effort 7,750 kgf (17,100 lbf)
Career Operators NS Power class PTO3 Numbers 6001 - 6026 Nicknames Blokken (Blocks) Withdrawn 1957 Disposition All scrapped
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.
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 [ edit ] 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 [fr ] .[ 2]
Lot No. Entered service SS number NS number Withdrawn Notes 5674 September 1913 1201 6001 1954 5675 September 1913 1202 6002 1955 5676 September 1913 1203 6003 1955 5677 October 1913 1204 6004 1947 5678 October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
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)
NS 6005 with a train along the platform of Valkenburg station. (03-07-1947)
NS 6015 with a train in Hilversum. (June 1935)
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 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 6013 just before the locomotive was scrapped (27-05-1957)
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