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.[1] 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.

NS 5300
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderSharp, Stewart & Co. Ltd., Atlas Works, Manchester
Serial number2928–2931, 2951–2956, 3042, 3043
ModelNRS 284–287
Build date1880 to 1882
Total produced12
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-4-2
 • AAR1-B-1
 • UIC1B1
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Leading dia.1,054 mm
Driver dia.1,700 mm
Coupled dia.1,700 mm
Trailing dia.1,054 mm
Length:
 • Over beams10,946 mm
Height4,115 mm
Loco weight52.9 tonnes
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity2 tonnes
Water cap.6,400 l
Firebox:
 • Grate area1.59 m 2
Boiler pressure0,3 kg/cm2
Heating surface:
 • Firebox9.5 m2
 • Tubes85 m2
Cylinders2, inside
Cylinder size445 x 559 mm
Valve typeStephenson
Loco brakeWestinghouse
Safety systemsYes, except NZOS machines
Performance figures
Maximum speed80 km/h
Tractive effort4,700 kg
Career
OperatorsNRS, SS, HSM, NZOS and NS
NumbersNRS: 284–286
NZOS: 1–8
SS: 267–274, 1285, 1287
HSM: 309–310
NS: 5301–5310
Retired1925–1935
Current ownerNone
DispositionAll scrapped

Locomotives Nos. 285 and 287 transferred to the SS, while locomotives 284 and 286 were transferred to the HSM at the termination of the NRS. Both HSM locomotives were sold before the merger of HSM and SS to NS. HSM 310 (old 386) was sold to Spoorweg-Maatschappij Gent-Terneuzen, where it remained in service until 1915. HSM 309 (former 384) was sold to the Amsterdamse Ballast Maatschappij in 1918, where it remained in service until 1930. Units 285 and 287 were renumbered 1285 and 1287 by the SS.

A second series of the same type of locomotives was ordered by the Nederlandsche Zuid Ooster Spoorweg Maatschappij (NOZS). Initially, six engines were ordered for service on its Nijmegen-Den Bosch-Tilburg route; later another two machines were added. These machines did not have the safety valve that was present on the NRS machines. These machines entered service in 1882 and 1883. At the merger of the SS, into which the NZOS had been merged, into the NS, these machines were employed by the NS to run local trains, together with the two units transferred via the SS. The SS numbers were 267–274.

During their later operating years, some engines got outfitted with serve-pipes which put the heated surface to 107.5 m2 or 89.5 m2.

The NS renumbered the units 5301–5310 at the merger of SS and HSM in 1921. The former NZOS locomotives were numbered 5301–5308, whilst the NRS units were numbered 5309 and 5310. They were classified as PT3 by NS. The locomotives were retired between 1925 and 1935. All have been scrapped.

Overview

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Builder Number NRS Number NZOS Number HSM Number SS Number NS Number Entered Service Retired Details
2928 284 309 1880 1930 In 1918 sold to Amsterdamse Ballast Maatschappij.
2929 285 1285 5309 1880 1933
2930 286 310 1880 1915 In 1905 sold to Spoorweg-Maatschappij Gent-Terneuzen
2931 287 1287 5310 1880 1935
2951 1 267 5301 1881 1930
2952 2 268 5302 1881 1925
2953 3 269 5303 1881 1932
2954 4 270 5304 1881 1930
2955 5 271 5305 1881 1925
2956 6 272 5306 1881 1934
3042 7 273 5307 1882 1925
3043 8 274 5308 1882 1934

References

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Notes
  1. ^ Waldorp, H. Onze Stoomlocomotieven in Woord en Beeld. Haarlem: Technische Uitgeverij H. Stam N.V.
Sources
  • H. Waldorp: Onze Nederlandse stoomlocomotieven in woord en beeld. Uitg. De Alk, Alkmaar, 1981. ISBN 90 6013 909 7.
  • J. van der Meer: De Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij. Uitg. Uquilair, 2009, ISBN 978 90 71513 68 8.
  • J.J. Karskens: De Locomotieven van de Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg Maatschappij. Uitg. J.H. Gottmer, Haarlem – Antwerpen, 1947.
  • A. Weijts: Tussen vuur en stoom. Uitg. Europese Bibliotheek, Zaltbommel, 2001. ISBN 90 288 26947.