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
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)3 (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Career Operators NS Power class PTO3 Numbers 6001 - 6026 Nicknames Blokken (Blocks) Withdrawn 1957 Disposition All scrapped
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]
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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Withdrawn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)
NS 6000 at Wikimedia Commons
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)
Media related to NS 6000 at Wikimedia Commons