De Arend (locomotive)

For the village in Iran, see Arend, Iran.

Arend and Leeuw
The 1939-built De Arend replica
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder R. B. Longridge and Company Serial number 119, 125 Build date 1839 Total produced 2
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-2-2  • UIC 1A1 Gauge 1,945 mm (6 ft 4+9⁄16 in) Leading dia. 1,140 mm (3 ft 8+7⁄8 in) Driver dia. 1,810 mm (5 ft 11+1⁄4 in) Trailing dia. 1,140 mm (3 ft 8+7⁄8 in) Tender wheels 1,060 mm (3 ft 5+3⁄4 in) Length 9,785 mm (32 ft 1+1⁄4 in) Height 4,600 mm (15 ft 1+1⁄8 in) Loco weight 12 tonnes (11.8 long tons; 13.2 short tons) Fuel type Coke Fuel capacity 600 kg (1,300 lb) Water cap. 3,300 litres (730 imp gal; 870 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 1.13 m2 (12.2 sq ft) Boiler pressure 4.13 kg/cm2 (0.405 MPa; 58.7 psi) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 356 mm × 450 mm (14+1⁄32 in × 17+23⁄32 in)
Performance figures Maximum speed 30 km/h (19 mph)
Career Operators Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij Withdrawn 1856–57 Disposition Both scrapped; replica built in 1939

De Arend (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈʔaːrənt]; the eagle) was one of the two first steam locomotives in the Netherlands. It was a 2-2-2 Patentee type built in England by R. B. Longridge and Company of Bedlington, Northumberland to run on the then standard Dutch track gauge of 1,945 mm (6 ft 4+9⁄16 in). On 20 September 1839, together with the Snelheid (Dutch for speed), it hauled the first train of the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij between Amsterdam and Haarlem. It was withdrawn in 1857.

In 1939 a replica of the De Arend was constructed for the 100th anniversary of the Dutch railways. It is displayed at the Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum (Dutch Railway Museum) in Utrecht.

See also

• Adler (locomotive)

References

• Statius Muller, R.C.; Veenendaal, A.J. Jr.; Waldorp, H. (2005). De Nederlandse stoomlocomotieven (in Dutch). Alkmaar: Uitg. De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-262-9.

• Waldorp, H. (1981). Onze Nederlandse stoomlocomotieven in woord en beeld. Alkmaar: De Alk. pp. 21–22. ISBN 90-6013-909-7.