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NS 700
SS 13 (NS 705) at Spoorwegmuseum
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBeyer, Peacock & Company
Build date1871, 1865-1873
Total produced86
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-4-0
 • UIC1'B
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.1,067 mm (3 ft 6.0 in)
Driver dia.1,700 mm (5 ft 7 in)
(SS 17-20: 1,829 mm (6 ft 0 in))
Tender wheels1,067 mm (3 ft 6.0 in)
Length13,637 mm (44 ft 8.9 in)
(SS 17-20: 13,552 mm (44 ft 5.5 in))
Height4,013 mm (13 ft 2.0 in)
Loco weight28.8 t (31.7 short tons; 28.3 long tons)
(SS 17-20: 26.3 t (29.0 short tons; 25.9 long tons))
Tender weight20.5 t (22.6 short tons; 20.2 long tons)
(SS 17-20: 19.9 t (21.9 short tons; 19.6 long tons))
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity3.5 t (3.9 short tons; 3.4 long tons)
(SS 17-20: 3 t (3.3 short tons; 3.0 long tons))
Water cap.6.6 m3 (1,500 imp gal)
(SS 17-20: 5.8 m3 (1,300 imp gal))
Firebox:
 • Grate area1.38 m2 (14.9 sq ft)
(SS 17-20: 1.31 m2 (14.1 sq ft))
Boiler pressure8.13 bar (117.9 psi) or 9.80 bar (142.1 psi)
(SS 17-20: 6.08 bar (88.2 psi))
Heating surface:
 • Firebox7 m2 (75 sq ft)
 • Tubes73 m2 (790 sq ft) or 74 m2 (800 sq ft)
(SS 17-20: 77 m2 (830 sq ft))
Cylinders2
Cylinder size406 mm × 508 mm (16.0 in × 20.0 in)
Valve gearAllan
Performance figures
Maximum speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Tractive effort33.83 kN (7,610 lbf) (with higher boiler pressure)
(SS 17-20: 19.71 kN (4,430 lbf))
Career
OperatorsNS
Power classNS: P1
NumbersSS: 1-5, 9-78
MT: MT 2-MT 3
NBDS: 1-5 (6-10)
BPM: ?
Staatsmijnen: SM 8-SM 9
NS: 701-775
Withdrawn1917-1933
Disposition1 preserved, 85 scrapped

The NS 700 was a series of steam locomotives of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) and its predecessors Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS) and Noord-Brabantsch-Duitsche Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NBDS).

Series SS 9-16, 21-78

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The SS needed new locomotives for the operation of their new railway lines ArnhemDeventer, ZutphenGlanerbrug, MaastrichtVenlo and AlmeloHengelo in 1865. A large number of SS 5-8 based locomotives were ordered from Beyer, Peacock & Company of Manchester, England, which were delivered between 1865 and 1869 as SS 9-16 and SS 21–78. They skipped numbers SS 17-20 those were taken by the goods engines (later series NS 2900) delivered in 1865.

The boiler and cylinders were similar to the SS 5–8 series. The driving wheels were smaller and the maximum working pressure was increased to 8.3 kg/cm2, increasing the pulling power. The SS 9-16 were delivered with a four-wheeled tender, other locomotives were equipped with a six-wheeled tender. In 1884, a six-wheeled tender from the defunct series SS 5-8 was substituted for the four-wheeled tender of four locomotives from the Nos. SS 9-16 series. Initially, the locomotives were not fitted with a cab. The only protection for the fireman and the driver against bad weather was a plate on top of the firebox. Later, the locomotives were provided with a cab roof. When the fleets of the HSM and the SS was merged into the Dutch Railways in 1921, these locomotives were given the NS numbers 701–766. The series was withdrawn from service between 1930 and 1933.

NS 705 was preserved by Spoorwegmuseum and has been returned to its first built condition of 1864 as SS 13. Originally this locomotive had a four-wheeled tender. The current six wheeled tender comes from SS No. 8. Spoorwegmuseum tried to acquire the original four wheeled tender of NBDS No . 3 in 1947, but without success. SS No. 13 is the oldest surviving Dutch locomotive.[1]

Series SS 17-20

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In 1871, four locomotives with a lower working pressure of 6.2 kg/cm2 (88.18 PSI) were delivered, which were assigned numbers 17-20 after the original series SS 17-20 had been renumbered SS 161–164 in 1871. This subseries is more related to the SS 5–8 series. In contrast to Nos. 5–8, 9-16 and 21–78, these locomotives were fitted with a closed cab. When the fleet of the HSM and the SS was merged in 1921, the locomotives of the SS were given the NS numbers 767-770. The series was withdrawn from service between 1930 and 1933.[1]

Series SS 1-4 en MT 2-3

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In 1872, another order for six locomotives was placed. The first four entered service with the SS Nos. 1-4 taking the numbers of the old SS 1-4, which were renumbered into SS 131–134. However, the other two were delivered to the Société anonyme du Chemin de fer international de Malines à Terneuzen (Mechelen-Terneuzen International Railway, MT) as MT 2 and MT 3, because this company urgently needed locomotives. The MT withdrew these two locomotives from service in 1932. The locomotives of the SS were given the NS numbers 771-774 when the fleets of the HSM and the SS was merged in 1921. The series was withdrawn from service between 1930 and 1933.[1]

Series NBDS 1-5 (en 6-10)

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In 1872, the NBDS ordered ten locomotives with four wheeled tenders from Beyer-Peacock of Manchester for the passenger service between Boxtel and Goch. Due to a lack of money, shipment to the Netherlands was postponed and only in 1873 were the first five locomotives put into service as NBDS 1–5. The NBDS 6-10 were canceled, after which the factory could deliver them to the Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburger Eisenbahn (BPM). The five locomotives were given the names Gijsbert van Beverwijk, Sophia, Mina, Lucinda and Henrietta, named after shareholders of the NBDS. In 1892, the names of the locomotives were removed.

When rail traffic declined sharply during the First World War, the NBDS tried to sell its oldest locomotives. In 1917 Nos. 1 and 3 were sold to the Staatsmijnen, where they were used as SM 8 and SM 9 until 1926 and 1928 respectively for the transport of coal. The Société anonyme du chemin de fer de Gand à Terneuzen (GT) showed interest for Nos. 2, 4 and 5, but canceled a possible purchase due to an asking price that was too high. Nos. 2 and 4 were sold to a contractor in 1918. The remaining five, which had been fitted with a new boiler in 1917, remained in service with the NBDS. After the NBDS had merged into the SS in 1919, this locomotive was incorporated as SS 5 into the SS fleet, and two years later, when the HSM and SS fleets were merged, it was given the NS number 775. The NS withdrew No. 775 in 1931.[1]

Overview

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Factory number Date built NBDS number Name(1873-1892) SS numbers NS numbers Withdrawn Notes
491-492 1865 9-10 701-702 1930-1933
531-536 1865 11-16 703-708 1930-1933 NS 705, returned to its SS condition as SS 13, preserved by the Dutch Railway Museum.
603-615 1865 21-33 709-721 1930-1933
616-617 1866 34-35 722-723 1930-1933
644-655 1866 36-47 724-735 1930-1933
657-687 1866 48-78 736-766 1930-1933
994-995 1871 17-18 767-768 1930-1933
1087-1088 1871 19-20 769-770 1930-1933
1116-1119 1872 1-4 771-774 1930-1933
1120-1121 1872 1932 Initially ordered by the SS, but delivered to the MT as MT 2-MT 3.
1169 1873 1 Gijsbert van Beverwijk 1917 Sold to the Staatsmijnen in 1917, used as SM 8 until 1926.
1170 1873 2 Sophia 1918 Sold to a contractor in 1918.
1171 1873 3 Mina 1917 Sold to the Staatsmijnen in 1917, used as SM 9 until 1928.
1172 1873 4 Lucinda 1918 Sold to a contractor in 1918.
1173 1873 5 Henrietta 5 775 1931

Gallery[2]

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Sources and references

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ "Het Utrechts Archief".
  • H. Waldorp: Mechelen-Terneuzen II, NVBS Op de Rails 1965/6.
  • R.C. Statius Muller, A.J. Veenendaal jr., H. Waldorp: De Nederlandse stoomlocomotieven. Uitg. De Alk, Alkmaar, 2005. ISBN 978-90-6013-262-3
  • V. Freriks, H. Schlieper: De Noord-Brabantsch-Duitsche Spoorweg-Maatschappij, de Vlissinger Postroute. Uitg. Uquilair, 2008. ISBN 978-90-71513-65-7