NS 6100

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The NS 6100 was a series of tank engines with the 2'C2' (4-6-4) wheel arrangement of the Dutch Railways (NS). They were manufactured by Hohenzollern and Werkspoor.

Power typeSteam
Power typeSteam
Build date1929
NS 6100
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderHohenzollern, Werkspoor
Build date1929
Total produced10
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte4-6-4T
  UIC2'C2'
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.930 mm (3 ft 1 in)
Driver dia.1,850 mm (6 ft 1 in)
Length16,300 mm (53 ft 6 in)
Width2,820 mm (9 ft 3 in)
Height4,530 mm (14 ft 10 in)
Loco weight108 t (119 short tons; 106 long tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity4.3 t (4.7 short tons; 4.2 long tons)
Water cap.12 m3 (2,600 imp gal)
Firebox:
  TypeBelpaire
  Grate area15.4 m2 (166 sq ft)
Heating surface:
  Firebox2.84 m2 (30.6 sq ft)
  Tubes130 m2 (1,400 sq ft)
Superheater:
  Heating area43.2 m2 (465 sq ft)
Cylinders4
Cylinder size420 mm × 660 mm (17 in × 26 in)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Maximum speed90 km/h (56 mph)
Tractive effort10,550 kgf (23,300 lbf)
Career
OperatorsNS
Power classPTO4
Numbers6101-6110
Withdrawn1945 - 1958
DispositionAll scrapped

In the 1920s, the Dutch Railways invested heavily in the reinforcement of the railway track, as a result of which the maximum permitted axle load on most main lines could be increased from 16 to 18 tons. This created for the first time the possibility of designing a 2'C2' tank engine, which was completely derived from the 1910-originating four-cylinder series NS 3700. Until then, lighter two-cylinder locomotives of the series NS 6000 with a maximum axle load of 15.4 tons represented the limited possibility for a Dutch tank engine.

The first five locomotives were built by Hohenzollern in 1929 and five more were built by Werkspoor later that year.

Builder Lot No. Entered service NS number Notes
Hohenzollern 4664 06-02-1929 6101 Found after the war in Emmerich
Hohenzollern 4665 23-02-1929 6102 Found after the war in Buchholz
Hohenzollern 4666 05-03-1929 6103 Destroyed by a direct hit during the war
Hohenzollern 4667 02-03-1929 6104 Found after the war in Oldenburg
Hohenzollern 4668 19-03-1929 6105 Missing after the war
Werkspoor 586 / 2438 28-09-1929 6106 Found after the war in Emmerich
Werkspoor 587 / 2439 04-10-1929 6107 Found in Uelzen after the war
Werkspoor 588 / 2440 15-10-1929 6108
Werkspoor 589 / 2441 25-10-1929 6109 Found in Barsinghausen after the war
Werkspoor 590 / 2442 12-11-1929 6110

Withdrawal and scrapping

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