601-665 (as delivered), 671-693 (after fitment with remote control)
Nicknames
Hippel, Bakkie (little bin)
Delivered
1950-1957
In 2013 there are still two locomotives active daily in The Netherlands. One is active for Railpro in Crailoo and the other is active for LOCON Benelux in Apeldoorn.
There was also the similar NS Class 500. The difference between the two classes is that Class 600 has a "6KT" diesel engine of 400 hp (300 kW) and a Knorr braking system for train use, a Class 500 has a "6K" diesel engine of 350 hp (260 kW) and only an engine brake.
The first ten locomotives of the class 500 were built for the War Department and were taken on by NS after the war after service in Europe. NS subsequently placed orders for a further 35 locomotives.[1] There was also an order for 15 locomotives to be delivered without engines that would have an alternative engine fitted in the Netherlands. These were numbered as 451-465 briefly before being renumbered to 701–715.
Post-NS use
This class was withdrawn by NS in the early 2000s. Many have been preserved, including several which have been repatriated to England.[2]
Some are still in use by the private company Rotterdam Rail Feeding in the Netherlands.
Privately owned 663 was moved from the Dartmoor Railway to the NRM annex at Shildon on 17 October 2006 to take up pilot duties. As of 2012 it has been at the Ribble Steam Railway in Preston, where it first worked after repatriation in 2005. Although part way through a repaint 663 is in running order.
There is a well known and accurate H0 scale model offered in various liveries by Roco.
References
^ abBritish built shunters return to UK soil Railways Illustrated issue 35 January 2006 page 44
^Dutch locos back in Britain Entrain issue 45 September 2005 page 65
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May 16, 2023
class, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2018, learn, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources NS Class 600 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The NS Class 600 were a class of 65 shunting locomotives built by English Electric in England between 1950 1957 for Nederlandse Spoorwegen NS The first 10 were built at Dick Kerr amp Co Preston and the remaining 55 at Vulcan Foundry Newton le Willows They are very similar to the British Rail Class 11 Twenty three locomotives were later fitted with radio remote control and renumbered in the range 671 693 1 Class 600665 at Leiden station in October 1990Type and originPower typeDiesel electricBuilderEnglish ElectricBuild date1950 1957Total produced65SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte0 6 0 DE AARC UICCGauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeDriver dia 1 230 mm 48 43 in Length9 068 m 29 ft 9 in Adhesive weight7 8 t 7 7 long tons 8 6 short tons Loco weight47 t 46 long tons 52 short tons Fuel typeDiesel fuelPrime moverEnglish Electric 6KTEngine type 6KT diesel engineCylinders6Performance figuresMaximum speed30 km h 19 mph Power output400 hp 300 kW Tractive effort143 kN 32 147 68 lbf CareerOperatorsNederlandse SpoorwegenClass600Numbers601 665 as delivered 671 693 after fitment with remote control NicknamesHippel Bakkie little bin Delivered1950 1957In 2013 there are still two locomotives active daily in The Netherlands One is active for Railpro in Crailoo and the other is active for LOCON Benelux in Apeldoorn Contents 1 Class 500 2 Post NS use 3 Modelling 4 ReferencesClass 500 EditThere was also the similar NS Class 500 The difference between the two classes is that Class 600 has a 6KT diesel engine of 400 hp 300 kW and a Knorr braking system for train use a Class 500 has a 6K diesel engine of 350 hp 260 kW and only an engine brake The first ten locomotives of the class 500 were built for the War Department and were taken on by NS after the war after service in Europe NS subsequently placed orders for a further 35 locomotives 1 There was also an order for 15 locomotives to be delivered without engines that would have an alternative engine fitted in the Netherlands These were numbered as 451 465 briefly before being renumbered to 701 715 Post NS use EditThis class was withdrawn by NS in the early 2000s Many have been preserved including several which have been repatriated to England 2 Some are still in use by the private company Rotterdam Rail Feeding in the Netherlands Privately owned 663 was moved from the Dartmoor Railway to the NRM annex at Shildon on 17 October 2006 to take up pilot duties As of 2012 it has been at the Ribble Steam Railway in Preston where it first worked after repatriation in 2005 Although part way through a repaint 663 is in running order Number s Location601 671 Netherlands State Railway NL604 VSM NL607 RailPro Amsterdam NL609 nl Museumspoorlijn STAR NL618 VSM NL625 690 Ribble Steam Railway UK629 Dutch National Railway Museum NL636 VSM NL639 ZLSM NL647 nl Stapelplaats Crailoo near Hilversum649 692 Private location UK653 Weardale Railway UK660 MBS NL661 VSM NL662 Stichting Spoorverleden Drachten NL663 Ribble Steam Railway UK612 677 ZLSM NL632 687 East Kent Railway UKModelling EditThere is a well known and accurate H0 scale model offered in various liveries by Roco References Edit a b British built shunters return to UK soil Railways Illustrated issue 35 January 2006 page 44 Dutch locos back in Britain Entrain issue 45 September 2005 page 65 Wikimedia Commons has media related to NS Class 600 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NS Class 600 amp oldid 1115844388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
