NS 3600

The NS 3600 was a series of express steam locomotives of the Dutch Railways (NS) and its predecessors Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS) and Nederlandsche Centraal-Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NCS).

History

The first two locomotives, Nos. 71 and 72, were delivered in 1910, and Nos. 73 to 78 followed in 1911 to 1914. 73–78 did not have a fully streamlined cab, and 75–78 also had slightly different tenders. Because of their conical shaped smokebox door, these locomotives soon got the nickname "Zeppelins".

In 1919, the operation of the NCS was taken over by the SS, with these locomotives being included in the SS numbering as 971–978. When the locomotives and rolling stock of the SS and the HSM was merged in 1921, the locomotives of this series were given the NS numbers 3601–3608. In 1925, these locomotives were rebuilt with a boiler that was practically the same as that of the series NS 3700, because of the wider Belpaire firebox the cab lost its streamlined shape. In 1935 the locomotives had brakes fitted on the bogie, and they received a fully welded tender that had the same water and coal capacity as the tender of the series NS 3900. The maximum speed could therefore be increased to . The last locomotive of this series was withdrawn from service in 1953. No engine has survived into preservation.

Fleet list

Gallery

File:HUA-151316-Afbeelding van een stoomlocomotief uit de serie 3600 van de NS met internationale rijtuigen als D trein nabij Oosterbeek Laag.jpg, An NS 3600 with international coaches as a D train near Oosterbeek Laag. (08-08-1939)
File:Een stoomlocomotief van Maffei onder stoom op het Centraal Station in Amsterdam, Bestanddeelnr 252-1005.jpg, NS 3604 at Amsterdam CS. (1932)
File:Stoomlocomotief 3601 met wagons aan een perron van het Centraal Station tussen d, Bestanddeelnr 252-1030.jpg, NS 3601 with wagons along the platform of Amsterdam Central. (1932)
File:HUA-151319-Afbeelding van de stoomlocomotief nr. 5554 (serie 5500) en een stoomlocomotief uit de serie 3600 van de N.S.met rijtuigen onder de seinbrug te Naarden-Bussum.jpg, An NS 3600 behind NS 5554 with coaches under the signal gantry near Naarden-Bussum. (June 1936)
File:HUA-160543-Afbeelding van de stoomlocomotief nr. 71 (serie 71-78) van de N.C.S. (later nr. 3601, serie 3600 van de N.S.).jpg, NS 3601. (Between 1910 - 1920)
File:HUA-160446-Afbeelding van de stoomlocomotief nr. 3607 (serie 3600) van de N.S. met een zandtrein, vermoedelijk tijdens de werkzaamheden aan de spoordijk tussen Gouda en Oudewater.jpg, NS 3607 with a sand train, presumably during the work on the railway embankment between Gouda and Oudewater. (1947)
File:NS 3600 - NS 3605.jpg, NS 3605. (Between 1925 - 1930)
File:NS 3600 - NS 3602 -.jpg, NS 3602 / NCS 72 in Utrecht. (Between 1910 - 1920)
File:NS 3600 - NS 3603.jpg, NS 3603 / NCS 73 presumably in Roosendaal. (Between 1920 - 1930)
File:NS 3600 - NS 3602.jpg, NS 3602 / NCS 72 in Utrecht. (1910)
File:NS 3600 - NS 3601.jpg, NS 3601 / NCS 71 (Between 1910 - 1925)
File:NS 3600 - NS 3607 -.jpg, NS 3607 with train 384 at Amersfoort station. (March 1937)
File:NS 3600 - NS 3607.jpg, NS 3607 at Boxtel station (1925)
File:NS 3900 - NS 3904.jpg, NS 3904 on the left and NS 3601 on the right in the workshop in Tilburg. (June 1933)

Sources

* N. J. van Wijck Jurriaanse: ''De Nederlandsche Centraal Spoorwegmaatschappij.'' Uitg. Wyt, Rotterdam, 1973.
* H. Waldorp: ''Onze Nederlandse stoomlocomotieven in woord en beeld'', 5e geheel herziene druk. Uitg. De Alk, Alkmaar, 1981. .
* R.C. Statius Muller, A.J. Veenendaal jr., H. Waldorp: ''De Nederlandse stoomlocomotieven''. Uitg. De Alk, Alkmaar, 2005. .
* A. Weijts: ''Tussen vuur en stoom''. Uitg. Europese Bibliotheek, Zaltbommel, 2001. .
* Martin van Oostrom: ''Stoomlocomotieven NCS serie 71-78 (NS 3600)''. Uitg. Uquilair, Rosmalen, 1988. .
* Het Utrechts Archief
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