NS Class 400

Locomotive 401 with engine type 6Fa and Smit generator

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Nederlandse Spoorwegen Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS; ; en, "Dutch Railways") is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. It is a Dutch state-owned company founded in 1938. The Dutch rail network is one of the busiest in the European Union, and the ...

(NS) Class 400 was a derivative of the successful Class 200, also built for shunting duties. They were larger than their predecessors, and were built by Werkspoor from probably 1945–1956. They were called "Grote Siks" (big goats). Unlike their predecessors, they were generally unsuccessful and in 10 years were replaced by the larger Series 500 and 600. 0400 Werkspoor locomotives B locomotives Diesel locomotives of the Netherlands Standard gauge locomotives of the Netherlands Railway locomotives introduced in 1945 Shunting locomotives {{diesel-loco-stub