NS 6100


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

History

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.
BuilderLot No.Entered serviceNS numberNotes
Hohenzollern466406-02-19296101Found after the war in Emmerich
Hohenzollern466523-02-19296102Found after the war in Buchholz
Hohenzollern466605-03-19296103Destroyed by a direct hit during the war
Hohenzollern466702-03-19296104Found after the war in Oldenburg
Hohenzollern466819-03-19296105Missing after the war
Werkspoor586 / 243828-09-19296106Found after the war in Emmerich
Werkspoor587 / 243904-10-19296107Found in Uelzen after the war
Werkspoor588 / 244015-10-19296108
Werkspoor589 / 244125-10-19296109Found in Barsinghausen after the war
Werkspoor590 / 244212-11-19296110

Withdrawal and scrapping

No. 6103 also belonged to the first nineteen locomotives that had to be scrapped after the liberation as a result of war damage. On September 29, 1945, permission was obtained to scrap this heavily damaged locomotive, among other things. According to information from Mr. Van Wijck Jurriaanse, the scrapping took place in April 1946 on the site of the Wpc Tilburg, but given the inconvenient condition of 6103, it seems more likely that the locomotive has come to its final end in Arnhem. The second 6100 to be scrapped was locomotive 6109, which had returned from Barsinghausen, Germany, damaged.
In 1956 the systematic withdrawal of the remaining seven 6100s was initiated. First up were Nos. 6101 and 6106, of which No. 6106 was allocated to the Zutphen depot from 19 May to 30 September 1956 as a stationary boiler. During 1957 Nos. 6104, 6107 and 6110 were withdrawn and put aside for scrap, and in February 1958 the last Tenderjumbos 6102 and 6108 were also withdrawn from service.
Ns numberBoiler No. from locomotiveDate permission for scrappingDate soldName of company and place
3791610429-04-195718-07-1957Siemens, Rotterdam
6101610923-03-195621-06-1956Sideron, Berkel
6102610527-02-195807-03-1958Hollandia, Amsterdam
6103-29-09-194504-1946Wpc Tilburg
6104373018-02-195730-09-1957Dotermont, Maastricht
6105461103-02-1950Missing DRBUnknown
6106610131-05-195629-11-1956Rijsdijk, Hedrik Ido Ambacht
6107610216-08-195730-09-1957Dotremont, Maastracht
6108610727-02-195807-03-1958Siemens, Rotterdam
6109-01-05-194708-1947Simons, Rotterdam
6110611016-08-195730-09-1957Ver. Utrechtse IJzerhandel