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NS 1700

🇳🇱 Netherlands ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1899· class of 135 Dutch 4-4-0 locomotives

NS 1700, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Nederlandse Spoorwegen, fotograaf· Public domain

what is it?

The NS 1700 was a series of express steam locomotives of Nederlandse Spoorwegen and its predecessor Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS).

who runs it

base stats

  • built 135made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • First built 127 years ago, in 1899.
  • Served for 58 years (1899–1957).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1899–1907
in service from
1899
retired
1957
status
retired
number built
135
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇳🇱 Netherlands
builders
Beyer, Peacock and Company, Werkspoor
operators
Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
4-4-0
nicknames
Hartjes, Overkokers, Bogies, Kleine Jumbo

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q20986820, Wikipedia: NS 1700 (steam locomotive) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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