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NS 5600

🇳🇱 Netherlands ·built by Hanomag· from 1874· class of 5 Dutch 2-4-0 (later 4-4-0, then 4-4-4T) locomotives

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. HUA-165057-Afbeelding van de stoomlocomotief nr. 17 "Atchin" van de N.C.S. (serie 13-20) te Utrecht: Deetman, J.W.· Public domain
2. NS 5600 - NS 5604: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Ans_05373-1826· CC0

what is it?

The NS 5600 was a series of steam locomotives of the Dutch Railways (NS) and its predecessors Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS) and Nederlandsche Centraal-Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NCS).

who runs it

Nederlandsche Centraal-Spoorweg-Maatschappij Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen Nederlandse Spoorwegen

base stats

built 5made 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 152 years ago, in 1874.
Served for 53 years (1874–1927).

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

spec sheet

built: 1874–1876
in service from: 1874
retired: 1927
status: retired
number built: 5
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇳🇱 Netherlands
builders: Hanomag
operators: Nederlandsche Centraal-Spoorweg-Maatschappij, Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen, Nederlandse Spoorwegen
top speed: —
power: —
wheel arrangement: 2-4-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q1827083, Wikipedia: NS 5600 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.