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NS 6100

🇳🇱 Netherlands ·built by Hohenzollern Locomotive Works· from 1929· class of 10 2'C2' Dutch steam locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. NS 6100 - NS 6103: 151418 / collectie Het Utrechts Archief.· CC0
2. NS 6100: 151324 / collectie Het Utrechts Archief· CC0
3. NS 6100 - NS 6103 --: 803425 / collectie Het Utrechts Archief· CC0
4. NS 6100 - NS 6103 -: 160740 / collectie Het Utrechts Archief· CC0
5. NS 6100 - NS 6104: 160568 / collectie Het Utrechts Archief.· CC0
6. NS 6100 - NS 6106: 160429 / collectie Het Utrechts Archief· CC0
7. NS 6100 - NS 6107: 160739 / collectie Het Utrechts Archief.· CC0
8. NS 6100 - NS 6108: 170061 / collectie Het Utrechts Archief· CC0
9. NS 6100 - NS 6109: 160738 / collectie Het Utrechts Archief.· CC0
10. NS 6100 - NS 6110: 163261 / collectie Het Utrechts Archief· CC0

what is it?

The NS 6100 was a series of tank engines with the 2'C2' (4-6-4) wheel arrangement of the Dutch Railways (NS). They were manufactured by Hohenzollern and Werkspoor.

who runs it

Nederlandse Spoorwegen

base stats

speed 90 km/htop speed
weight 108 tin working order
built 10made 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 97 years ago, in 1929.
Weighs about as much as 18 African elephants (~6 t each).
16.3 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 29 years (1929–1958).

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

spec sheet

built: 1929
in service from: 1929
retired: 1958
status: retired
number built: 10
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇳🇱 Netherlands
builders: Hohenzollern Locomotive Works, Werkspoor
operators: Nederlandse Spoorwegen
top speed: 90 km/h
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-6-4T
length: 16.3 m
weight: 108 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q97940930, Wikipedia: NS 6100 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.