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NS 7100

🇳🇱 Netherlands ·built by Hohenzollern Locomotive Works· from 1901· two classes of 10–15 Netherlands 2-4-2T locomotives

NS 7100, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain

what is it?

The NS 7100 was a series of tank engines of the Dutch Railways (NS) and its predecessors Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS), Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM) and Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (NFLS).

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 80 km/htop speed
  • built 25made 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 125 years ago, in 1901.
  • 10.2 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 48 years (1901–1949).

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

spec sheet

built
1901–1908
in service from
1901
retired
1949
status
retired
number built
25
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇳🇱 Netherlands
builders
Hohenzollern Locomotive Works
operators
Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen, Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij, Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij
top speed
80 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
2-4-2
length
10.2 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q2052113, Wikipedia: NS 7100 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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