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NS 8500
Weimarer Republik ·built by Hohenzollern Locomotive Works· from 1915· class of 15 Netherlands 0-6-0T locomotives
5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. NS 8500 - NS 8502: 151393 / collectie Het Utrechts Archief· CC0
- 2. NS 8500 - NS 8502 - SS 222: 165303 / collectie Het Utrechts Archief· CC0
- 3. NS 8500 - NS 8507 - SS 227: 165305 / collectie Het Utrechts Archief· CC0
- 4. NS 8500 - NS 8511 - SS 231: 151394 / collectie Het Utrechts Archief· CC0
- 5. NS 8500 - NS 8514: 13713 / Spoorwegen in Beeld, Spoorwegmuseum· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The NS 8500 was a series of tank engines with the C (0-6-0) wheel layout of the Dutch Railways (NS) and its predecessor Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS). They were manufactured by Hohenzollern and Henschel & Sohn.
who runs it
base stats
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 111 years ago, in 1915.
- 9.2 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 37 years (1915–1952).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1915–1920
- in service from
- 1915
- retired
- 1952
- status
- retired
- number built
- 15
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Weimarer Republik
- builders
- Hohenzollern Locomotive Works, Henschel & Sohn
- operators
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen, Ferrocarril de Langreo
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- length
- 9.2 m
- nicknames
- Weesperpoortje
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q97673144, Wikipedia: NS 8500 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.