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NS 5300
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Sharp, Stewart and Company· from 1880· class of 12 Netherlands 2-4-2T locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. NZOS 1-8 5 NS 5300: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The NS 5300 class were a class of 2-4-2 tank engines built between 1880 and 1882 for passenger services, in fact, they were most likely the first tank engines in The Netherlands with that wheel arrangement. The Westinghouse brake system was a first for the NRS; the additional hand brake was common. To obtain a stable ride at high speeds, inside cylinders were employed.
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 146 years ago, in 1880.
- Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 55 years (1880–1935).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1880–1882
- in service from
- 1880
- retired
- 1935
- status
- retired
- number built
- 12
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Sharp, Stewart and Company
- operators
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen, Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij, Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij, Nederlandsche Zuid-Ooster Spoorweg-Maatschappij
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-2
- weight
- 52.9 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2312108, Wikipedia: NS 5300 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.