#2436· Sik
NS Class 200
🇳🇱 Netherlands ·built by Werkspoor· from 1934· class of Dutch small shunting locomotives
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- 1. NS 321 - Beekbergen (01): S.J. de Waard· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) Class 200 diesel locomotives were built for shunting duties. 169 of these small locomotives, numbered 201–369, were built by Werkspoor from 1934–1951. They were known as "Sik" (Sik in singular, goats) by rail enthusiasts and "locomotor" by railway staff.
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 92 years ago, in 1934.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1934–1951
- retired
- 2008
- status
- retired
- number built
- 169
- kind
- Diesel
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- builders
- Werkspoor
- operators
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- B
- length
- 7.2 m
- nicknames
- "Sik" and "locomotor"
- Dutch name
- Sik
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1923890, Wikipedia: NS Class 200 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.