Holland Railway 2-4-0 Locomotives in Netherlands

Class De Ruyter (Locobase 21056)

Data from "2/3 gek. Schnellzug-lokomotive fur Russiche Spurweite", Locomotiven, A Borsig (Tegel bei Berlin, 1898), archived on Historical Railway Images, Flickr, at [], p. 14, last accessed 11 July 2022. See also "Four-Coupled Express Engines for the Holland Railway," The Locomotive Magazine, Volume V [5] (February 1900), p.19. Works numbers were 3900-3909 and 3937-3951 in 1883, 4053-4058 in 1884.

LM's 1900 report noted that Borsig's deliveries fell into two subgroups. Most arrived in 1883-1884 (126-135, 144-148, 154-159) and had slightly less heating surface, smaller cab windows, and a dome placed "very near" the firebox. These were the De Ruyters shown here. The accompanying photograph shows a gawky engine with a Belpaire firebox topped by the safety-valve column, a smallish cab over large cab sides, tall, thin dome and tall, trumpet-shaped stack. Even the valve gear looks awkwardly laid out. But the two gents standing next to (and dwarfed by) the rear driver, eash with his left hand on his hip, seem proud of their large greyhound.

And they could put up the numbers, says Locomotive Magazine. In 1899, 16 years after entering service, 129 Van der neer left Rotterdam 26 minutes late and trailing 10 carriages and arrived at Amsterdam 53.27 miles (85.8 km) distant in 97 minutes. The average speed is 33 mph (53 kph), but the run included no fewer than 6 intermediate stops (Schiedam, Delft, the Hague, Leiven, Vogelenzang, and Haarlem) and was completed in 12 fewer minutes than normally booked. The last leg of 11 1/2 miles (18.5 km) was covered in 15 1/2 minutes (44.5 mph/71 kph).

Class Franz Hals (Locobase 10138)

Data from "Four-Coupled Express Engines for the Holland Railway," The Locomotive Magazine, Volume V [5] (February 1900), p.19.

The LM article noted that Borsig's deliveries of these high-wheeling express engines fell into two subgroups. Most arrived in 1883-1884 (126-135, 144-148, 154-159) and are discussed in Locobase 21056. The six Frans Hals locomotives came a few years later and had slightly larger heating surface areas. The two gents standing next to (and dwarfed by) the rear driver, eash with his left hand on his hip, seem proud of their large greyhound.

And they could put up the numbers, says Locomotive Magazine. In 1899, 16 years after entering service, 129 Van der neer left Rotterdam 26 minutes late and trailing 10 carriages and arrived at Amsterdam 53.27 miles (85.8 km) distant in 97 minutes. The average speed is 33 mph, but the run included no fewer than 6 intermediate stops (Schiedam, Delft, the Hague, Leiven, Vogelenzang, and Haarlem) and was completed in 12 fewer minutes than normally booked. The last leg of 11 1/2 miles was covered in 15 1/2 minutes (44.5 mph/71 km/h).