The NS 3500 was a series of steam locomotives of the Dutch Railways (NS), which were acquired second-hand from the Swiss railways SBB.

NS 3500
SBB A 3/5 607, later the NS NS 3503
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderSchweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik (SLM)
Build date1946
Total produced22
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-6-0
 • UIC2'C
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,780 mm (5 ft 10 in)
Length18,740 mm (61 ft 6 in)
Height4,485 mm (14 ft 8.6 in)
Loco weight73 t (80 short tons; 72 long tons)
Tender weight41.4 t (45.6 short tons; 40.7 long tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity7 t (7.7 short tons; 6.9 long tons)
Water cap.18 m3 (4,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area15.3 m2 (165 sq ft)
Boiler pressure14 kg/cm2 (200 psi)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox2.8 m2 (30 sq ft)
 • Tubes135.7 m2 (1,461 sq ft)
Superheater:
 • Heating area42.4 m2 (456 sq ft)
Cylinders4 (2 high pressure, 2 low pressure)
Cylinder sizehigh pressure: 425 mm × 660 mm (16.7 in × 26.0 in),
low pressure: 630 mm × 660 mm (25 in × 26 in)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort14,390 kgf (31,700 lbf)
Career
OperatorsNS
Numbers3501 - 3522
NicknamesGoudvinken (bullfinches)
Withdrawn1948 - 1952
PreservedNone, All scrapped

After the Second World War, the NS urgently needed locomotives, as many locomotives had been destroyed or taken due to the war conditions. Among other things, 22 2'C (4-6-0) steam locomotives of the class A 3/5 603–649, which were withdrawn there, were taken over from the Swiss SBB.

The locomotives would actually be put into service as NS series 3651–3672, but because the last three locomotives of the NS 3500 series had been withdrawn shortly before, these locomotives were given the numbers 3501–3522. Between May and October 1946 they were taken in five locomotive convoys via France and Belgium to the Central Workshop of the NS in Tilburg. There were some adjustments made before they were put into service from June 1946 in unaltered black livery. The locomotives were allocated to Zwolle, Nijmegen, The Hague, Venlo and Zutphen depot. At the NS, they were nicknamed 'Goudvinken' (bullfinches) because of the narrow brass band around the chimney. But some locomotives were painted in NS green. After only a few years of service, the locomotives were withdrawn between 1948 and 1952.

History

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Between 1907 and 1915, the Swiss Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik (SLM) delivered 47 locomotives to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). The locomotives were designated A 3/5, and were given the numbers 603–649. The SBB withdrew the locomotives from service between 1934 and 1946.

Lot No. Entered SBB service SBB number NS number Entered NS service Withdrawn Notes
2114 1910 605 3501 1946 1949
2115 1910 606 3502 1946 1952
2116 1910 607 3503 1946 1949
2118 1910 609 3504 1946 1948
2122 1910 613 3505 1946 1951
2123 1910 614 3506 1946 1950
2124 1910 615 3507 1946 1949
2248 1912 621 3508 1946 1949
2250 1912 623 3509 1946 1949
2251 1912 624 3510 1946 1948
2253 1912 626 3511 1946 1948
2334 1913 628 3512 1946 1948
2335 1913 629 3513 1946 1948
2438 1914 634 3514 1946 1948
2439 1914 635 3515 1946 1948
2442 1914 638 3516 1946 1949
2443 1914 639 3517 1946 1948
2446 1914 642 3518 1946 1951
2447 1914 643 3519 1946 1949
2539 1915 647 3520 1946 1951
2540 1915 648 3521 1946 1948
2541 1915 649 3522 1946 1949
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Sources and references

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  • H. Waldorp: Onze Nederlandse stoomlocomotieven in woord en beeld, (7e druk) uitgeverij De Alk, Alkmaar, 1986. ISBN 90-6013-947-X.
  • R.C. Statius Muller, A.J. Veenendaal jr., H. Waldorp: De Nederlandse stoomlocomotieven. Uitg. De Alk, Alkmaar, 2005. ISBN 90-6013-262-9.
  • A. Weijts: Tussen vuur en stoom. Uitg. Europese Bibliotheek, Zaltbommel, 2001. ISBN 90-288-2694-7.
  • N.J. van Wijck Jurriaanse: Stoomlocomotieven van de Nederlandse Spoorwegen. UItg. Wyt, Rotterdam, 1972. ISBN 90-6007-517-X