In 1931, an English railfan, Jack Stretton Ward spent a week in Holland, photographing the Nederlands Spoorwegen. This set of TEN 6x4” (150 x100mm) Black+White prints, along with the other NS photo sets in our range cover ALL surviving quality views from this unique record when over 50 of the 62 classes inherited by the NS in 1931 still survived, many being covered. In a few cases where the chimney or buffers are at the edge of the negative, the print is reproduced with a white border to avoid the risk of cropping. 040ST No 8206 receives attention in Amersfoort shed on 15 Sept 1931. Based on an 1880 Sharp Stewart design, it was built by Werkspoor for HSM in 1902. 060 goods No 3306 was built by Werkspoor for HSM in 1914, and her crew pose with her. A magnificent portrait of Beyer Peacock 240 No 908, from the initial 1872 batch of this class for the SS Company, inside Haarlem shed on 18/09/31 reveals superb chassis details which vanish in shadow in an outdoor lit view. No 908 has the classic British look, but the next engine, No 1121, also at Haarlem, was built by Borsig of Berlin for the HSM in 1888, and was once named “van GALEN”, The last of the class was withdrawn in 1932. NS No 1652, near Amsterdam Central on 18/09/31, came from Sharp Stewart of Glasgow in 1900 for the HSM. Beyer Peacock 440 No 1710 is at the head of a passenger service at Amersfoort on 15 Sept. It was from the original batch of outside framed 440s built for the SSCo from 1900 t0 1907, one of which was still in use as a stationery boiler to supply steam heat after the end of NS steam in 1957. No 5809, outside Eindhoven shed on 19 Sept, was one of seven 444Ts built by Werkspoor for the HSM in 1915. The classic SS and NS design was the 3700 series of 460s. No 3714, seen against the magnificent backdrop of Amsterdam Central station train shed on 14 Sept, is from the second Beyer Peacock batch of 1911. The reflection of the brass done on the paintwork recalls how well NS engines were kept at this time. “Baltic Tank” or 464T, No 6007 is shunting at Haarlem on 18 Sept., and was from the second batch of these Beyer tanks in 1914, some of which survived to the end of NS steam in 1957. Benzene engined Railcar C1906, from the C1904-1910 series dated from the 1920s, and is at Zwolle on 16-09-1931. A copy of these notes accompanies the set. These views are copyright; Reproduction by any means is prohibited without our prior written permission.
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Set NS BW-2 is a further selection of TEN 6x4” (150 x100mm) Black+White prints of the Nederlands Spoorwegen taken by an English railfan, Jack Stretton Ward in 1931. This set, along with our other NS photo sets cover ALL surviving quality views from this unique record when over 50 of the 62 classes inherited by the NS in 1931 still survived. In a few cases where the chimney or buffers are at the edge of the negative, the print is reproduced with a white border to avoid the risk of cropping. Whilst the SSCo used Beyer Peacock for its main supplier, the HSM preferred the German Borsig plant, giving a very different look to the two systems. No 3111 of 1881 was one of the last of the 3100 class goods engines in NS stock when filmed inside Haarlem shed on 18 Sept 1931, the class becoming extinct in 1932. Owing to the cramped location, the engine is cropped, but the detail is so good that the view is well worth including. For shunting and branch lines, the HSM obtained 44 060WTs between 1905 and 1914. No 7702 was one of the two trial engines built by Werkspoor in 1905, and is at Amersfoort on 15 Sept. NS 901-950, former SSCo 101-150, came from Beyer Peacock between 1872 and 1879. As British as the Borsig engines were German, they helped give the NS its unique character. A rear three quarters angle of 925 at Zwolle on 16 Sept reveals the tender details to perfection. With 179 examples, the SS 301 class, later NS 1301 class, was the most numerous in Holland. They were built by Beyer Peacock between 1880 and 1895, and were an all purpose engine, handling crack expressed and humble freight trains. No 1433 is on the short turntable outside the small shed at Hilversun on 16 Sept. The Netherlands Central Railway, NCS was absorbed into the SS. Neilson of Glasgow provided seven 440s of decidedly Scottish sty;ing in 1892/1900, No 1503, at Zwolle on 15 Sept, being from the earlier batch. Unlike the SSCo, which could accept 460s, the HSM turntables restricted it to 440s, and between 1914 and 1920, the HSM received 35 large 440s from Berliner Maschinenbau, and Werkspoor. No 2120 is on an express at Amsterdam Central Station on 14 Sept, and was a Dutch built engine from 1917. Rising train weights had meant that the Flushing mail trains were beyond the SSCo 240s and 440s, and five outside framed Atlantics were built for the mails by Beyer Peacock in 1900. All five were withdrawn between 1930 and 1932. No 2005 is at Eindhoven on 19 Sept 1931. The 5500 series of 442Ts were shared between Sharp Stewart and Werkspoor, 5501-5524 coming from Glasgow, and 5525-5555 being locally built. No 5526 of 1903, is at Haarlem on 18 Sept. A pair of class 3700 460s, 3717 and 3714, both with wide-bodied tenders, are at Amersfoort on 15 Sept. The nearest engine, 3714 was a 1911 Beyer product. The heyday of NS steam came with the 3900 460s and the massive 6300 484Ts. No 6315 is on the turntableat Eindhoven on 19 Sept 1931. A copy of these notes accompanies the set. These views are copyright; Reproduction by any means is prohibited without our prior written permission.
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Set NS BW-3 is our third selection of TEN 6x4” (150 x100mm) Black+White prints of the Nederlands Spoorwegen taken by an English railfan, Jack Stretton Ward in 1931. This set, along with our other NS photo sets, cover ALL surviving quality views from this unique record, when over 50 of the 62 classes inherited by the NS in 1931 still survived. In a few cases where the chimney or buffers are at the edge of the negative, the print is reproduced with a white border to avoid the risk of cropping. We open with 040T No 8117 at Roosendaal on 17 Sept 1931. She was built by Breda in 1901 for the SSCo. 060 goods engine No 3231, at Haarlem on 18 Sept, was a 1903 Werkspoor copy of a Sharp Stewart design of 1895 for the HSM, with later round topped dome. A group of NS enginemen pose with Beyer Peacock 2-4-0 No 925 at Zwolle on 16 Sept. Fifty of these outside cylinder express engines came from Beyer between 1872 and 1879. Their successors on the SS were the legendary 301(NS1301) series, built from 1880 to 1895 and they became the universal passenger and goods engines for many years. 1424 is at Roosendaal on 17 September 1931. The 7100 series was used for ten 242Ts from the NFLS and fifteen slightly longer 242T built by Hohenzollern of Dusseldorf for the SSCo in 1907-1908. NS No 7111, seen at Haarlem was the first of the SSCo batch. The need for heavier freight engines prompted the newly formed NS to order twenty 280s from Werkspoor in 1923. Handsome and well proportioned engines, No 4609 is in splendid condition. The 1600 class originated with 9 engines built for the NRS in 1889, later deliveries being to the HSM. No 1627 came from Sharp Stewart in 1892, and is at Amersfoort on 15 Sept 1931. No 2105 was one of the original 1914 Berliner Maschinenbau AG 440s built for the HSM as a counterpart to the 460s built for the SSCo, but because HSM turntables were small, was an exceptionally powerful 440. The smokebox door is open in this portrait inside Roosendaal shed on 17 Sept 1931, offering a superb view of the superheater and steam pipes. No 3924, a Henschel 460 of 1930, is ready to depart from Amsterdam Centraal station, whilst older 440 No 1932 is on another train in the distance. Our final view includes 8502 an 060T, plus a mix of 240s, 440s and 460s at Eindhoven shed. A copy of these notes accompanies the set. These views are copyright; Reproduction by any means is prohibited without our prior written permission.
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Set NS BW-4 is our fourth selection of TEN 6x4” (150 x100mm) Black+White prints of the Nederlands Spoorwegen taken by an English railfan, Jack Stretton Ward in 1931. This set, along with our other NS photo sets, cover ALL surviving quality views from this unique record when over 50 of the 62 classes inherited by the NS in 1931 still survived. In a few cases where the chimney or buffers are at the edge of the negative, the print is reproduced with a white border to avoid the risk of cropping. A superb shot inside Haarlem shed on 18 September 1931 of Beyer Peacock outside cylinder 240 No 911 shows the boiler fittings, coupling rods and even the truss beams supporting the shed roof. Unlike the British appearance of the SSCo Beyer 240, the Borsig built No 1126, once named JAN van der MEER, from the HSM, reflect Germanic styling. Appropriately this engine was also filmed at Haarlem on 18 Sept 1931. No 1433 is one of the outside framed Beyer 240s built for the SSCo from 1880 to 1895. This broadside view is taken on the small turntable at Hilversum on 16 Sept. No 1932, blowing off just outside the overall roof of Amsterdam Central station, was built by Werkspoor for the HSM in 1912, but shows the strong British styling that still permeated the Dutch railways at this time. It would look at home on almost any UK railway. The more powerful 2100 class of the HSM were an answer to the SSCo 460s, and No 2125 is at Roosendaal on 17 Sept. Half the class came from Germany, the rest, including 2125, from Werkspoor. The 3200 class were built by Sharp Stewart and Werkspoor between 1895 and 1907. No 3221 of 1900 was the 25th engine built by Werkspoor, and is at Haarlem on 18 Sept. No 3778, a graceful 3700 class 460 with older narrow type tender, is at Roosendaal on 17 September. Eindhoven turntable is the venue for 444T No 5803. No’s 5801-5805 were built for the HSM by Werkspoor in 1914. No 6110, which is shunting at Amersfoort on 15 Sept, was one of ten 464Ts built by Hohenzollern for the NS in 1929. Superficially similar to the more numerous Beyer designed 6000 series, their outside cylinders were an immediate recognition point. 040T No 6707 had started life as HSM No 142 IBIS. These enchanting little 040Ts, with their disc wheels and tall funnels were used on lightly laid branch lines. A copy of these notes accompanies the set. These views are copyright; Reproduction by any means is prohibited without our prior written permission.
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Set NS BW-5 is a further selection of TEN 6x4” (150 x100mm) Black+White prints of the Nederlands Spoorwegen taken by an English railfan, Jack Stretton Ward in 1931. This set, along with our other NS photo sets, cover ALL surviving quality views from this unique record when over 50 of the 62 classes inherited by the NS in 1931 still survived. In a few cases where the chimney or buffers are at the edge of the negative, the print is reproduced with a white border to avoid the risk of cropping. We open with a rear three quarter view of Beyer peacock 701 class 2-4-0 No 755 at Zwolle on 16 Sept 1931, the first of which dates from 1865 and was a development of the original 240s built for the SSCo in 1863, prior to its opening. Outside cylindered Beyer 240 No 925 at Zwolle on 16 September recalls the next phase in SSCo loco development. Unlike the view in Set BW3, which shows the engine with a group of NS locomen, this is a classic three quarter angle of a gleaming engine and tender. Lovely ! A rear three quarters view of outside framed Beyer 240 No 1353 inside Roosendaal shed on 17 Sept recalls the third type of 240 built for the SSCo. No 2005, the last of the five Flushing Mail engines for the SSCo came from Beyer Peacock in 1900. They were withdrawn between 1930 and 1932. This set includes a conventional front three quarters portrait, but also contains a splendid rear three quarters angle, which is much rarer, and shows the rectangular windows in the back sheets of the cab, a feature I have never seen illustrated. Beyer outside framed 060 goods engine No 2932 is at the head of a freight at Zwolle station on 16 Sept in a dramatic shot taken in the space between the running lines. 46 engines were built for the SSCo between 1865 and 1878, 2932 dating from 1877. The last engine was withdrawn in 1938. No 3315 was a Werkspoor 060 built for the HSM in 1915, and was the last member of the class to be built, Graceful engines that were developed from the Sharp Stewart 3200 series, they were withdrawn between 1947 and 1954. A view of the Left hand side of 5809 appeared in Set BW1. In this set we include the right hand side of this elegant 444T built for the HSM in 1915. Because of cramped conditions inside Roosendaal shed, the chimney on 040T No 8127 is cropped, but the lighting is superb, providing excellent detail of the wheels, cylinders and motion. The 8100 series were branch line and shunting engines built for the SS between 1901 and 1907, No 8127 coming from the SSCo Central Workshops at Tilburg in 1906. Our final view is of a clerestory roof 6w postal carriage, P4036 at Amsterdam Central station. A copy of these notes accompanies the set. These views are copyright; Reproduction by any means is prohibited without our prior written permission.
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Set NS BW-6 offers another TEN 6x4” (150 x100mm) Black+White prints of the Nederlands Spoorwegen taken by an English railfan, Jack Stretton Ward in 1931. This set, along with our other NS photo sets, cover ALL surviving quality views from this unique record when over 50 of the 62 classes inherited by the NS in 1931 still survived. In a few cases where the chimney or buffers are at the edge of the negative, the print is reproduced with a white border to avoid the risk of cropping. The set opens with a magnificent portrait of outside cylindered Beyer 240 No 908 within Haarlem depot on 18 Sept 1931, the depot lighting providing a superb view of the wheels, motion, springs and depot clutter. No 1371, an outside framed Beyer 240 for the SSCo is at Zwolle station on 16 Sept in a nice rear three quarter angle. Werkspoor-built 440 No 2133 for the HSM is inside the spacious depot at Roosendaal,.on 17 Sept 1931. Less well known than the 3700 series, the seven inside cylindered 460s built for the NBDS (Noord Brabantsch Duitsche Spoorweg) were built between 1908 and 1920, the last pair coming from Germany, but the others from Beyer Peacock. No 3503, the first of the class with 8 wheel tender, was based on the Robinson “Immingham” class of the English Great Central Railway. No 3503 is at Zwolle station on 16 September 1931. By contrast, our next view is of a gleaming Werkspoor built OUTSIDE cylindered 460 No 3750 of the SSCo at Amsterdam on 14 Sept. Heavy freight 280 No 4608 was built for the NS by Werkspoor in 1923, and is seen at Eindhoven. A group of NS staff pose at Eindhoven shed on 19 Sept 1931 beside No 6315, an impressive 484T that had just been built by Schwartzkopff that year. No 7301 was one of a pair of unusual 440Ts built for the Netherlands Central Railway by Hohenzollern of Dusseldorf in 1905. It became SSCo 580 and then NS 7301 and was withdrawn in 1936. It is a delightful engine, and is at Zwolle on 16 Sept, its bell mouth dome gleaming in the sunshine. 060T No 8506, the Eindhoven shed pilot, draws Atlantic No 2005 out of the shed on 19 Sept. No 8506 came from Hohenzollern in 1915 for the SSCo, the class becoming extinct in 1952. Our final view is of 040ST No 8227. This was a Sharp Stewart design of 1880 for the HSM, but No 8227, seen at Amersfoort, was supplied by Hannoversche Maschinenfabrik AG in 1913. The unusual shaped makers plate is fitted beneath the oval number plate. A copy of these notes accompanies the set. These views are copyright; Reproduction by any means is prohibited without our prior written permission.
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Set NS BW-7 offers a further TEN 6x4” (150 x100mm) Black+White prints of the Nederlands Spoorwegen taken by an English railfan, Jack Stretton Ward in 1931. This set, along with our other NS photo sets, cover ALL surviving quality views from this unique record when over 50 of the 62 classes inherited by the NS in 1931 still survived. In a few cases where the chimney or buffers are at the edge of the negative, the print is reproduced with a white border to avoid the risk of cropping. We open with one of the oldest engines on the NS in 1931, Beyer Peacock inside cylindered 240 No 755 of 1866. This beautiful design was developed from the original 1863 engines provided by Beyer Peacock for the opening of the first section of the SSCo, and a handful of the 701 series survived until 1933. No 755 is outside Zwolle shed on 18 September 1931. Also at Harlem on that day was No 1022, a 240 built by Borsig in 1883 for the HSM, and which was provided with a wooden match boarded cab. Once named BEYLING, the last engine was withdrawn in 1935. Outside framed Beyer 240 No 1464 has the sliding rectangular window of the later 1301 series engines, and was photographed at Eindhoven on 19 Sept. Rising train weights prompted the SSCo to move from the well tried 1301 series 240s to the 1701 series 440s in 1899, adding over 130 engines by 1907. A gleaming 1721 is seen across the backdrop of the impressive overall roof at Amsterdam Central station on 14 Sept 1931. Werkspoor built 060 freight engine No 3311 for the HSM in 1915. She is seen outside Roosendaal depot on 17 September 1931. A gleaming 3700 series 460, No 3750, is on the turntable at Amsterdam CS shed on 14 Sept 1931. She came from Werkspoor in 1913. No 3924, which was built by Henschel & Sohn of Kassel in 1930, with her large boiler and smoke deflectors, makes an impressive sight at Amsterdam Central station. Beyer 464Ts. No 6021 was one of the wartime built engines that did make it to Holland, fourteen of the class being diverted to the French Nord Railway. 6021 is at Amersfoort on a stopping passenger train on 15 September 1931. A rear three quarters angle of 060T No 7702 at Amersfoort recalls these branch line and shunting engines that became so popular. No 8702 of 1922 was one of the first engines to be delivered to the newly formed NS, and was a small 060T for shunting duties. Construction was divided between Schwartzkopf (8701-8725) and Werkspoor (8726-8740). She is seen at Amsterdam Central shed on 14 Sept 1931. A copy of these notes accompanies the set. These views are copyright; Reproduction by any means is prohibited without our prior written permission.
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Set NS BW-8 offers a further TEN 6x4” (150 x100mm) Black+White prints of the Nederlands Spoorwegen taken by an English railfan, Jack Stretton Ward in 1931. This set, along with our other NS photo sets, cover ALL surviving quality views from this unique record when over 50 of the 62 classes inherited by the NS in 1931 still survived. In a few cases where the chimney or buffers are at the edge of the negative, the print is reproduced with a white border to avoid the risk of cropping. We open with a 1301 series Beyer Peacock 240 (numbered in the 1360 series, possibly 1364) at Hilversum on 16 September 1931. No 1652, a former HSM 440 No 1652, which came from Sharp Stewart in 1900 is at Amsterdam CS shed on 18 Sept. Beyer 440 for the SSCo, No 1711 is seen at Eindhoven on 19 Sept whilst sister engine No 1715 is at Zwolle on 16 Sept, the two views providing LH and RH perspectives. A view inside Roosendaal shed on 17 Sept offers a rear three quarters angle of the tender of Schwartzkopf 440 No 2105, a useful aid for the modeller. An attractive three quarters perspective of outside framed Beyer 060 goods engine No 2932 at Zwolle on 16 Sept is a mouth watering glimpse of the past. No 3111, tucked away inside Haarlem shed was built by Borsig for the HSM. The match boarded wooden cab is plainly visible in this delightful rear three quarters portrait. As a tribute to the photographer who took these views we include a portrait of Jack Stretton Ward standing on the running plate of a 3700 class 460 which is peeping out of one of the stalls of Amsterdam CS shed. A broadside portrait of No 8506 at Eindhoven on 19 Sept recalls this batch of secondary passenger train tanks built by Hohenzollern for the NS in 1915. Our final view, completing our NS coverage in 1931 is of No 8723 at Amsterdam central station on 14 Sept. She came from Schwartzkopf to the newly formed NS in 1922. These views are copyright; Reproduction by any means is prohibited without our prior written permission.
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Nederlandse Spoorwegen Post-War Set BW9 10 6x4 BW pix
Set NS BW-9 continues the development of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen, looking at the system in the period between 1945 and the deminse of steam in 1957. Compared to pre-war days, cleaning was much rarer and engines such as the 1700 series Beyer Peacock 440s had lost their graceful copper caps to their chimneys, running with a utilitarian stove pipe, as we seen with No 1782. Many engines had been seized by the Nazi forces during the war, and NS 282T No 6226 was moved to Lehrte in Germany in the winter of 1944-45, where it was found by allied forces and later returned to the NS. A bedraggled 6226 with number stencilled on the tank side and no copper cap to the chimney is depicted in the summer of 1945. Although many 3700s lost their bright work, 3771 retained her copper cap and narrow bodied tender. As 444T No 5812 shunts, No 2115, the last of the SSM 440s to be built by Schwartzkopf, approaches with a passenger service. No 5502 came from Sharp Stewart of Glasgow in 1898 for the HSM, and is seen after the war with raised coal bunker. Sister engine No 5555 shows a similar modification, both engines being a sorry contrast to the spruce days on the 1930s. No 5811, which was from the second batch of 444Ts built for the HSM, came from Werkspoor in 1915. Eight 460s with stylish conical smokebox doors were built for the NCS by J A Maffei of Munchen between 1910 and 1914. No 3605, the last survivor, dated from 1913 and lost her copper cap during the Second World War. With many engines wrecked, the NS received some engines as reparations from Germany, but bought a number of second hand engines from Switzerland, including 22 460s in 1946. The NS 3500 series was now vacant, and 3522, former SBB No 649, is depicted. Intended as a stopgap pending electrification they only lasted until 1952. Sweeden had remained neutral during the war, and Nydquist & Holm Aktiebolag of Trollhattan supplied 15 heavy 460s in 1946. With electrification planned, all had a short life, No 4002, which is illustrated, only lasting until 1954. These views are copyright; Reproduction by any means is prohibited without our prior written permission.
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Nederlandse Spoorwegen Miscellany Set BW10 10 6x4 BW pix
Set NS BW-10 explores many diverse themes in NS steam power, opening with a magnificent portrait of 700 series 240 No 737 which came from Beyer Peacock in 1866, just three years after the start of the SSCo. A wonderful portrait of a lovely locomotive. A turn of the century postcard of HSM 0-6-0 goods NIJVERHEID, HSM NO 71 of 1877, recalls this early goods class of just three engines which became extinct in 1925. An early 1900s COLOUR postcard of SSCo Atlantic No 997 recalls the light green livery and red frames of the SSCo, and these graceful engines. NS No 2005 of this class was converted to departmental use in 1932 as NS 169002, surviving in this role until after the war. How sad she was not preserved. No 2101, the first of the Schwartzkopf large 440s for the HSM dated from 1914, and is seen in later years with wide bodied tender. 3700 series 460 No 3794 is depicted in post war days, minus its graceful copper cap to the chimney, but in clean condition. During the war, a number of NS engines were seized by the Nazis and moved to Germany, including 282T No 6225, which was sent to Lehrte depot, where it was found by the advancing Allied Forces in 1945 and later returned to the NS. It is seen at Lehrte with ALLIED FORCES stencilled on the tank side. Predictably it has lost its copper cap to the chimney. No 6240 has suffered the same fate, but is in lined out livery an in much better condition than 6225. No 8101 was the first of a class of 040T shunters built for the SSCo, and came from Breda in 1901. Our portrait in low evening sun shows her in post war condition with one of the short lived British “Austerity” 2-10-0 freight engines in the background. The British War department made 103 of the NBL built 2-10-0s available to the NS in 1945-46, but with the demise of steam, the last had gone by 1952. Our view is of an engine in the 5060 series, probably 5060 itself, but the final number is obscured by the buffer. Apart from our historic BW photo sets of NS steam, we also produce a number of sets of colour prints of NS diesel and electric traction in the 1970s and 1980s. We hope you may find them of interest as well. These views are copyright; Reproduction by any means is prohibited without our prior written permission.
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Since the 1970s, the grey and yellow of Nederlandse Spoorwegen, or
Netherlands State Railways, has been well known, but for more than a century
prior to that, green was the colour most closely associated with Dutch
Railways. This set of 10 6x4 Ins Colour Prints recalls steam and diesel
locomotives in green. We open with the replica of the original 2 metre broad
gauge 2-2-2 DE AREND, built for the Hollandsche Ijzeren Spoorweg Maatschappij
(HSM) in 1839 by R B Longridge & Co of Bedlington, England. The replica
appeared for the 1939 centenary celebrations. It survived the war, and was the
star of the 1989 celebrations at Utrecht where we see it on its circular track
on 16 Jul 1989. From 1863, Company for working the State Railways
(Staatsspoorwegen), or SS Company, was a major force in Dutch railways and
until 1913 bought most of its engines from Beyer Peacock of Manchester, but by
1901, Breda loco works and SS workshops at Tilburg and Zwolle were starting to
take over. SS No 657, later NS No 8107, was a small shunting and branch line
tank built at Breda in 1901, and has been restored to light green SSCo colours.
A view of her elegant brass plates also appears. In 1910 Beyer Peacock supplied
the first 4-6-0 to run on the SS, No 3701, but most of the class came from
Werkspoor in Amsterdam. The first Dutch engine, No 3737 was preserved at the
end of steam in 1957 and is seen in steam at Utrecht on 16 July 1989. For modellers we include a rear three
quarters view as well. Between 1905 and 1914, the HSM acquired 44 small
0-6-0WTs, mostly from Werkspoor, but the last five from Schwartzkopff of
Berlin. Used for branch and shunting work, they became much loved on minor
lines and 7742 is seen on 15 Jul 1989. A view of the NS number plate and
Schwartzkopff builders plates is included. Many Dutch steam engines enjoyed
amazing longevity, but so did “Sik” (Goat, plural Sikken). 4-wheel shunting
engines, which were all built by Werkspoor between 1934 and 1951, except for a
batch from NS Zwolle works. Numbered 201 to 369, most were still in stock in
the mid 1990s. No 214, seen at Apeldoorn on 25 August 1977, went to NBM rail at
the break up of the NS in the 1990s. With the break up of the NS, so that different
parts of a once unified business were now at arms length, the Sikken, which
were used indiscriminately by motive power, engineering and traffic staff,
declined in popularity, and modern health and safety rules spelled their demise
after 2006, giving them a useful life of some seventy years. When the Allies
liberated Holland in 1944/45, the British War Department brought some LMS
diesel shunters with them. They were the
forerunners of what became the BR class 08 350hp shunter, and the 500 and 600
series of the NS were acquired between 1950 and 1957. No 639, still in green, with traditional oval
number plate, shunts Rijnhaven docks at Rotterdam on 23 August 1977. A copy of
these notes accompanies the set. These views are copyright; Reproduction by any
means is prohibited without our prior written permission.
Electrification of suburban lines in the Netherlands goes back to the
1920s, but main line electrification commenced after the war, and the first
generation electric locomotives of the 1940s and 1950s proved to be long lived.
This set of 10 6x4 ins colour prints
(150 x 100mm) depicts the NS in the 1970s and 1980s. No 1113 is from the
1100 class of Bo-Bo passenger and freight engines, which were built by Alsthom
of France between 1950 and 1956. 1113 is seen at Rotterdam Central Station on
26 August 1977, prior to receiving extended bogies and an extended “nose”.
Alsthom built 16 more powerful 1300
series Co-Co engines between 1952 and 1956. No 1301 is at Hook of Holland in
the handsome dark blue livery on 13 August 1977. The former British Railways
Co-Co Class EM2 engines were taken out of BR service in 1969 and sold to the NS
in 1970. No 1503, ex BR 27004, is in NS grey and yellow at the Hook of Holland
on 13 Aug 1977. The 1600 class came from Alsthom in 1981-83 to replace older
locomotives. A spotless 1607 is at Utrecht on 13 July 1989. The 2200 series
Bo-Bo diesels, with a cab at one end and a long hood, were built in 1955-58. No
2240, built by Allen/Heemaf, is at Goes on 20 August 1977. The 2400 series
Bo-Bo diesels weighed 60 tons compared to the 72 tons of the 2200s, giving them
greater route availability, and had an off centre cab with short and long
hoods. They came from Alsthom in
1954/57. No 2435 is at Utrecht on 16 July 1989.
“Mat 46” two car articulated electric unit No 270 is in grass green with
a yellow speed moustache at Rotterdam CS on 24 August 1977. Set 816, a twin
unit Plan V7 unit of 1964 stock. is near
Schiedam on 26 August 1977. Plan Y3
three-car Sprinter electric unit No 2886 is at Rotterdam Central Station on 22
July 1989. Following the British army use of 350hp diesel shunters during the
liberation of the Netherlands in 1944-45, the NS bought English Electric diesel
shunters, known as Class 08 on BR, but as the 500 and 600 series on the NS. No
624 shunts DB coaching stock at Hook of Holland on 26 August 1977. Except where
specified, livery of stock in this ser is yellow with blue bands for units and
yellow and grey for engines. A copy of these notes accompanies the set. These
views are copyright; Reproduction by any means is prohibited without our prior
written permission.
Nederlandse Spoorwegen Set C 10 6x4 Colour prints
Electrification of suburban lines in the Netherlands goes back to the
1920s, but main line electrification commenced after the war, and the first
generation electric locomotives of the 1940s and 1950s proved to be long lived.
This set of 10 6x4 ins colour prints
(150 x 100mm) depicts the NS in the 1970s and 1980s The first electric
locomotives on the NS were the 1000 class, which were ordered from the Swiss
Oerlikon factory in 1942, but, it was not until 1947 that three engines came
from SLM Winterthur. The rest of the class, 1004-1010 came from Werkspoor in
1949. Originally Olive green, they were later dark blue, and remained in
service until 1982. No 1010 is seen at Utrecht. The 25 engines in the 1200
series were ordered in 1949 and delivered in 1952-53. Their angular nose
attested their American Baldwin/Westinghouse antecedents, but they were
assembled by Werkspoor. No 1206 enters
Utrecht station on 15 July 1989. Allen/Heemaf Bo-Bo diesel No 2215 drifts
through Rotterdam Central on 26 August 1977 with a single wagon. 60 ton Hood
unit No 2501 was still in red-brown livery with small cabside numerals when
photographed at Utrecht on 16 July 1989, eighteen years after the first of the
class had gone into the new grey and yellow paint scheme. Golden lettering
above the second floor windows of the frontage of the former HijSM statuon at
Den Haag recalled the origins of this flamboyant and attractive structure, when
filmed on 24 August 1977 The interior of the Holland Spoor station at Den Haag
was equally splendid with a high train shed and elegant brick platform
structures. Unit No 371 was the lead
unit in the Plan Q series of 1954 stock., and introduced sliding toplights to
the windows for ventilation. It is seen at Utrecht on 16 July 1989. Unit No 428, at Dieren on 25 August 1977, has
the triangular cab side windows of the 1964 stock, and is a Plan V1-V3 set, which
were built by Werkspoor in 1966-68. The plan mP
PTT post units were built by Werkspoor in 1965/66. Unit 3005, seen at
Rotterdam Central on 22 July 1989, carries the distinctive combination of
yellow NS ends and bright red PTT post office sides with sloping white
lettering. The final view in this set is of English Electric 060 diesel shunter
No 639 at work moving freight stock at the docks at Rijnhaven in Rotterdam on
23 August 1977. The engine is still in dark green with cream V band and cast
number plate. An added splash of colour is given by the red buffer beams and
the cranks to the coupling rods of these outside framed locomotives. The class remained in service until 1998. A
copy of these notes accompanies the set. These views are copyright; Reproduction
by any means is prohibited without our prior written permission.
Nederlandse Spoorwegen Set D 10 6x4 Colour prints
Electrification of suburban lines in the Netherlands goes back to the
1920s, but main line electrification commenced after the war, and the first
generation electric locomotives of the 1940s and 1950s proved to be long lived.
This set of 10 6x4 ins colour prints
(150 x 100mm) depicts the NS in the 1970s and 1980s. The US styling of the Baldwin/Westinghouse
designed No 1204, a Co-Co electric with high US Baldwin nose, that was
assembled by Werkspoor, is apparent in an unusual shot taken under the concrete
train shed roof of Den Haag Central Station on 24 August 1977. No 1204 still
carries the blue livery with yellow speed V band and cast number plates. By
contrast, No 1639, an Alsthom built 1600 class, seen at Rotterdam Central on 21
July 1989, is in yellow and grey, and has characteristic French styling with
angled nose and windscreen. The ALSTHOM makers plate is visible at the centre of the engine, whilst the name,
LEIDEN, and the municipal arms are carried at the right hand end of the side
sheeting. 60 ton hood diesel No 2474 is
depicted in a broadside study next to the postal sorting centre at den Haag on
24 August 1977.To replace the old 2200 and 2400 series, NS ordered 60 Bo-Bo
units from MaK for delivery from 1988 onwards. Fitted with the classic MaK cab
with sharply inclined side windows, and an off centre cab, the first units
arrived in 1988. A gleaming new No 6408 is on display at Utrecht on 16 July
1989. The magnificent NS station buildings at Hoorn, with their profusion of
horizontal stringer courses, are seen on 21 August 1977. Modern colour
light signalling has long dominated the NS, so it is a pleasure to include this
semaphore signal near Rotterdam Central station as a reminder of older
equipment. The ZHESM had electrified as
far back as 1908, but the first widely used electric stock was the Mat 24, or
1924 stock. Preserved car C8104 is in the platform at Utrecht Central on 16
July 1989. A view of the main controller and a view of the panelled passenger
accommodation complete the coverage of this historic unit. N0 916 glides past
the photographer at Dieren on 25 August 1977. It is a Mat 1964 two-car set to
Plan V8-V13. A copy of these notes accompanies the set. These views are
copyright; Reproduction by any means is prohibited without our prior written
permission.
Electrification of suburban lines in the Netherlands goes back to the
1920s, but main line electrification commenced after the war, and the first
generation electric locomotives of the 1940s and 1950s proved to be long lived.
This set of 10 6x4 ins colour prints
(150 x 100mm) depicts the NS in the 1970s and 1980s. We open with No
1301 is yellow and grey at Goes on 17 July 1989. The same engine appears in
traditional Blue livery in NS Set B. The
contrast is quite dramatic. Former BR Manchester-Sheffield Class EM2 locomotive
No 27006 is seen as NS 1504 at Gouda. Six of the seven engines entered service
on the NS, the remaining engine being dismantled to provide spares. Hood unit No 2415 had recently been repainted
in grey and yellow when it was photographed drifting through Apeldoorn station
on 25 August 1977 on a glorious sunny day.
We see the “long” hood end of No 2501, in red brown colours at Utrecht
in July 1989. No 516, one of the original series of 060 diesel shunters
delivered by English Electric to the NS, is in company with 2415 and 2515 when
this unusual trio of engines were photographed passing over one of the many
small drainage canal bridges in the vicinity of Apeldoorn on 25 July 1977.
Series 200 “Mat 46” twin unit railcar No 230, in grass green, with yellow speed
whiskers, is seen next to the scissors cross-over in the middle of Dordrecht
station on 22 August 1977. The articulated bogie between the two car bodies can
clearly be seen. Railcar No 20 was a special inspection saloon built by Allan
of Rotterdam for NS management, and garbed in a striking multi colour scheme at
first. So that senior officers could have an uninterrupted view, the driving
compartments were moved to two raised turrets or humps on the roof, giving the
car its nickname of “De Kameel” or “Camel”.
In the 1970s it was refurbished in a new yellow and blue livery, and it was
made available for private charter. It was restored to its old colours for
preservation in 2005. We see the unit in yellow and blue at Utrecht in July
1989, and also an interior view of the observation saloon with its luxurious
fittings. Unit No 446, a Mat 1964 unit
to Plan V4, came from Werkspoor in 1969, and is depicted at Goes on 17 July
1989. Our final view is of one car from Plan Y3 Sprinter unit 2886 at Rotterdam
Central on 22 July 1989. A copy of these notes accompanies the set. These views
are copyright; Reproduction by any means is prohibited without our prior
written permission.
Electrification of suburban lines in the Netherlands goes back to the
1920s, but widespread electrification commenced after the war, and the first
generation electric locomotives of the 1940s and 1950s proved to be long lived.
This set of 10 6x4 ins colour prints
(150 x 100mm) depicts the NS in the 1970s and 1980s. In NS Set B, we
depicted an 1100 series French built Bo-Bo electric loco prior to rebuild with
extended bogie frames and a “nose”. We open this set with sister engine No 1102
at Utrecht in July 1989, in grey and yellow with large white numerals on the
side and the ungainly extended nose. The class remained in service until 1999,
a remarkable lifespan for a pioneer electric. Diesel loco No 2204 shares a siding
at Utrecht with 060 switcher 646 on a sunny afternoon on 15 July 1989. Both
engines are in grey and yellow. Our next
view, at Laan van Nieu ost Indies station near the Haag is from 24 August 1977,
and shows Hood unit No 2456 in red, with cast oval cabside number plates and
the cast combined NS and number plate on the end of the hood. It is vintage NS
on a lovely day with the engine at the head of a works train with a rail crane
hoisting overhead catenary supports and an elderly carriage at the end of the
train. Prior to the enlargement of the
Utrecht railway Museum, the historic Mat ’34 three car diesel unit was
outdoors, which made for good photography, but meant this historic unit was
exposed to the weather. We see this
fascinating vehicle back in August 1977 in its pale grey and red livery. It
makes an interesting contrast with Mat 46 “200 Series” twin car articulated
electric unit No 238 at Dordrecht on 22 August 1977 in grass green with yellow
speed stripes. NS carriage 5184 1840 105 6 is in dark blue livery, one of many
different colour schemes used as the NS moved from steam to modern traction and
eventually to the all embracing yellow. Railcar 376, photographed beneath the
concrete roof of Den Haag Central station on 24 August 1977 is a 1954 Plan Q
set with square windows to the driving compartment. Unit 926, at. Rotterdam
Hofplein station on 24 August 1977, is a 1964 Plan V8-V13 “stoptreinen” unit.
For over sixty years, the “Sik” of Goat, a small 4w shunting engine, was a
familiar part of the NS. The 201 series
was introduced in 1934, the last example, No 369 appearing in 1951. No 348, in
yellow and grey, is at Goes station on 20 August 1977. Slow transit speeds from
one station to another, the break-up of the NS into different organisations, so
that engines wwere allocated to a specific user instead of general purpose, and
modern Safety rules spelled the demise of the legendary and enchanting “Sik” in
the early years of the 21st Century. Green liveried English Electric
shunter No 608 growls across the road en route between Rijmhaven docks and the
rest of the NS on 23 August 1977. This classic street operation scene recalls
traditional railway working, and with 2456 is one of the gems in this
selection. A copy of these notes
accompanies the set. These views are copyright; Reproduction by any means is
prohibited without our prior written permission.
Electrification of suburban lines in the Netherlands goes back to the
1920s, but main line electrification commenced after the war, and the first
generation electric locomotives of the 1940s and 1950s proved to be long lived.
This set of 10 6x4 ins colour prints
(150 x 100mm) depicts the NS in the 1970s and 1980s. Electric Loco No
1010 represents the first main line electric locomotives to operate in Holland,
the class dating from 1947-49. The unusual early arrangement of a leading
un-powered axle, four powered axle and a trailing un-powered axle can be seen.
NS No 1506, formerly BR class EM2 No
27002 AURORA, approaches Rotterdam Central Station on 24 August 1977 at the
head of a rake of blue liveried stock. No’s 1316 and 1631 head a freight past
the tall NS office block at Utrecht on 16 July 1989. No 1316 of 1956 was the
last member of the class to be delivered, and was later named GELDERMALSEN. In
dark blue for many years, the 1300s went into the predominantly grey and yellow
colours and then in mainly yellow as here. No 1631, also mainly in yellow, is
named VOORBURG. The modern Centraal Station at Den Haag presents a marked
contrast to some of the older NS buildings covered in these sets, with its up
to date passenger concourse, which is seen on 24 August 1977. Modern functionalism has replaced the
splendour of earlier times as an exterior view of the station reveals, but such
diversity has always been a part of the railway scene, and merits recording.
Mat 46 Series 200 railcar No 238 is at Dordrecht in green with speed stripes on
22 August 1977. The articulated bogie is clearly visible. Unit No 1733 is at Utrecht station on 15 July
1989. Starting life as 1954 stock, Plan F-v, G-v and P-v sets were created with
improved seating and other alterations. No 1733 was a 4-car type F-v. An unusual drivers eye view of Sprinter No
2011 coming in the opposite direction at Leidschendam-Voorburg station on 24
August 1977 provides a dramatic glimpse of these sets. No 2011 was a type Y0 two-car unit. Plan mP
PTT postal railcars 3006 and 3028 are caught at Den Haag Holl Spoor station on
24 August 1977, the two cars running in multiple with a 4w van as well. No’s
3001-3035 were built by Werkspoor in 1965-66. This pair are in the older red
brown colours with the red carried round the nose with just a small yellow
warning rectangle. Our final view is of English Electric 060 shunter No 646 is
grey and yellow at Utrecht on 15 July 1989. Beyond it is No 2204. A copy of these notes accompanies the set.
These views are copyright; Reproduction by any means is prohibited without our
prior written permission.