De Arend (locomotive)

Arend and Leeuw
The 1939-built De Arend replica
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder R. B. Longridge and Company
Serial number 119, 125
Build date 1839
Total produced 2
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 2-2-2
 • UIC 1A1
Gauge 1,945 mm (6 ft 4 9⁄16 in)
Leading dia. 1,140 mm (3 ft 8 7⁄8 in)
Driver dia. 1,810 mm (5 ft 11 1⁄4 in)
Trailing dia. 1,140 mm (3 ft 8 7⁄8 in)
Tender wheels 1,060 mm (3 ft 5 3⁄4 in)
Length 9,785 mm (32 ft 1 1⁄4 in)
Height 4,600 mm (15 ft 1 1⁄8 in)
Loco weight 12 tonnes (12 long tons; 13 short tons)
Fuel type Coke
Fuel capacity 600 kg (1,300 lb)
Water cap 3,300 litres (730 imp gal; 870 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		 1.13 m2 (12.2 sq ft)
Boiler pressure 4.13 kg/cm2 (0.405 MPa; 58.7 psi)
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 356 mm × 450 mm (14 in × 17 11⁄16 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed 30 km/h (19 mph)
Career
Operators Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij
Withdrawn 1856–57
Disposition Both scrapped; replica built in 1939

De Arend (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈʔaːrənt]; the eagle) was one of the two first steam locomotives in the Netherlands. It was a 2-2-2 Patentee type built in England by R. B. Longridge and Company of Bedlington, Northumberland to run on the then standard Dutch track gauge of 1,945 mm (6 ft 4 9⁄16 in). On 20 September 1839, together with the Snelheid (Dutch for speed), it hauled the first train of the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij between Amsterdam and Haarlem. It was withdrawn in 1857.

In 1939 a replica of the De Arend was constructed for the 100th anniversary of the Dutch railways. It is displayed at the Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum (Dutch Railway Museum) in Utrecht.

See also

References

    • Statius Muller, R.C.; Veenendaal, A.J., Jr.; Waldorp, H. (2005). De Nederlandse stoomlocomotieven (in Dutch). Alkmaar: Uitg. De Alk. ISBN 90-6013-262-9.


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