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Early steam locomotive of the Netherlands
Arend and Leeuw
Specifications Configuration: •
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 (11.8 long tons; 13.2 short tons) Fuel type
Coke Fuel capacity 600 kg (1,300 lb) Water cap. 3,300 litres (730 imp gal; 870 US gal) Firebox: • Grate 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+ 1 ⁄32 in × 17+ 23 ⁄32 in)
Performance figures Maximum speed 30 km/h (19 mph)
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 It was withdrawn in 1857.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 .
Waldorp, H. (1981). Onze Nederlandse stoomlocomotieven in woord en beeld . Alkmaar: De Alk. pp. 21–22.
ISBN
90-6013-909-7 .