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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Small Diesel-Hydraulic shunter NS 103 preserved at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. After a few proto-shunting vehicles, the Materieel en Wertkplaatsen of NS, led by Ir P. Labrijn, designed a very useful "locomotor", which can be used for shunting with freight wagons in a simple manner. The locomotive has a petrol engine from the Heinrich Kämper Motorenfabrik AG, Berlin - Marienfelde (D) that drives two axles via a mechanical clutch with friction plates and chains. It is no longer necessary to order an expensive steam locomotive or keep it under steam, because the locomotive is relatively cheap to purchase and can be started and deployed at any time. The operation was extremely simple, the locomotive could after a short training be operated by a foreman-shunter instead of an expensive, full-fledged engineer with his apprentice engineer (stoker). After the war, most locomotives were withdrawn from service. That happened with the 103 in 1947 or '48, after which it was sold to the NV Staalwerken 'De Maas' in Maastricht. In the 1970s, the faulty locomotive was donated to the SGB, who did not overhaul it due to other priorities, but did fix it up. On that occasion, the 103 was given the name 'Beer'. Later again, the 103 was handed over to the Railway Museum. At the Revisiebedrijf in Tilburg, the petrol engine was replaced by a DAF diesel engine and the mechanical drive by a hydraulic one. Externally, the locomotive was returned to its original state, with the name 'Beer' removed again. From 1989, the 103 was used as a pulling or pushing force for tours with two tram carriages of the Wiener Lokalbahn through the then renovated museum by the Railway Museum. In 1996 the diesel engine was worn out, so the locomotive was taken out of service. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Small Diesel-Hydraulic shunter NS 137 preserved at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. For the general history of the series 103 - 152 see locomotive 103 of the museum. NS also put locomotive 137 out of service in 1947 or '48. The lmt was then sold to the Kon. Ned. Blast Furnaces and Steel Factories in Beverwijk. Apparently the machine was transferred to the Motorenfabriek Thomassen in De Steeg (G), because this company donated the 137 to the Railway Museum in 1985. The petrol engine had already been replaced by a diesel engine at that time, but otherwise the machine was still in its original condition. The locomotive has been fitted with a Denison Hydrostatic transmission since 1995, with the hydropump driving the wheel axles via the original chains. Since then, the maximum speed has been 7 km/h. Due to the high speed of the diesel engine to reach that speed from the usually cold state of the engine, the engine is worn out. The 137 has been out of service since 2005. In November 2015, the 137 returned from the SGB to Go, where the locomotive has undergone a cosmetic makeover. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Diesel-Hydraulic shunter NS 311 preserved at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. In the crisis years of the last century, NS started an important modernization of the freight service. New locomotives were purchased for shunting at the somewhat larger stations, which would form a much improved version of the series 103 - 152, the diesel-electric locomotives 201 - 212. The diesel engine had become sufficiently reliable and replaced the familiar otto petrol engine. Power and weight were increased. The mechanical transmission was replaced by an electric one, and the maximum speed was increased to 60 km/h, so that light freight trains could also be transported. To this end, the locomotive was provided with a lockable cabin, in which control handles and equipment were also fitted. Instead of an air whistle, there was a whistle that was connected to the exhaust through a valve. When the exhaust whistle was used, a bleating sound was created, which gave rise to the nickname 'goatee'. Until the 2nd World War, the series was expanded with the numbers 213 - 321. After the war 12 pieces were permanently missing. However, the many and sometimes heavily damaged locomotives were all repaired. In addition, the series was expanded with numbers 322 - 369. The choice of the Gebr. Stork & Co-manufactured engines proved to have been good, but around 1960 it became necessary to replace the 75 hp 4-cylinder engines. A new Stork version with 3 cylinders and 85 hp was introduced, which was also equipped as a novelty with cooling by means of . its own fuel. The winter problem of frozen engines was thus solved. Locomotor 311 was sold to the Koninklijke Zinkwit-Maatschappij in Budel in 1952. Due to declining freight transport and the necessary reorganisations, the decline started in 1969. Locomotors were sold to private individuals and to the scrap yard. In the end, NS and its successors would no longer have a single locomotive in service in 2007, partly as a result of stricter working conditions requirements. On the other hand, no fewer than 45 of the popular machine have been preserved by museum train organizations, and another 28 have been preserved as monuments by various private individuals. Although an attempt was made to design a worthy successor, approved by the health and safety, it has remained with a few prototypes. Due to the disappearance of small-scale freight transport, there was no longer a need for it. The KZM donated locomotive 311 to the Railway Museum in 1987. Due to its stay at the KZM, the locomotive is the only one that has always remained green. The Railway Museum now has three locomotives: 311, 345 and 362, the latter of which is equipped with a hydraulic telescopic crane. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Diesel-Electric Loco NS 362K equipped with hydraulic telescopic crane, built in 1951 by Werkspoor Amsterdam and now preserved at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. For a general description of the series 201 - 369, see the statement for locomotive 311 of the Railway Museum. Since 1960 a number of locomotives were made available to the Road and Works Agency. In 1972 locomotor 360 (still green) was the first to receive a hydraulic telescopic crane, to make it easier to replace heavy parts of points. In the years that followed, 16 more - now painted yellow/grey - received such a facility, including the 362. Locomotor 362 was allocated to the Struktongroep during a redistribution as a result of the privatization of NS. In 2001 Strukton handed it over to NedTrain, which loaned the LMT to the Railway Museum in 2004. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Diesel-Electric loco NS 2498 built in 1956 by Alsthom France preserved on the turntable at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. At the end of the 1940s, the management of NS decided to take the steam locomotives out of service at an accelerated pace. This was achieved by purchasing 95 electric locomotives (in service 1948 - 1956) and 276 diesel-electric locomotives (in service 1953 - 1958). In 1958 the last steam locomotive, the 3737, entered the Railway Museum. Of the diesel-electric locomotives, the series 2401 - 2530 (130 units) was the lighter version for the freight service on the secondary lines. Immediately after they were put into service in 1954, they pulled the oil trains on local railway lines from Schoonebeek to Almelo, work that was previously performed by the American locomotives of the 2001 - 2018 series. It was a beautiful sight to see the black tank wagons behind two coupled, sky-blue 2400s. In Almelo the oil trains were taken over by electric locomotives that transported the trains to Pernis. Furthermore, the 2400s drove throughout the country for the lighter freight trains, and on the local railways also in double traction for the aforementioned oil trains. The 2401 - 2422 came into service in a light blue color, the 2423 - 2529 in brown. After a few years, the oldest locomotives also turned brown. From 1971, the house style with yellow and gray was also introduced on these locomotives. The gates were also fitted on the side edges of the locomotive's foot plates. The 2415 - 2436 received a third front signal for service on German border track sections. In 1976 seven locomotives were sold to contractor Volkers for the construction of a trading port in Saudi Arabia. In 1982 and 1983 the first 22 locomotives were set aside due to an expired overhaul period, including our 2498. The rest followed from 1987 to 1991. In 1985 the 2498 was prepared for placement in the NINT in Amsterdam, but the size of the locomotive was still a size too large. On December 10, 1987, the 2498 was handed over to the Railway Museum. In 1992 the locomotive in Tilburg was again provided with an engine installation, which was removed after being put aside. Finally, the 2498 went back to the overhaul company in Tilburg at the beginning of 2009 to be painted brown again. The locomotive is not serviceable. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Diesel-Electric loco NS 2498 built in 1956 by Alsthom France preserved on the turntable at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. At the end of the 1940s, the management of NS decided to take the steam locomotives out of service at an accelerated pace. This was achieved by purchasing 95 electric locomotives (in service 1948 - 1956) and 276 diesel-electric locomotives (in service 1953 - 1958). In 1958 the last steam locomotive, the 3737, entered the Railway Museum. Of the diesel-electric locomotives, the series 2401 - 2530 (130 units) was the lighter version for the freight service on the secondary lines. Immediately after they were put into service in 1954, they pulled the oil trains on local railway lines from Schoonebeek to Almelo, work that was previously performed by the American locomotives of the 2001 - 2018 series. It was a beautiful sight to see the black tank wagons behind two coupled, sky-blue 2400s. In Almelo the oil trains were taken over by electric locomotives that transported the trains to Pernis. Furthermore, the 2400s drove throughout the country for the lighter freight trains, and on the local railways also in double traction for the aforementioned oil trains. The 2401 - 2422 came into service in a light blue color, the 2423 - 2529 in brown. After a few years, the oldest locomotives also turned brown. From 1971, the house style with yellow and gray was also introduced on these locomotives. The gates were also fitted on the side edges of the locomotive's foot plates. The 2415 - 2436 received a third front signal for service on German border track sections. In 1976 seven locomotives were sold to contractor Volkers for the construction of a trading port in Saudi Arabia. In 1982 and 1983 the first 22 locomotives were set aside due to an expired overhaul period, including our 2498. The rest followed from 1987 to 1991. In 1985 the 2498 was prepared for placement in the NINT in Amsterdam, but the size of the locomotive was still a size too large. On December 10, 1987, the 2498 was handed over to the Railway Museum. In 1992 the locomotive in Tilburg was again provided with an engine installation, which was removed after being put aside. Finally, the 2498 went back to the overhaul company in Tilburg at the beginning of 2009 to be painted brown again. The locomotive is not serviceable. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Diesel-Electric loco NS 637 built in 1955 by Dick Kerr Works , Preston (UK) with works number 2102. Preserved in this "special" color scheme at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. For the history of this type of locomotive, see locomotive WD 70269 (NS 508) of the Railway Museum. After the proven success of the shunting locomotives series 501 - 510 and 511 - 520, NS ordered two more series, the 521 - 545 and 601 - 665. The last series was put into service from 1955 - 1957. The 600s were equipped with a braking system, with which the brakes of the coupled cars could also be operated with air pressure. This made the locomotives of this series suitable for crossing public roads with trains and for operating track systems. In 1992 locomotive 605 was fitted with a remote control installation, so that the shunter could operate the locomotive while standing next to and/or at the other end of the train. In addition, the locomotive was given the new number 673. With another 22 radio-controlled 600s, it formed the new series NS 671 - 693. In 2006 the machine moved to the shed of the former Traction and Materiel Recovery Point in Utrecht (HTMU) to replace the decommissioned locomotive. The shed is not equipped with overhead wires, so that maintenance on carriages and trainsets can only take place after the stock has been brought into the shed with a shunting locomotive. Equipment from the Railway Museum has been stored in this shed for several years. When regular maintenance was no longer carried out on NS rolling stock after a reorganization in the HTMU, the locomotive 673, which was still in service, including the remote control, was donated to the Railway Museum. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Diesel-Electric loco NS 637 built in 1955 by Dick Kerr Works , Preston (UK) with works number 2102. Preserved in this "special" color scheme at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. For the history of this type of locomotive, see locomotive WD 70269 (NS 508) of the Railway Museum. After the proven success of the shunting locomotives series 501 - 510 and 511 - 520, NS ordered two more series, the 521 - 545 and 601 - 665. The last series was put into service from 1955 - 1957. The 600s were equipped with a braking system, with which the brakes of the coupled cars could also be operated with air pressure. This made the locomotives of this series suitable for crossing public roads with trains and for operating track systems. In 1992 locomotive 605 was fitted with a remote control installation, so that the shunter could operate the locomotive while standing next to and/or at the other end of the train. In addition, the locomotive was given the new number 673. With another 22 radio-controlled 600s, it formed the new series NS 671 - 693. In 2006 the machine moved to the shed of the former Traction and Materiel Recovery Point in Utrecht (HTMU) to replace the decommissioned locomotive. The shed is not equipped with overhead wires, so that maintenance on carriages and trainsets can only take place after the stock has been brought into the shed with a shunting locomotive. Equipment from the Railway Museum has been stored in this shed for several years. When regular maintenance was no longer carried out on NS rolling stock after a reorganization in the HTMU, the locomotive 673, which was still in service, including the remote control, was donated to the Railway Museum. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit (DMU) NS 20, named "Kameel" of the type DE-1 built in 1954 by NV Allan & Co’s Koninklijke Nederlandsche Fabriek van Meubelen en Spoorwegmaterieel, Rotterdam for the NS. Preserved at the Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. The NS 20 was delivered in 1954 for inspection trips by the management of NS. President Director at the time was Dr. Ir F.Q. the Dutchman. Both at the front and at the rear there were salons for 14 people, from which one had a good view over the railway. Both steering positions were raised behind the saloons, so that the driver could see into the distance over the roof of the saloon. The two roof domes that were created as a result soon earned the nickname 'Camel'. The carriage was painted in two shades of blue. In 1972 the NS 20 was due for a major overhaul. Before that started, the motor vehicle was allowed to tour the Netherlands in the Toppop colors for the music TV program 'Toppop'. Part of the overhaul was the house style of the motor vehicle, whereby it was painted yellow. After the overhaul, the carriage with the name 'VIP-car' became available for group rides. On January 31, 1991, the carriage was last driven to the public and on March 8, the last ride was driven for the NS management. At the beginning of April, the NS 20 drove under its own power to the Lijnwerkplaats in Zwolle to hand over its generators and add them to the reserve for the Blue Angels (now renovated and painted yellow). These trainsets were struggling with a shortage of parts in that period. From that moment on, the NS 20 was no longer usable and was brought to the Railway Museum behind DE locomotive NS 2205 and accompanied by the separately attached diesel engines. In 2005 there was again a need for an inspection vehicle, which is why it was started to make the 'Camel' roadworthy again with a major repair. Generators of the now-discharged Blue Angels had become available again, two of which were selected and, after revision, were re-installed in the NS 20. The low-voltage supply and the kitchen layout have been adapted in some respects for contemporary use. The motor vehicle, painted in the original blue colors, drove under its own power to the museum on 15 March 2008, where it is kept in good service. The motor vehicle is owned by the NS. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit (DMU) NS 41 of the type DE-1, serie 21-50, nicknamed "Blue Angel" built in 1954 by NV Allan & Co's Koninklijke Nederlandsche Fabrieken van Meubelen en Spoorwegmaterieel, Rotterdam. Preserved at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. These motor vehicles were soon nicknamed 'Blue Angel', because they were the saviors of a number of local railways when they threatened to be closed due to unprofitability; because they had a special blue color; because they had large aluminum wings on the carriage heads; and because at that time the movie "Der blaue Engel" by Marlene Dietrich was playing. The trains mainly served on the local railways of Groningen, Friesland, Overijssel, Gelderland and Limburg. The 41 entered service on November 15, 1954 from the Allan factory in Rotterdam, with 73 seats, of which 8 for a very simple 1st class. The motor vehicle led a quiet life with no damage of any magnitude. From May 14 to May 29, 1958, the couple was in Haarlem for a minor overhaul. The major overhaul was carried out from August 26 to October 17, 1960, followed by a minor overhaul from November 2 to December 3, 1964. From 1960 the Blue Angels were painted red with yellow piping. In order to be able to serve on the German border track sections, the couple had to be equipped with Indusi, the German version of our ATB, which was installed on May 23, 1966. Strangely enough, the ATB installation at NS was prepared at Werkspoor from May 21 to on June 11, 1968, but the system itself was never put into use. On May 14, 1969, train 838 Maastricht - Zandvoort consisted of the trainsets 690+270+258 that took the 41 in tow as far as Haarlem because the 41 had to undergo its major overhaul on May 16. This lasted until 11 July 1969. The carriage was also equipped with so-called 'ribbed benches'. From June 10 to July 23, 1974, the 41 underwent a minor overhaul, after which the couple had to do it without overhaul for 8 years, just like its other Limburg colleagues. Due to the arrival of the renovated DE2s to the south, the 11 power cars were driven there and deployed from Zwolle per summer service 1982. In the night of 20 to 21 April 1982 the 41, together with the 39+40+47+48+49, came from Maastricht to Zwolle (followed a few nights later by the 42+45+50). As of April 1983, the 41 was the only one from this group that remained, because she (along with the 22) had had a makeover from June 8 to July 15, 1982. On June 2, 1985, the curtain finally fell for the 41 after having been standing still from May 23, 1985, and the railcar was transferred to the historical file at the instigation of the Stibans. In 1987 the 41 was transferred to the Railway Museum. The complete restoration was started in 1995, after which the 41 was definitively returned to the Railway Museum on 15 February 1996. Since January 2009, the installation of simplified ATB (ATBe) has started. This project, which was the only one to be carried out in-house, was completed in November. The deployment certificate was received in January 2011, with which all rolling stock is operational again and has been found suitable by the Transport & Water Management Inspectorate (IVW) to drive through the country under its own power. The 41 is in regular service in the Heimwee Express. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit (DMU) NS 41 of the type DE-1, serie 21-50, nicknamed "Blue Angel" built in 1954 by NV Allan & Co's Koninklijke Nederlandsche Fabrieken van Meubelen en Spoorwegmaterieel, Rotterdam. Preserved at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. These motor vehicles were soon nicknamed 'Blue Angel', because they were the saviors of a number of local railways when they threatened to be closed due to unprofitability; because they had a special blue color; because they had large aluminum wings on the carriage heads; and because at that time the movie "Der blaue Engel" by Marlene Dietrich was playing. The trains mainly served on the local railways of Groningen, Friesland, Overijssel, Gelderland and Limburg. The 41 entered service on November 15, 1954 from the Allan factory in Rotterdam, with 73 seats, of which 8 for a very simple 1st class. The motor vehicle led a quiet life with no damage of any magnitude. From May 14 to May 29, 1958, the couple was in Haarlem for a minor overhaul. The major overhaul was carried out from August 26 to October 17, 1960, followed by a minor overhaul from November 2 to December 3, 1964. From 1960 the Blue Angels were painted red with yellow piping. In order to be able to serve on the German border track sections, the couple had to be equipped with Indusi, the German version of our ATB, which was installed on May 23, 1966. Strangely enough, the ATB installation at NS was prepared at Werkspoor from May 21 to on June 11, 1968, but the system itself was never put into use. On May 14, 1969, train 838 Maastricht - Zandvoort consisted of the trainsets 690+270+258 that took the 41 in tow as far as Haarlem because the 41 had to undergo its major overhaul on May 16. This lasted until 11 July 1969. The carriage was also equipped with so-called 'ribbed benches'. From June 10 to July 23, 1974, the 41 underwent a minor overhaul, after which the couple had to do it without overhaul for 8 years, just like its other Limburg colleagues. Due to the arrival of the renovated DE2s to the south, the 11 power cars were driven there and deployed from Zwolle per summer service 1982. In the night of 20 to 21 April 1982 the 41, together with the 39+40+47+48+49, came from Maastricht to Zwolle (followed a few nights later by the 42+45+50). As of April 1983, the 41 was the only one from this group that remained, because she (along with the 22) had had a makeover from June 8 to July 15, 1982. On June 2, 1985, the curtain finally fell for the 41 after having been standing still from May 23, 1985, and the railcar was transferred to the historical file at the instigation of the Stibans. In 1987 the 41 was transferred to the Railway Museum. The complete restoration was started in 1995, after which the 41 was definitively returned to the Railway Museum on 15 February 1996. Since January 2009, the installation of simplified ATB (ATBe) has started. This project, which was the only one to be carried out in-house, was completed in November. The deployment certificate was received in January 2011, with which all rolling stock is operational again and has been found suitable by the Transport & Water Management Inspectorate (IVW) to drive through the country under its own power. The 41 is in regular service in the Heimwee Express. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. DIesel-Electric Multiple Unit (DMU) NS 114 of the Type DE3, plan U serie 111-152 built in 1960 by Werkspoor NV, Amsterdam/Utrecht at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. From 1960, according to investment plan U, a series of 42 diesel-electric trainsets 111 - 152 were put into service to replace the older diesel threes from 1934. They were equipped with a Werkspoor diesel engine type RUHB 1616. The color was originally tomato red. The head shape with a nose and high cabin was derived from that of Materieel '54. Depending on the transport offer, up to three DE3 trainsets could be combined with the automatic Scharfenberg couplers. The appearance of the DE3 served as an example for the later Materieel '64 and the motor mail carriages series 3001 - 3035. The diesel trains were intended for service on the non-electrified main lines, such as Geldermalsen - Dordrecht, Zwolle - Emmen, Nijmegen - Venlo - Roermond and other lines. The exterior sliding doors were replaced by swinging swing doors from 1971 and the color was changed to yellow in accordance with the new house style. In 1980, the replacement by SACM MGO diesel engines, 4-stroke diesel engines with high pressure filling and charge air cooling, began. The trainsets are equipped with ATB. Train set 114 was lent to Syntus in the period 31-5-1999 to 1-7-2002 and then served with NS until 26-2-2003. It came to the Railway Museum in 2003. The numbers 115, 121 and 151 ended up with other museum train organizations. In 2009, train set 114 was made operational again, after which the corporate identity yellow was replaced by the original red color in 2010. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. DIesel-Electric Multiple Unit (DMU) NS 114 of the Type DE3, plan U serie 111-152 built in 1960 by Werkspoor NV, Amsterdam/Utrecht at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. From 1960, according to investment plan U, a series of 42 diesel-electric trainsets 111 - 152 were put into service to replace the older diesel threes from 1934. They were equipped with a Werkspoor diesel engine type RUHB 1616. The color was originally tomato red. The head shape with a nose and high cabin was derived from that of Materieel '54. Depending on the transport offer, up to three DE3 trainsets could be combined with the automatic Scharfenberg couplers. The appearance of the DE3 served as an example for the later Materieel '64 and the motor mail carriages series 3001 - 3035. The diesel trains were intended for service on the non-electrified main lines, such as Geldermalsen - Dordrecht, Zwolle - Emmen, Nijmegen - Venlo - Roermond and other lines. The exterior sliding doors were replaced by swinging swing doors from 1971 and the color was changed to yellow in accordance with the new house style. In 1980, the replacement by SACM MGO diesel engines, 4-stroke diesel engines with high pressure filling and charge air cooling, began. The trainsets are equipped with ATB. Train set 114 was lent to Syntus in the period 31-5-1999 to 1-7-2002 and then served with NS until 26-2-2003. It came to the Railway Museum in 2003. The numbers 115, 121 and 151 ended up with other museum train organizations. In 2009, train set 114 was made operational again, after which the corporate identity yellow was replaced by the original red color in 2010. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Diesel-Electric loco NS 512 built in 1950 by Dick Kerr Woks, Preston UK preserved around the turntable at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. These shunting locomotives belong to an English standard type, some of which came to mainland Europe with the Liberation Army in the service of the English War Department in 1944. The type made such an impression that in 1946 NS bought 10 units from the army dump (series NS 501 - 510). The Railway Museum has acquired the WD 70259 (NS 508) from this series. In 1949 and 1950 another 10 were added (NS 511 - 520). With their maximum speed of 32 km/h they were only suitable for shunting, but they could do a tremendous amount of work, especially on the large shunting yards. In the eighties of the last century, due to reduced freight transport and later a completely different design of the freight service, they gradually became redundant and disappeared from the service. The Railway Museum then received locomotive 512. Locomotive 512 stood on the quay of the Havenmuseum in Rotterdam for several years. It is now standing at the turntable of the Railway Museum, near Oosterstraat. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Diesel-Electric loco WD 70269 (NS 508) of the type DE-rangeerlocomotief WD 70260 - 70269 (serie NS 501 - 510). It was built in 1944 by London-Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), Derby (UK). Preserved at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. The WD 70269 was ordered in 1944 by the British Ministry of Supply from the workshop of the London-Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS). These shunting locomotives belong to an English standard type, some of which came to mainland Europe with the liberation army in 1944. The WD 70260 - 70269 initially served with the SNCF in Calais, with the SNCB in Antwerp South and with the DB in Cleve, Goch, Emmerich and Rees Empel. The WD 70264 and 70269 shunted in Nijmegen at the end of 1945, after which the 70269 came to Utrecht in September. The locomotives made such an impression on NS that in 1946 the 70260, 70261, 70264 to 70269 and a few months later the 70263 and 70262 were bought from an army dump. They were renumbered in that order as NS 501 - 510 and painted in the standard green colour. They were well liked, so that from 1949 first 10 more were added (NS 511 - 520) and from 1953 another 25, just like the previous one with only a locomotive brake (NS 521 - 545) and in addition another 65 with a train brake (NS 601 - 665) . With their maximum speed of 32 km/h they were only suitable for shunting, but they could do a tremendous amount of work, especially on the large shunting yards. From 1971 these oldest locomotives were taken out of service. Locomotive 508 was donated to the NSM in 1975 as a representative of the first 'Bakkies' in the Netherlands. In 1913, the 300th anniversary of the Treaty of Utrecht was celebrated. The Railway Museum organized the exhibition 'Sporen naar het Front' on that occasion. In connection with this, locomotive 508 received its original black trim and the number WD 70269 in April 2013. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Muscle Power Speeder Fietsdraisine at the Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. The first bicycle was invented in 1817 by Karl F.C.L. Freiherr (Baron) Drais von Sauerbronn. It was an all-wood balance bike that started moving by pushing your legs against the ground. He called his creation Drais-machine or Draisine for short. The bicycle was evaluated via velocipède and bicyclette to the Dutch 'fiets'. However, the name draisine continued to live on in human-powered rail vehicles. The name fits best with this bicycle draisine or rail bike. Various versions are known. Later they were also motorized. The railway bicycle of the Railway Museum consists of a four-wheeled frame consisting of rods, on which two bicycle frames are mounted side by side. Each bicycle floats by means of a chain to the rear axle. The handbrakes consist of handles mounted under the (non-functioning) handlebars, which can be operated by means of a lever. rods press the wooden brake pads against the rear wheels. Nothing is known about the origin of the railway bicycle. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Muscle Power Speeeder Handwieldraisine at the Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. The all-wood vehicle provided space for two section engineers or inspectors from Road & Works. In addition, two powerful persons are required for the propulsion, who set the chain drive wheel provided with two handles in motion. On the right side is a handbrake that presses a wooden brake pad against the right rear wheel. The four wheels also consist of wooden axle bearings, spokes and rims, around which iron wheel tires have been shrunk. The draisine must be placed on the rails by four men and removed again when approaching other railway vehicles and before reversing the direction of travel. The vehicle was donated to the Railway Museum in 1930 and probably came from Utrecht SS station, the later 'Lijngebouw', which was burned in 1944. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Petrol engine motor draisine buil in 1914 at the Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. The four-wheeled motor draisine is the only remaining moving object of the Noord-Brabantsch - Duitsche Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NBDS). The fully open vehicle has a seat for the left-seated inspector and one for the right-seated vehicle operator. The engine is also located on the right side. To change direction of travel, the vehicle must be lifted out of the track and turned. Both occupants must therefore be of large stature. The vehicle has four wooden wheels with wooden spokes and iron wheels. In 1959 the special vehicle was donated to the Museum. The estimated value at that time was 100 guilders. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Muscle Power Speeder Pompdraisine at the Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. This pump-draisine has 4 seats, but the two operators had to do their work standing. The undercarriage is original, but the superstructure has been completely renewed. The history is further unknown Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Muscle Power speeder Hollander at the Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. The Hollander is a special three-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by two persons sitting facing each other by jointly moving a lever forwards and backwards, using both hand and foot power. The gentlemen sit on wooden chairs above the right rail. The power transmission goes from the lever via a connecting rod and gears with a large displacement to the rear wheel. On the left (considering the direction of travel) there is only a small wheel at the front. This also determines the direction of travel: driving in the other direction will irrevocably lead to derailment. The device is entirely made of wood, with the exception of the gears and the wheel tires. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Horse Tram STM 16 built in 1891 by Fa. J.J. Beijnes, Koninlijke Fabriek van Rijtuigen en Spoorwagens, Haarlem for the Stichtsche Tramway-Maatschappij (STM) Company. Preserved at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Steam Locomotive NRS 107 built in 1889 by Sharp, Stewart & Co. Ltd., Atlas Works, Manchester / Glasgow (GB) with works number 3563. Type Sneltreinlocomotief; NRS serie 101 - 109, 'Rhijnboog'; soortmerk P3; 2'Bn2-3T13, preserved indoor at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. The Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij (NRS) was the first Dutch railway company to put bogie locomotives into service in 1889, whereby the front (running) axle was replaced by a 2-axle bogie (bogie). At the time, they were among the largest locomotives in Europe. The operation of the NRS ended in 1890, after which the locomotives 101 - 103, 108 and 109 were taken over by the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS) (new numbers 1101-1103, 1108 and 1109) and the 104 - 107 by the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HIJSM), which they put into service with the new numbers such as 350 - 353. When it turned out that the SS could not use the long locomotives because of the turntables that were too short, these locomotives came to the HIJSM: they were given the new numbers 354 - 358. There this small series was a great success, so that 50 more almost identical locomotives were ordered: the series 359 - 408. They mainly served in the express trains on the major routes of the HSM: Amsterdam - Roosendaal, Amsterdam - Den Helder and Amsterdam. - Winterswijk. In 1921 the existing companies were merged into the Nederlandsche Spoorwegen (NS). All locomotives were included in a new number system. The HSM 350 - 408 were then renumbered NS 1601 - 1659. The series decommissioning started in 1935 and ended in 1940. Locomotive NS 1604 ex HSM 353 was the last to be decommissioned in 1940. In anticipation of inclusion in the Railway Museum, it was stored in sheds in Boxtel, Roosendaal and Maastricht. The 1604 and other museum locomotives stored in Maastricht were blown up and severely damaged by a German Sprengkommando in 1944 just before the city was liberated. After restoration, it was exhibited to the public at the opening of the museum in 1953 as NRS 107. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Steam locomotive SS 13 of the type sneltreinlocomotief; serie NS 701 - 775; soortmerk P1; 1'Bn2-3T7, built in 1865 by Bayer Peacock & Co. Ltd Manchester (UK) for the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS). The loco was transferred to NS in 1921 as NS 705. It is now preserved at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. A total of 75 machines of this type have served the State Railways. The first eight locomotives had 2-axle tenders when they were put into service, which were later replaced by 3-axle tenders, including those from the set aside series 5 - 8. The machines delivered after that were immediately given 3-axle tenders. The machines were at that time the most powerful and fastest locomotives of the railways in the Netherlands. In the 1880s, the series was equipped with the Westinghouse braking system. An engineer's house was also installed. In 1919 the series was expanded with 5 locomotives that came from the Noord-Brabantsch - Duitsche Spoorweg-Maatschappij. After the influx of more modern locomotives, the locomotives were relegated to the freight or shunting service. Locomotive 13 was shunted in 1932 at the age of 67 and stored in front of the Railway Museum. It is the oldest preserved steam locomotive in the Netherlands. She is (in 2013) 148 years old! The tender comes from the SS 8, and was built in 1863. Locomotive SS 8 (of which the tender now belongs to the SS 13) was seriously damaged by a boiler explosion in Harlingen in 1868, after which the tender was moved to the SS 13. Incidentally, the tender still bears its original number SS 8 at the rear. The SS 13 was heavily damaged by the retreating Germans at the end of the 2nd World War in Maastricht. It was eventually repaired by the Hoofdwerkplaats in Tilburg and returned to its original condition, after which it was placed in the Railway Museum in 1951. The locomotive is not operational, although it received a new boiler in 2000. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Steam locomotive SS 13 of the type sneltreinlocomotief; serie NS 701 - 775; soortmerk P1; 1'Bn2-3T7, built in 1865 by Bayer Peacock & Co. Ltd Manchester (UK) for the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS). The loco was transferred to NS in 1921 as NS 705. It is now preserved at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. A total of 75 machines of this type have served the State Railways. The first eight locomotives had 2-axle tenders when they were put into service, which were later replaced by 3-axle tenders, including those from the set aside series 5 - 8. The machines delivered after that were immediately given 3-axle tenders. The machines were at that time the most powerful and fastest locomotives of the railways in the Netherlands. In the 1880s, the series was equipped with the Westinghouse braking system. An engineer's house was also installed. In 1919 the series was expanded with 5 locomotives that came from the Noord-Brabantsch - Duitsche Spoorweg-Maatschappij. After the influx of more modern locomotives, the locomotives were relegated to the freight or shunting service. Locomotive 13 was shunted in 1932 at the age of 67 and stored in front of the Railway Museum. It is the oldest preserved steam locomotive in the Netherlands. She is (in 2013) 148 years old! The tender comes from the SS 8, and was built in 1863. Locomotive SS 8 (of which the tender now belongs to the SS 13) was seriously damaged by a boiler explosion in Harlingen in 1868, after which the tender was moved to the SS 13. Incidentally, the tender still bears its original number SS 8 at the rear. The SS 13 was heavily damaged by the retreating Germans at the end of the 2nd World War in Maastricht. It was eventually repaired by the Hoofdwerkplaats in Tilburg and returned to its original condition, after which it was placed in the Railway Museum in 1951. The locomotive is not operational, although it received a new boiler in 2000. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Steam locomotive NS 2104 built in 1914 by Berliner Maschinenbau A.G. vormals L. Schwartzkopff, Berlin (D) for the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM) as HSM 504 and from 1921 in service with the Nederlandsche Spoorwegen (NS). Preserved at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Steam locomotive SS326 in the colors of the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (from 1921 it served with the NS as NS 1326. This locomotive was built in 1981 by Beyer Peacock & Co. Ltd., Manchester (GB). Preserved at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Steam locomotive NS 3737 of the 2'C-3T type sneltreinlocomotief, serie NS 3701 - 3820, 'Jumbo', soortmerk PO3, 2'Ch4-3T18, built in 1911 by Ned. Fabr. v. Werktuigen en Spoorwegmaterieel, Amsterdam. Preserved indoor at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. After some test drives, the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS) was satisfied with the new 2C steam locomotive of the Noord-Brabantsch-Deutsche Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NBDS), the 'Blauwe Brabanders', and decided to develop a new type together with Beyer Peacock. design and order with four instead of two cylinders. It became a machine with 2 inner and 2 outer cylinders and a Belpaire firebox. They had twice the power of their predecessors, the SS 801-935 (NS 1701-1835) series. They would be the series SS 701 - 778, 785 - 799 and 685 - 700. It turned out to be a good choice, because after the formation of the Dutch Railways, the then 3700/3800 series remained the most important locomotive type for express trains, even after the arrival of the heavier express train machines of the NS 3900 series. On August 28, 1911, the first locomotive of this type built in the Netherlands, the SS 731, later NS 3737, was tested. During their career the series went through a number of modifications, for example after the merger into NS, the operator position (as with most SS machines) was moved from left to right, they got a Knorr preheater, and most got a 4 -axle tender (some exchanged with those of the series NS 4600). 2 Locomotives were given a pulverized coal firing installation as a test, which, incidentally, did not meet the requirements and was therefore removed again. 6 Machines were fitted with a fairing, which was taken off again during the war. After the 2nd World War, a number of machines exchanged their tenders for tenders from the NS series 4300. The 3737 was the first machine of this series to be built in the Netherlands (Werkspoor, Amsterdam), which is why this machine was chosen to run the last steam train of the Dutch Railways on January 7, 1958, after which it was approved by the president of the Dutch Railways. NS Dr Ir F.Q. den Hollander was officially transferred to the Railway Museum. But before she was buried there, she was first refurbished and preserved in Roosendaal before being placed in the museum on September 24, 1958. At the NVBS anniversary in 1971, when rides were organized with a German steam locomotive for thirteen Block Boxes and two Plan D's, the need for a roadworthy Dutch steam locomotive was great. NS decided to put the youngest steam locomotive of the Railway Museum in service again. The 3737 was then fitted with a new longitudinal boiler in Tilburg, after which she was put on the track in 1974 for a number of rides. She then went under steam at low speed at the SSTT on the Tilburg - Schelluinen section. However, this type of locomotive is not suitable for slow-moving trains. In 1975 the locomotive was returned to the museum. For the celebration of 150 years of railways in the Netherlands in 1989, she was overhauled by the SHM, after which she was shown driving to the public in the steam parade in Utrecht. She also drove some special rides with a line of Plan E carriages. In 1996-1998 the locomotive in the main workshop in Tilburg was given a completely new boiler. The intention was to organize special journeys with locomotives, for which some NS drivers were trained as steam drivers. Unfortunately, given the high cost of a steam ride, this plan was rarely carried out. During a visit of the 3737 to an open day in Winterswijk, some defects came to light, after which the locomotive was taken out of service. After the receipt of tenders, it was decided in mid-December 2008 not to repair the locomotive because of the high costs. The museum is no longer considering making the 3737 serviceable. There are several reasons for this. The most important - apart from the costs - is that since 2009 installation of ATB has been required. This would result in impossible technical changes to the interior and significant changes to the exterior. An unforeseen ATB braking has the risk of flat sides on the wheels and turning the wheels can no longer be done in the Netherlands. The steam would also be shut off automatically and immediately by the accompanying technology, whereby the turning of the regulator key would pose a great danger to the personnel. Powering the ATB system from batteries is not permitted. So a turbo generator should be placed on the machine. The pick-up coils for the ATB signal from the track cannot be installed invisibly. For an accurate determination of the speed, a conspicuously visible ash sensor should be added. The machine must not be reversed faster than 45 km/h. Due to the lack of turntables, the machine would have to reverse large distances. But at the then permitted speed of 45 km/h, the train can no longer be fitted into the timetable during the day. There are other obstacles that cannot be mentioned in this brief description. Nevertheless, locomotive 3737 is considered one of the masterpieces of the Railway Museum. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Steam Locomotive "NESTOR" built in 1879 by A. Borsig, Berlin-Tegel (D) with works numebr 3730, of the type Sneltreinlocomotief, HSM-serie EOS - JORDAENS, NS-serie 1001 - 1029, 'Tiender', NS-soortmerk P2, 1Bn2-3T9. Preserved indoor at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. At the HIJSM (or HSM) all locomotives built up to 1889 had a name. This also applied to this series of 29 locomotives: 'EOS - JORDAENS'. Numbers had only an administrative function and were assigned for all locomotives in order of entry into service. For the locomotives of this type these were the numbers 74 - 82, 89 - 98 and 116 - 125. Locomotive 'NESTOR' was given the number 89. The HSM ordered the locomotives in connection with the expansion of its network with the lines Zutphen - Winterswijk and Amsterdam - Zaandam. They ran the express trains on the main lines of the HSM, until stronger locomotives became available. They were then relegated to passenger train service. The steam pressure was 10 atm, which explains the nickname 'Tienders'. Hat were the first locomotives to be fitted with the through Westinghouse braking system from the factory. This made them ideally suited for express train service. At NS the locomotives were renumbered in a continuous series in 1921: NS 1001 - 1029. The names disappeared. The 'NESTOR' became NS 1010. At the end of their lives they only drove in shunting. The NS 1010 was taken out of service in 1939 and kept for the Railway Museum. At the end of the 2nd World War she was heavily damaged by the retreating Germans in Maastricht. She was eventually completely repaired at the Roosendaal traction depot and returned to its original condition. In 1964 the 'NESTOR' arrived at the Railway Museum and drove the last few meters under its own power. However, the locomotive had not been heated up for this purpose, but the boiler was filled with compressed air from the main reservoir of the accompanying diesel locomotive. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. SpM (steam, ???) at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)