NS Class 600

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The Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) Class 600 diesel locomotives were built for shunting duties. Sixty-five of the locomotives were built, numbered 601-665. They were built by English Electric between 1950-1957 at either Dick, Kerr & Co. Works (601-610) in Preston, or Vulcan Foundry Works (rest) in Newton-le-Willows. They are very similar to the British Rail Class 11.

Twenty-three locomotives were later fitted with radio remote-control, and renumbered in the range 671-693.

This class was withdrawn by NS in the early 2000s. Many have been preserved, including several which have been repatriated to England. An incomplete list is shown below.

Some are still in use by the private company Rotterdam Rail Feeding in Holland & MiddlePeak Railways in the UK.

Privately owned 663 was moved from the Dartmoor Railway to the NRM annex at Shildon on the 17th October 2006 to take up pilot duties.

Number(s)		Location
601	671	Ribble Steam Railway, UK
625	690	Ribble Steam Railway, UK
629	-	Dutch National Railway Museum
649	692	Private location, UK
653	-	Private location, UK
663	-	NRM Shildon - Locomotion, UK