| Class 600 | |
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| 655 at Platform 1, Leiden Centraal Station 14 October 1990. | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | GBR English Electric |
| Build date | 1950-1957 |
| Total produced | 65 |
| Configuration | 0-6-0 |
| AAR wheel arr. | C |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Driver diameter | 1.23 m (4 ft 0 in) |
| Length | 9.068 m (29.75 ft) |
| Weight on drivers | 7.8 t (7.7 long tons; 8.6 short tons) |
| Locomotive weight | 47 t (46 long tons; 52 short tons) |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Engine type | English Electric 6KT |
| Top speed | 30 km/h (19 mph) |
| Tractive effort | 143 kN (32,147.68 lbf) |
| Career | Nederlandse Spoorwegen |
| Class | 600 |
| Number | 601-665 (as delivered), 671-693 (after fitment with remote control) |
| Nicknames | Hippel, Bakkie (little box) |
| Delivered | 1950-1957 |
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.
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There was also the similar NS Class 500. The difference between the two classes is that Class 600 has a "6KT" diesel engine of 400 hp (294 kW) and a Knorr braking system for train use, a Class 500 has a "6K" diesel engine of 350 hp (260 kW) and only an engine brake.
This class was withdrawn by NS in the early 2000s. Many have been preserved, including several which have been repatriated to England.
Some are still in use by the private company Rotterdam Rail Feeding nl: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 17 October 2006 to take up pilot duties.
| Number(s) | Location | |
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| 601 | 671 | Ribble Steam Railway, UK |
| 604 | VSM, NL | |
| 609 | Museumspoorlijn STAR, NL | |
| 618 | VSM, NL | |
| 625 | 690 | Ribble Steam Railway, UK |
| 629 | - | Dutch National Railway Museum, NL |
| 636 | VSM, NL | |
| 639 | ZLSM, NL | |
| 647 | Stapelplaats Crailoo near Hilversum | |
| 649 | 692 | Private location, UK |
| 653 | - | Private location, UK |
| 660 | - | MBS, NL |
| 661 | VSM, NL | |
| 663 | - | NRM Shildon - Locomotion, UK |
| 677 | ZLSM, NL | |
There is a well known and accurate H0 scale model offered in various liveries by Roco.
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