Articulation in NL

Articulated locomotives in the Netherlands

Introduction

To the best of my knowledge no one ever tried to describe the history of articulated steam locomotives in the Netherlands comprehensively. So I will try to attempt that on these pages.

More than just one...

At first sight it isn't much. The conditions in the Netherlands seldom required articulated locomotives. The only generally recognised true articulated Dutch steam locomotive is the 0-6-0+0-6-0 tramway locomotive no 51 of the Limburg Tramway Company (LTM). In most accounts that is end of story. Wrongly so, I found that when I slowly dug deeper into the matter. There's much more to it. So far I have found the following categories and locomotives

Operated in the Netherlands

Builder	Builder's no	Type	Built in	Wheel arr.	Operating Co
Hanomag Henschel	10758 22063	Garratt	1931	0-6-0+0-6-0	LTM road no 51
??		Klien-Lindner	1910-1911 (4)	0-8-0	GSTM road nos 16-17, 23 and 26
St Léonard	2121 2140	Garratt	1929 1930	0-6-0+0-6-0	NMVB 850-851

Builder

Builder's no

Type

Built in

Wheel arr.

Operating Co

Hanomag

Henschel

10758

22063

Garratt

1931

0-6-0+0-6-0

LTM road no 51

Klien-Lindner

1910-1911 (4)

0-8-0

GSTM road nos 16-17, 23 and 26

St Léonard

2121

2140

Garratt

1929

1930

0-6-0+0-6-0

NMVB 850-851

Built in the Netherlands for export

Builder	Builder's no	Type	Built in	Wheel arr.	Operating Co
Werkspoor	250-259	Mallet	1910-1911 (10)	2-6-6-0	SS and T (Indonesia)
Werkspoor	271	Mallet	1911 (1)	2-6-6-0	SS and T (Indonesia)
Werkspoor	538-541	Mallet	1923 (4)	2-8-8-0	JSS (Indonesia)
Werkspoor	558-565	Mallet	1928 (8)	2-6-6-0	JSS (Indonesia)
Werkspoor	570	Mallet	1928 (1)	2-6-6-0	JSS (Indonesia)
Werkspoor	571-575	Mallet	1928 (5)	2-6-6-0	JSS (Indonesia)
			Total 29

The mallets supplied by Werkspoor to the then Indonesian colonies where built in competition with other suppliers. Werkspoor only supplied parts of these classes. A full overview of the Indonesian Mallets can be found in the Indonesian Steam Roster page.

Builder	Builder's no	Type	Built in	Wheel arr.	Operating Co
Du Croo & Brauns	6-10	Klien-Lindner	1922 (5)	0-8-0	Various sugar mills in Indonesia
	11-12	Klien-Lindner	1923 (2)	0-8-0	Various sugar mills in Indonesia
	21-29, 39	Klien-Lindner	1924 (10)	0-8-0	Various sugar mills in Indonesia
	40-41, 53, 60, 62-64, 67-72, 80-81, 84	Klien-Lindner	1925 (16)	0-8-0	Various sugar mills in Indonesia
	87, 104-106	Klien-Lindner	1926 (4)	0-8-0	Various sugar mills in Indonesia
	129, 131, 136-137	Klien-Lindner	1927 (4)	0-8-0	Various sugar mills in Indonesia
	140, 154, 172	Klien-Lindner	1928 (3)	0-8-0	Various sugar mills in Indonesia
	194	Klien-Lindner	1930 (1)	0-8-0	Various sugar mills in Indonesia
	240, 259	Klien-Lindner	1937 (2)	0-8-0	Various sugar mills in Indonesia
			Total 47

	73-77, 82, 98-103	Mallet	1926 (12)	0-4-4-0	Industrial purposes, mostly in Indonesia
	115-118, 124-125	Mallet	1927 (6)	0-4-4-0
	126-128, 138, 144, 150-153, 155-159, 161-168, 177	Mallet	1928 (23)	0-4-4-0
	175, 179-181, 186-189, 191-192	Mallet	1929 (10)	0-4-4-0
	203, 206-207	Mallet	1930 (3)	0-4-4-0
	317	Mallet	1938 (1)	0-4-4-0
	328-333	Mallet	1940 (6)	0-4-4-0
			Total 61

References

Class	Title	Author(s)	ISBN-13	Issued	Page	TDP *)
LTM 51	De Modelbouwer (magazine)	J.J.G. Koopmans	NA	09-1974	235	TDP
	Trams in Midden en Zuid-Limburg 1888 - 1950	J. Blok, C. Campagne, S. Janssen	978-90-6097-434-6	2005	217	TDP
	De Stoomtram Vaals Maastricht, 1923 - 1939	H. Schreuders	978-90-71802-68-3	2003	Many	TDP
	De Stoomlocomotieven der Nederlandse Tramwegen	S. Overbosch	978-90-6707-051-5	1985	Cover	D
	Garratt Locomotives of the World	A.E. Durrant	978-0-7153-7641-6	1981	43-45	TP
	Ungewöhnliche Dampflokomotiven	R. Ostendorf	978-3-87943-406-0	1978	43	TP
	De Stoomlocomotieven der Nederlandse Tramwegen	S. Overbosch	978-90-6707-051-5	1985	177-179, 204	TDP T
NMVB 850-851	Trams in Midden en Zuid-Limburg 1888 - 1950	J. Blok, C. Campagne, S. Janssen	978-90-6097-434-6	2005	45	T
	Tramway Lokomotiven	W. Hefti	978-3-7643-1159-9	1980	106, 210	TD P
	Ungewöhnliche Dampflokomotiven	R. Ostendorf	978-3-87943-406-0	1978	43	TP
	Garratt Locomotives of the World	A.E. Durrant	978-0-7153-7641-6	1981	43-45	TP
GSTM 0-8-0	Tramway Lokomotiven	W. Hefti	978-3-7643-1159-9	1980	69	TD
	De nadagen van Neerlands Stoom- en Motortrams	J. Voerman	978-90-6120-690-3	1989	148, 149, 151	P P P
	De Stoomlocomotieven der Nederlandse Tramwegen	S. Overbosch	978-90-6707-051-5	1985	140-142	TDP
	De Ingenieur 1914 no 1 (magazine)	G.J. Hupkes	None	1914	3-7, 202	TDP T

*)	T = Textual description or history
	D = Drawing
	P = Photo