| NS Class 500/600 Diesel Locos. | |
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1950-57 by English Electric ( Dick Kerr Works, Preston ) |
| Length over buffers: | 9.07 m (29’9”) |
| Weight: | 47 tonnes |
| Wheel Dia: | 1230mm (4’ 3/8”) |
| Max Speed: | 30 km/h (18.5 mph) |
| Tractive Effort: | 143 kN (32,100 lbf), max ., 64 kN (14,435 lbf) continuous at 10 mph |
| Traction Motors | Two EE 506 4B axle-hung |
| Engine: | English Electric 6 K of 260 kW (350 hp) [500 class], 6KT of 294 kW (400 hp) [600 class] |
| NS Class 600 "Bakkie" diesel loco. 65 examples -Class History and Locations | ||||||
| Number | No. as Radio controlled | Builder | Withdrawn | Scrapped | Present location | Notes |
| 601 | 671 | EE, 1955 | Watersgraafsmeer | England | OOU but located at Ribble Steam Railway | |
| 602 | 672 | EE, 1955 | 1996 Breda | 2002 | scrapped Breda | accident damage? |
| 603 | EE, 1955 | 1996 Breda | 2002 | scrapped Breda | ||
| 604 | EE, 1955 | 1996 Tilburg | VSM, Beekbergen | ex Zutphen, hired to NedTrain at Amersfoort | ||
| 605 | 673 | EE, 1955 | 2000 | stored Haarlem | sold to NedTrain | |
| 606 | 674 | EE, 1955 | 2001 Den Haag CS | 2003 | scrapped Tilburg | |
| 607 | 675 | EE, 1955 | 1997 Maastricht | 10/06/2003 | ex spares loco | |
| 608 | EE, 1955 | 1996 | 2002 | scrapped Breda | ||
| 609 | EE, 1955 | 1992 | Strukton '300609' Valburg, since 1997 | named 'Riek' | ||
| 610 | EE, 1955 | 1996 Breda | 2002 | scrapped Breda | ||
| 611 | 676 | EE, 1955 | Maastricht | RRF3.div | ||
| 612 | 677 | EE, 1955 | Watersgraafsmeer | Aug-03 | set aside for spares for Railion / DSM; Geleen | |
| 613 | 678 | EE, 1955 | Tilburg | Railion; Beverwijk | ||
| 614 | 679 | EE, 1955 | 1996 Maastricht | re-enstated 1998 as RRF4.div | ||
| 615 | 680 | EE, 1955 | 1998 Tilburg | 2003 | scrapped Tilburg | motor fire in 1998 caused withdrawl. |
| 616 | 681 | EE, 1955 | 1997 Breda | 2002 | scrapped Tilburg | |
| 617 | EE, 1955 | 1996 | 2002 | scrapped Breda | ||
| 618 | EE, 1956 | 1996 Tilburg | VSM, Beekbergen - for spares | ex ACTS | ||
| 619 | EE, 1956 | 1996 Breda | ?? | |||
| 620 | 682 | EE, 1956 | 1997 | 2003 | stored Watersgraafsmeer till 6/10/03 with defect | ex Railion |
| 621 | 683 | EE, 1956 | Den Haag | RRF5.div | ||
| 622 | EE, 1956 | 1996 Breda | ||||
| 623 | EE, 1956 | 1997 Zwolle | ex Railion | |||
| 624 | EE, 1956 | 1996 Breda | 2002 | scrapped Breda | ||
| 625 | 690 | EE, 1956 | England | Owned by RMS Locotec - in store at a private location in Middlesborough. | ||
| 626 | 684 | EE, 1956 | Heerlen | RRF1.div | ||
| 627 | 685 | EE, 1956 | Watersgraafsmeer | NedTrain, Tilburg | RMS Locotech Dewsbury- undergoing repairs | |
| 628 | EE, 1956 | 1991 Tilburg | 2002 | scrapped Tilburg | ||
| 629 | EE, 1956 | 1992 Maastricht | NS Museum, stored Blerick | |||
| 630 | 686 | EE, 1956 | 1999 Zeeuws Vlaanderen | NedTrain, Tilburg | ||
| 631 | EE, 1956 | 1996 Tilburg | 2002 | scrapped Tilburg | ||
| 632 | 687 | EE, 1956 | Tilburg | NedTrain, Tilburg | RMS Locotec Dewsbury - undergoing repairs | |
| 633 | EE, 1956 | Conifer Moerdijk - for spares | ||||
| 634 | 688 | EE, 1956 | 2001 Maastricht | 2003 | scrapped Tilburg | |
| 635 | EE, 1956 | 1991 Tilburg | 2002 | scrapped Tilburg | ||
| 636 | EE, 1956 | 1991 | sold to VSM, Beekbergen | |||
| 637 | EE, 1956 | 1991 | 1997 | |||
| 638 | EE, 1956 | 1994 | 1997 | |||
| 639 | EE, 1956 | 1992 Maastricht | ZLSM, Simpelveld, green livery | |||
| 640 | EE, 1956 | 1991 Feijenoord | since 1997, Strukton '300640' Almelo | named 'Esther' | ||
| 641 | EE, 1956 | 1997 | Kijfhoek, plinthed in Railion red livery | Monument. Was stored for spares at Feijenoord. | ||
| 642 | 691 | EE, 1956 | Venlo | Cronifer Merdijk, blue livery ex Kandt | ||
| 643 | EE, 1956 | 1994 | 1997 | |||
| 644 | EE, 1956 | 1998 Tilburg | Railion; Beverwijk | |||
| 645 | EE, 1956 | 1993 | 1997 | |||
| 646 | EE, 1956 | 1992 | 1997 | |||
| 647 | EE, 1956 | 1994 | hired / sold for revisiebedrijf Haalem 1996, NedTrain, Zwolle | |||
| 648 | EE, 1956 | 2003 Haarlem | 2003 | stored at Haarlem works with defect untill scrapped | ||
| 649 | 692 | EE, 1956 | Watersgre | England | In Store OOU | |
| 650 | EE, 1956 | Watersgraafsmeer | sold to Strukton, 300650, Roosendaal | named 'Fransiene' | ||
| 651 | EE, 1956 | 1994 Breda | 2002 | scrapped at Breda | ||
| 652 | 689 | EE, 1956 | Venlo | RRF2. div | ||
| 653 | EE, 1956 | s Hertogenbosch | England | In Store at a private location | ||
| 654 | EE, 1956 | 1993 Den Haag | Railion; Beverwijk, green livery | Stoomclub Hoogovens as NS number 48 | ||
| 655 | EE, 1956 | 1996 Feijenoord | 2003 | scrapped at Dotremont, Maastricht, April 2005 | ||
| 656 | EE, 1956 | 1992 Tilburg | ?? | |||
| 657 | EE, 1956 | 2002 Utrecht | 2003 | scrapped at Dotremont, Maastricht, April 2005 | ||
| 658 | EE, 1956 | 1997 Tilburg | Railion; Sloe | |||
| 659 | 693 | EE, 1956 | 2000 Tilburg | 2002 | scrapped at Tilburg | to NS Cargo / "Railion " ??? |
| 660 | EE, 1956 | 1999 | leased to NedTrain, Leidschendam / Feijenoord | |||
| 661 | EE, 1956 | 1994 Tilburg | VSM, Apeldoorn - for spares | sold to ACTS 1991. | ||
| 662 | EE, 1956 | 1995 Zwolle | NedTrain, Tilburg - for spares for RRF | solld to NedTrain Zwolle 1990, and named 'Wilco' | ||
| 663 | EE, 1956 | 1997 Watergraafsmeer | England | ex Railion | ||
| 664 | EE, 1957 | 2002 Den Haag CS | 2003 | scrapped at Dotremont, Maastricht, April 2005 | ||
| 665 | EE, 1957 | 1994 | 1997 | Dartmoor Railway | OOU in store | |
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The class 600 locos were built in the UK, the first 10 coming from Preston with the remainder of the order coming from Vulcan Foundry. Originally numbered 601-665, several were renumbered in the range 671-693 when they were fitted with radio control.
7 locos have been repatriated to the UK, nos 601,653,665,685,687, 625 (690) and 692. Locations are shown in the table
