De Arend (locomotive)

De Arend (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈʔaːrənt]; the eagle) was one of the two first steam locomotives in the Netherlands. It was a 2-2-2 Patentee type built in England by R. B. Longridge and Company of Bedlington, Northumberland to run on the then standard Dutch track gauge of 1,945 mm (6 ft 4 ⁹⁄₁₆ in). On 20 September 1839, together with the Snelheid (Dutch for speed), it hauled the first train of the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij between Amsterdam and Haarlem. It was withdrawn in 1857.

Arend and Leeuw
The 1939-built De Arend replica
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder R. B. Longridge and Company Serial number 119, 125 Build date 1839 Total produced 2
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-2-2  • UIC 1A1 Gauge 1,945 mm (6 ft 4 9⁄16 in) Leading dia. 1,140 mm (3 ft 8 7⁄8 in) Driver dia. 1,810 mm (5 ft 11 1⁄4 in) Trailing dia. 1,140 mm (3 ft 8 7⁄8 in) Tender wheels 1,060 mm (3 ft 5 3⁄4 in) Length 9,785 mm (32 ft 1 1⁄4 in) Height 4,600 mm (15 ft 1 1⁄8 in) Loco weight 12 tonnes (11.8 long tons; 13.2 short tons) Fuel type Coke Fuel capacity 600 kg (1,300 lb) Water cap 3,300 litres (730 imp gal; 870 US gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 1.13 m2 (12.2 sq ft) Boiler pressure 4.13 kg/cm2 (0.405 MPa; 58.7 psi) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 356 mm × 450 mm (14 1⁄32 in × 17 23⁄32 in)
Performance figures Maximum speed 30 km/h (19 mph)
Career Operators Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij Withdrawn 1856–57 Disposition Both scrapped; replica built in 1939

In 1939 a replica of the De Arend was constructed for the 100th anniversary of the Dutch railways. It is displayed at the Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum (Dutch Railway Museum) in Utrecht.