The
Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM), founded in 1837, ordered four locomotives from the
R.B. Longridge & Co works at
Bedlington in July 1838, of the
Stephenson patented
Patentee type with the
axle layout 1A1, which were named
Snelheid,
De Arend,
Hoop and
Leeuw.
De Arend and
Leeuw were similar to each other, but differed from
Snelheid and
Hoop in several respects. at
Frederiksplein in
Amsterdam with the replica
De Arend in 1939. . A keystone for the
Weesperpoortbrug in Amsterdam. In May 1839,
Snelheid was delivered first, after which the first trial runs were carried. With the delivery of the
De Arend in early September 1839, train service could be started. The opening runs took place on 20 and 21 September 1839, with regular service commencing on 24 September 1839. The
Lion was delivered as the fourth locomotive on 26 December 1839. The
De Arend and
Leeuw served the entire HSM
broad gauge line, which was extended to
Leiden in 1842, to
The Hague in 1843 and to
Rotterdam in 1847. In 1848,
Hoop was in poor condition, and it was suggested that it be used for spare parts ('pick loco') for
Snelheid. A similar plan was considered for
R3 Arend and
Leeuw. Due to the bad experiences with the
Leiden locomotive and the cancellation of two similar locomotives, there would be no replacement for the pick locomotives set aside. It was decided to completely overhaul the four oldest locomotives. After overhauling
Speed and
Hoop in 1848 and 1849,
Leeuw and
Arend were overhauled in 1850 and 1851 respectively. After the railway of the
Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij (NRS) had been
converted from
broad gauge to in 1854–1855, the HSM sought to purchase some of the younger broad gauge locomotives made redundant to NRS, to replace their own oldest locomotives. However, they had already been sold to the dealer B.J. Nijkerk in Amsterdam. With this trader, the HSM agreed to swap twelve locomotives with an additional payment of 2,000 guilders per unit. In 1856, ‘’Leeuw‘’ was exchanged for the younger ex-NSR locomotive
16 ‘’Bromo‘’. ‘’Bromo‘’ was immediately rejected and delivered back to the contractor. In 1857, ‘’De Arend‘’ was exchanged for the NRS
12 ‘’Vesusius‘’, which served the HSM until 1863. All the aforementioned units were ultimately
scrapped. In 1939,
Hildo Krop chiselled ‘’D'Arend‘’ out in
granite for his sculpture ‘’The development of the locomotive‘’, a
keystone for the
Weesperpoortbrug in Amsterdam. == Replica ==