NS 5000

"'The War Department produced a total of 150 2-10-0 locomotives throughout the second world war, 103 of which were shipped to the Netherlands where they would form as the NS5000 Class' - Synchorus 11/8/18. Source: Twitter."

The NS 5000 was a British-built Dutch steam locomotive. 103 were built by the North British Locomotive Company between 1943 and 1945.

Technical Details
The NS 5000s were built by the War Department, and are based on the British WD Austerity 2-10-0s. The class didn't last long, being withdrawn between 1948 and 1952. Currently, one (NS 5085, WD 73755) is preserved at the Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum.

Price
At level 37, the price of the NS 5000 is ƒ130,000 Gulden.

Liveries
Currently, there are two liveries available for the locomotive, being Nederlandse-Spoorwegen Green and War Department/USATC Green (which is only available through the War Department gamepass).

Trivia

 * 150 NS 5000's were constructed and put into service.
 * The NS 5000 is based of the Austerity 2-10-0, which is an improvement of the Austerity 2-8-0.
 * The Austerity 2-8-0 also has it's Dutch counterpart the NS 4300.
 * Locomotive WD 73755 is preserved at Het Spoorwegmuseum (The Railway Museum) in Utrecht.
 * Locomotive WD 73755 is named "Longmoor".
 * It has a memorial plaque in honor of the thousands of British Locomotives that helped in the reconstruction of Europe.
 * The Netherlands only saw 60 NS 5000s on their tracks for an extended period of time; the rest were shipped to other countries such as Greece.
 * In mid-2020, the NS 5000 received an updated, more detailed model, along with the NS 4300.
 * The NS 3400 is comparable to the NS 5000, some prefer the faster speed of the NS 3400 to the larger capacity of the NS 5000.