Spoorijzer N.V., or shortened SIJ for NV Spoorwegmaterieel en IJzerconstructie, was a narrow gauge railway manufacturer in Delft, Netherlands.
History
The company was set up on 4 November 1912 as J.C. Goudriaan's Industrie- en Exportmaatschappij. Henk Kolkmann: Spoorijzer. Part 1, Op de Rails, September 1997. Pages 332-338.
The company built in the 1950s approximately 100 "Rail Tractors" which were commonly used in brick factories to replace horses.Rogier Bennebroek: Spoorijzer In total about 160 narrow rail locomotives were built. The last remaining SIJ buildings were closed after several re-organisations in 1977.Henk Kolkmann: Spoorijzer. Part 2, Op de Rails, October 1997. Pages 366-371.
The company also imported locomotives from Ruston & Hornsby, for use within the Netherlands and its colonies.
Remaining locomotives
Spoorijzer RT 8, power: 8hp, gauge: , formerly Hollandsch-Duitsche Steenfabriek, now: Nationaal Smalspoormuseum, Valkenburg Spoorijzer RT 8, Serial No 221, 1962, power: 8hp, gauge: , formerly Betonfabriek De Ringvaart, now: Nationaal Smalspoormuseum, Valkenburg Spoorijzer RT 8, Serial No 106, 1952, power: 8hp, gauge: , formerly Oving Spoor, now: Nationaal Smalspoormuseum, Valkenburg Spoorijzer RT 11, Serial No 248, 1963, power: 11hp, gauge: , formerly Betonfabriek De Ringvaart, now: Nationaal Smalspoormuseum, Valkenburg Spoorijzer RT 8, Serial No 107, 1952, power: 8hp, gauge: , formerly Oving Spoor, now: Nationaal Smalspoormuseum, Valkenburg Spoorijzer RT 11, Serial No 001, 1966, gauge: , formerly NBM Funderingstechniek Gorinchem, now: Nationaal Smalspoormuseum, Valkenburg Spoorijzer locomotive of 1956, Serial No 1252, now: Gendt, Lingewaard, Waaldijk
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