List of trains in the Netherlands

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Two current Dutch Railways InterCity trains: a refurbished ICM train in the foreground, and the front of a VIRM double decker behind it.
Photo taken during the rebuild of Rotterdam Central station; in the background the current overall roof is taking shape, while the foreground still shows one of the old individual platform covers. NS icm koploper 3.JPG
Two current Dutch Railways InterCity trains: a refurbished ICM train in the foreground, and the front of a VIRM double decker behind it.
Photo taken during the rebuild of Rotterdam Central station; in the background the current overall roof is taking shape, while the foreground still shows one of the old individual platform covers.

The following are current and former trains in the Netherlands.

Contents

In use

Diesel locomotives

Dutch Railways 6400 Class diesel locomotive at Amersfoort station NS loc 6452.jpg
Dutch Railways 6400 Class diesel locomotive at Amersfoort station

Electric locomotives

1600 Class locomotive in the Railion livery at Amersfoort station Railion 1612 (1600 Class).jpg
1600 Class locomotive in the Railion livery at Amersfoort station

Diesel multiple units

Arriva (Spurt) GTW Arriva 301-III.JPG
Arriva (Spurt) GTW

Electric multiple units

High-speed services

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Thalys PBA

Intercity services

ICNG train at Rotterdam Central station 20240723 Niederlande Intercity Nieuwe Generatie ICNG Rotterdam Central 1.jpg
ICNG train at Rotterdam Central station
  • The Koploper (ICM) (Intercitymaterieel) is a 3- or 4-car multiple unit that when coupled with another one, allowed passengers to walk through (the name Koploper being a play on words – literally "head walker", but in actual use meaning "front runner"). NS decided to close the doors permanently on 31 October 2005 because the mechanism broke down too often.

A scheduled modernisation of around 7 million euro will see the ICM fleet updated. The renovated ICM trains provide 13% more seats, have a new interior, a bathroom accessible by wheelchairs, airconditioning as well as upgrades to the engine and connection systems. The head doors are removed. Also, these (renovated) trains are the first trains in the NS fleet equipped with OBIS. OBIS provides a (free) WiFi-connection on board, along with in-train journey information provided through screens and (automated) vocal announcements through the trains speakers. This journey information provides the actual status, and thus, it is always up-to-date to the actual situation on its trips, and the stations it passes.

  • The DDZ (Dubbeldekker zonering) (go to DUTCH page New Intercity Double Decker  [ nl ](in Dutch)) EMUs are converted from DDM-2/3 resembling the bilevel rail cars series DDM-1 from 1985 and operates in fixed formations of 4 or 6 coaches. All trains use an mDDM motorcar for traction, which resembles a DD-AR driving trailer but has electric motors and a single passenger deck on top; the level of this deck is higher than that of a regular single deck rail car, but lower than the upper deck of the other coaches.
  • The VIRM (Verlengd Interregiomaterieel), also called Regiorunner was partially rebuilt from trainsets DD-IRM (Dubbeldeks Interregiomaterieel). DD-IRM was delivered in 3- and 4-car trainsets. 3-car trainsets got one extra coach, 4-car trainsets got two extra coaches. Also, new 4- and 6-car trainsets were built. Thus, a train consists of one or more combinations of 4 or 6 double deck coaches; each combination (multiple unit) has electric motors. More than three hundred coaches are currently operative in the Netherlands.
  • The ICNG (Intercity Nieuwe Generatie) is operated by NS as of 2023.

Local services

Stadler FLIRT operated by NS approaching station Best NS FLIRT-3.jpg
Stadler FLIRT operated by NS approaching station Best
  • The PROTOS is a train which was built by Fahrzeugtechnik Dessau for the Valleiljn. There are 5 units of them in use with Keolis.
  • The Sprinter Lighttrain or SLT is a new (2007 onwards) 4 or 6 car unit, built partly to replace Mat '64 stock. There are 131 of them. They do not have a toilet. For this reason further orders have been cancelled. Building toilets into the existing trains had been considered during the building phase, but it was judged to be too expensive. At this moment toilets are being built in to these trains.
  • The electric Stadler GTW is operated by Arriva for services on electrified lines in South Limburg, together with the Stadler FLIRT. The other services of Arriva in Limburg are on non-electrified lines, and are operated by the diesel Stadler GTW. As of 9 December 2018, it's also operated by Qbuzz on the MerwedeLingeLijn between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen.
  • The Stadler FLIRT is operated by Arriva, Keolis Nederland, NS and NS R-Net
  • The Sprinter New Generation or SNG is operated by NS since 9 December 2018, which is built by CAF Civity.

Coaches

ICRm Intercityrijtuig.jpg
ICRm

Out of service

Steam locomotives

Arend steam locomotive Locomotief dearend.jpg
Arend steam locomotive
Loc 7742 - "Bello" SHM Loc 7742.jpg
Loc 7742 - "Bello"

Diesel locomotives

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Oersik class

Electric locomotives

Diesel multiple units

Materieel 34 in the Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum Mat'34 27 Utrecht.jpg
Materieel 34 in the Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum

Electric multiple units

Mat'36 Materieel 36 Spoorwegmuseum Utrecht.jpg
Mat'36
Sprinter unit 2983 at Deventer (2006). SGMm 2983.JPG
Sprinter unit 2983 at Deventer (2006).

Coaches

HSM C carriage in the Dutch Train Museum Spoorwegmuseum rijtuig HSM C 755.jpg
HSM C carriage in the Dutch Train Museum
Baggagerijtuig Spoorwegmuseum rijtuig NS D 7521.JPG
Baggagerijtuig

These are other former carriages that have been operating in the Netherlands.

Configuration of seats

Usually in 2nd class there are 2+2 seats in the width of the train, sometimes 4 with the corridor on the side; Veolia had 3+2.

Toilet

Trains without a toilet:

In 2011 Nederlandse Spoorwegen announced that in the case of an incident causing a long stop of a train without a toilet and without the possibility of passengers leaving the train, NS will supply disposable bags, and allow the passengers entrance to the unused driver cabin.

See also

References

  1. "Eurostar to launch London – Amsterdam service in April". Railway Gazette International . 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. "Final DM 90s sold to Romania". International Railway Journal . 12 January 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. Ward, David (May 1984). "Farewell to the Flying Dutchmen". Rail Enthusiast . EMAP National Publications. pp. 34–37. ISSN   0262-561X. OCLC   49957965.