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Mechanically related to the class is the single-car DE-20, nicknamed The Camel (in Dutch: De Kameel), an inspection vehicle built in 1954, later rented out as an excursion train. The body shape of the units is derived from the NS Mat 46. [1] The DE-1 is 27.05m long and has two bogies, each powered by two electric motors.
Arend: (Dutch for "eagle") was the first locomotive in the Netherlands and pulled the first train between Amsterdam and Haarlem in 1839. Series 600: Formerly SS (Staats Spoorwegen) 255-260. Built 1866 by Beyer, Peacock & Company in Manchester. Originally built as 2-4-2 engines, but rebuilt as 0-4-2s to allow them to do shunting.
This allowed the NS to also use the trains on diesel track sections where this protection was applicable. The numbers of the new trains were 191 to 195 (ex 137, 135, 122, 130 and 141 respectively). In total, 15 trains were overhauled. The trains can be recognized by a large black box on the cabin of the engine compartment.
In the early 1970s, Dutch railroads Nederlandse Spoorwegen faced the need to replace a total of 76 Type DE1 diesel railcars and Type DE2 units called Blue Angels (Blauwe Engelen). The operation of these vehicles dating from 1953 to 1955 should have ended in the 1980s, but traffic had to be maintained on the routes they served.
Pages in category "Steam locomotives of the Netherlands" ... NS 1700 (steam locomotive) NS 1900; NS 3300; NS 3400; NS 3500; NS 3500 (ex-SBB) NS 3600; NS 3700; NS 3850 ...
The Swiss and Dutch railways cooperated on a joint development for a new 4-car diesel-electric trainset. The design comprised: A power car with compartments for luggage, customs and the train conductor. A nine-compartment trailer car (54 seats) A kitchen-restaurant trailer car with a 32-seat dining section, and an 18-seat first-class open saloon
Diesel–electric locomotives of the Netherlands (4 P) N. Nederlandse Spoorwegen locomotives (16 P) S. Standard gauge locomotives of the Netherlands (32 P)
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually referred to as a multiple unit , motor coach , railcar or power car ; the use of these self-propelled vehicles is increasingly common for passenger trains , but rare for freight ...