Electric coach-units of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch railways).

Show one livery of each coach-unit

Mat 54 : Hondekop

The coach-units of Mat 54 have the nickname 'hondekop' (dog-face) because of the shape of the nose. The coach-units were built from 1954 and travel in 2 and 4 coach units. The four coach-unit of mat 54 has a length of 99,26 meters, a total weight of 213 tons and a continues rating power of 984kW. The two coach-unit of mat 54 has a length of 51,12 meters, a total weight of 110 tons and a continues rating power of 492kW. The maximum speed is 140km/h.

Mat 57 : BENELUX

The appearance of the BENELUX coach-units are similar to the Mat 54 coach-units. They were partialy in NS and partialy in NMBS service. The BENELUX coache-units were built in a two coach configuration. The BENELUX coach-unit has a length of 51,14 meters, a total weight of 115 tons and a continues rating power of about 490kW.

Plan V : Mat 64 in green livery Plan V : Mat 64

The coach-units of Plan V were built from 1964. Of the Plan V type, about 240 two coach-units were built, but there are also the four coach-units (Plan T). In the four coach configuration a coach-unit of mat 64 (Plan T) has a length of 101,20 meters, a total weight of 168 tons and a continues rating power of 1016kW. In the two coach configuration the coach-unit of mat 64 (Plan V) has a length of 52,14 meters, a total weight of 88 tons and a continues rating power of 508kW. The maximum speed is 140km/h.

Plan Y : Sprinter-3

Plan Y : Citypendel

The Sprinter thanks his name to the acceleration and breaking capacities on short pieces of tracks. The Sprinter is built since 1975 in a configuration of two- and three coach units (Citypendel and Sprinter-3) The Sprinter-3 (the three coach configuration) has a length of 78,69 meters, a total weight of 144 tons and a continues rating power of 1320kW. The Citypendel (the two coach configuration) has a length of 52,20 meters, a total weight of 110 tons and a continues rating power of 1320kW. The maximum speed is 125km/h.

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SM'90 : Railhopper

The railhopper should replace the Plan V and Plan T coach units, due to a lot of problems, no railhopper coach units will be ordered. The railhopper has a length of 52,34 meters, a total weight of 98 tons and a continues rating power of 1200kW. The maximum speed is 160km/h.

Plan Z : Koploper-4   Plan Z : Koploper in De Lage Landen livery   Plan Z : Koploper in Martinair livery   Plan Z : Koploper in KLM livery   Plan Z : Koploper in Aegon livery   Plan Z : Koploper

The Koploper got it's name because the passengers can walk through the nose of the coach unit, when two or more units are coupled. The Koploper is a 3 coach configuration and has a length of 80,60 meters, a total weight of 144 tons and a continues rating power of 1260kW. The Koploper-4 is a 4 coach configuration and has a length of 107,10 meters, a total weight of 192 tons and a continues rating power of 1890kW. The maximum speed is 160km/h.

DD-IRM : Regiorunner in 3 coach configuration

DD-IRM : Regiorunner in 4 coach configuration

The Regiorunner was introduced in 1994 , there are two versions, a 3 and a 4 coach configuration. The only difference between these configurations is the extra coach without motor. The Regiorunner is a double deck coach-unit wich has standard airconditioning. The Regiorunner in three-coach configuration has a length of 81 meters, a total weight of 176 tons and a continues rating power of 1608kW. The Regiorunner in four-coach configuration has a length of 107 meters, a total weight of 226 tons and a continues rating power of 1608kW. The maximum speed is 160km/h.

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updated : februari 12th,2004	Designed by:
	Rik Boers & Bart Ponsen