Overijsselsch Kanaal - Raalte (Netherlands)
Overijsselsch Kanaal 19/11/2017 15h08
Trainspotting along the Overijsselsch Kanaal is a pleasure. A diesel-powered NS DM 90 with fleetnumber <i?3428 train just left the station of Raalte and is heading for Enschedé via Almelo and Hengelo. Since December 2017 this line is operated by Keolis and these DM 90 diesel trains are withdrawn from the service. Keolis operates the line by electric trains of the type Flirt built by Stadler.
NS DM 90
The NS Class 3400 diesel multiple units were built by Duewag, Talbot and SIG between 1996 and 1998. They operate in the Netherlands. They are operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen and some were on loan to Syntus. The class is referred to as DM'90 or Buffel by the Dutch, which means Buffalo. Class 3400 are now the only DMUs in service with the NS, the older DE3 ("Plan U") and DH1/2 ("Wadloper") series having been replaced by the diesel electric Stadler GTW. DM'90 is short for Dieselmaterieel 90, meaning Diesel rolling stock from the 1990s.
In 1993, NS ordered 53 units of the class from Talbot, now Bombardier. The electrical systems, train controls, and diagnostic systems were delivered by Holec Ridderkerk, now Alstom. Duewag installed the interiors of the trains in Krefeld, after which the units were transferred to the Netherlands. Unit 3401 was delivered on March 12, 1996, and the last unit, 3453, was brought into service in 1998.
The rolling stock was introduced in the end of the 1990s on a large portion of the non-electrified lines in the Netherlands. In the period thereafter many of these routes were transferred to private sector operators, Syntus and several other operators used the sets for their services, others were temporarily used on electrified sectors for local services.
In December 2017, almost all trainsets were sold to the Romanian FeroTrans. On 10 December, all remaining trains intended for Romania in Nijmegen were drawn up.
FACTS & FIGURES
Manufacturer: Talbot
Constructed: 1996-1998
Phased out: 2010 - December 2017
Number built: 53
Fleet numbers: 3401 - 3453 (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) & 50-62 (Syntus)
Capacity: 12 first class | 123 standard class | 34 folding seats
Length: 52.340 m
Width: 3.20 m
Height: 4.142 m
Weight: 95.2 t
Maximum speed: 140 km/h
[ Source and more Information: Wikipedia - NS DM90 ]
Overijsselsch Kanaal - Raalte (Netherlands)
Overijsselsch Kanaal 19/11/2017 15h08
Trainspotting along the Overijsselsch Kanaal is a pleasure. A diesel-powered NS DM 90 with fleetnumber <i?3428 train just left the station of Raalte and is heading for Enschedé via Almelo and Hengelo. Since December 2017 this line is operated by Keolis and these DM 90 diesel trains are withdrawn from the service. Keolis operates the line by electric trains of the type Flirt built by Stadler.
NS DM 90
The NS Class 3400 diesel multiple units were built by Duewag, Talbot and SIG between 1996 and 1998. They operate in the Netherlands. They are operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen and some were on loan to Syntus. The class is referred to as DM'90 or Buffel by the Dutch, which means Buffalo. Class 3400 are now the only DMUs in service with the NS, the older DE3 ("Plan U") and DH1/2 ("Wadloper") series having been replaced by the diesel electric Stadler GTW. DM'90 is short for Dieselmaterieel 90, meaning Diesel rolling stock from the 1990s.
In 1993, NS ordered 53 units of the class from Talbot, now Bombardier. The electrical systems, train controls, and diagnostic systems were delivered by Holec Ridderkerk, now Alstom. Duewag installed the interiors of the trains in Krefeld, after which the units were transferred to the Netherlands. Unit 3401 was delivered on March 12, 1996, and the last unit, 3453, was brought into service in 1998.
The rolling stock was introduced in the end of the 1990s on a large portion of the non-electrified lines in the Netherlands. In the period thereafter many of these routes were transferred to private sector operators, Syntus and several other operators used the sets for their services, others were temporarily used on electrified sectors for local services.
In December 2017, almost all trainsets were sold to the Romanian FeroTrans. On 10 December, all remaining trains intended for Romania in Nijmegen were drawn up.
FACTS & FIGURES
Manufacturer: Talbot
Constructed: 1996-1998
Phased out: 2010 - December 2017
Number built: 53
Fleet numbers: 3401 - 3453 (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) & 50-62 (Syntus)
Capacity: 12 first class | 123 standard class | 34 folding seats
Length: 52.340 m
Width: 3.20 m
Height: 4.142 m
Weight: 95.2 t
Maximum speed: 140 km/h
[ Source and more Information: Wikipedia - NS DM90 ]