NS Class 1600

The Series 1600 of the NS is a four-axis electric locomotive class from 1980 to 1983. It is based on the BB 7200 to the French state railway SNCF and was first made in 1981 at the NS service.

The Series 1600 was appointed in 1978 after various types of locomotives had been tested in the 1970s. One of these types was the BB 7200 SNCF, on which the Series 1600 and Series 1700 is based sister. 58 machines of the 1600 series were delivered between 1981 and 1983. Through their appearance the series were asked in 1000 and 1500 out of service.

The Series 1600 is not only the strongest, but by the electronic force monitoring also the most economical locomotive that has been put into service with the Dutch State Railways until today ( 2011).

In 1999, the freight area came to Railion, kept the locomotives, which were handed over to their old number. The numbers of the locomotives that remained in NS were amended to specify their second digits have been increased from 6 to 8, ie from 1600 to the 1800s.

The Series 1700 is a modernized version of the Series in 1600., It differs from the series in 1600 through increased use of electronics, a newer version of the ATB command (version 4 instead of 3 ) and another brake system. The locomotives 1701-1731 have an automatic clutch for use with DD -AR double-deck push-pull trains. Several locomotives of this series have already been taken out of service after they have been superseded in use with double -deck coaches MDDM railcar.

The end of 2011, the locomotive was sold to the number 1835 to the Bentheim Railway, where it supports the number BE- E01. The locomotives Nos. 1827, 1831, 1834 and 1836 were sold in 2011 to LOCON Benelux where they are under new numbers ( 9901-9902, 9904-9905 ) in use. Locomotive 1832 was 2012, the HSL logistics.

The now to DB Schenker Rail Nederland (formerly Railion ) belonging to nine locomotives are gradually repainted in the DB traffic red color scheme (2012 ) and received the DB emblem.

On 19 February 1989, the locomotive moved to Flushing in 1607 with 60 cars at that time the longest passenger train in the world, but this record was already two years later - with 70 cars - by the locomotive in 2711 the Belgian Railways broken.

Locomotive names

In the 1980s, all the locomotives were given the name and arms of a city in the Netherlands. The 1600s locomotives in service of Railion have now lost the coat of arms.