NS_Class_1600 Knowpia

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B′B′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	17,600 mm (57 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
Loco weight	83 t (82 long tons; 91 short tons)
Electric system/s	1.5 kv DC Catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alsthom-Atlantique, MTE Creusot-Loire
Build date	1981-1983
Total produced	58

NS Class 1600
NS Class 1800
NS Class 1600; NS Class 1800
	Railion 1612 at Amersfoort
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alsthom-Atlantique, MTE Creusot-Loire
Build date	1981-1983
Total produced	58
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B′B′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	17,600 mm (57 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
Loco weight	83 t (82 long tons; 91 short tons)
Electric system/s	1.5 kv DC Catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	200 km/h (120 mph); (in practice 160 km/h or 99 mph)
Power output	4,600 kW (6,200 hp)
Tractive effort	294 kN (66,000 lbf)
Operators
Career
Operators	Railion Nederland, NS Reizigers
Class	1600/1800
Number in class	1600=23, 1800=34
Numbers	In the ranges 1601-1622, 1823-1824, 1625, 1826-1858
Disposition	Active

The NS Class 1600 is a type of B′B′ electric locomotive built by Alstom between 1980 and 1983 based on the SNCF Class BB 7200, and in use by the Dutch Railways since 1981. They were styled by the French industrial designer Paul Arzens.

The Class 1600 was ordered in 1978, after several types of locomotives were tested in the 1970s. One of those was the SNCF BB 7200, on which the 1600 is based. The 58 locomotives were delivered between 1981 and 1983. As a result of their delivery, the old Class 1000 and Class 1500 units were taken out of service.

Thanks to the electronic power control, these locomotives were not only the most economical but also the most powerful locomotives that Dutch Railways had.

NS/Railion Class 1600 edit

In 1999 the freight division of NS, NS Cargo, was sold to Deutsche Bahn became part of Railion as Railion Nederland. The locomotives that became the property of Railion kept their old number (1601–1637). No. 1637 was repainted red as an advertisement for the Dutch brewery Heineken and was repainted in NS Yellow in 2004.

Currently, Railion Nederland is looking to replace the Class 1600 locomotives with new multi-current locomotives type BR 189 from Germany. In early 2008 these started running into the Netherlands from Germany.

NS Class 1800 edit

The locomotives that went to NS-Reizigers (1638–1658) had their numbers raised by 200, thus keeping their number but now in the 1800 series. In later years 10 more of the 1600 locomotives were sold to NS-Reizigers and subsequently renumbered to the 1800 series. The 1800 series was now 1823, 1824 and 1826 to 1858. Retaining the last 2 digits of their number. No. 1838 was involved in a heavy but non-fatal train crash at Amsterdam Central Station in 2005 and due to the extensive damage later scrapped.

Names edit

All the 1600s and 1800s carry names & crests of Dutch towns and cities.

1601^t - Amsterdam
1602 - Schiphol
1603^t - Zutphen †
1604 - Dordrecht
1605 - Breda †
1606^a - Harderwijk
1607^t - Vlissingen †
1608^t - 's-Hertogenbosch †
1609^a - Hoofddorp
1610^sp - Hengelo †
1611 - Venlo
1612 - Goes
1613 - Roermond
1614 - Schiedam
1615 - Zandvoort
1616 - Oldenzaal
1617^t - Assen †
1618^t - Almelo
1619^a - Maastricht
1620^t - Arnhem †

1621^a - Deventer
1622 - Haarlem †
1823^t - Hilversum
1824^t - Alkmaar
1625 - Sittard †
1826 - Meppel †
1827^l - Gouda
1828^t - Apeldoorn
1829^t - Ede
1830^t - Zwolle
1831^l - Voorburg
1832^HSL - Nijmegen
1833^t - Bergen op Zoom
1834^l - Lelystad
1835^h - Enschede
1836^l - Heerenveen
1837^t - Amersfoort
1838 - Groningen †
1839^t - Leiden †
1840^t - Steenwijk

1841 - Almere †
1842^t - Weert †
1843^t - Heerlen †
1844^t - Roosendaal †
1845^t - Middelburg †
1846^t - Leeuwarden †
1847^t - Delft †
1848^t - Valkenburg †
1849^t - Oss †
1850^t - The Hague †
1851^t - Tilburg †
1852 - Utrecht †
1853^t - Den Helder †
1854^t - Geleen †
1855^t - Eindhoven †
1856^m - Hoogeveen
1857^t - Rotterdam †
1858^t - Zaandam †

^a = These engines have been sold to Husa Transportation - Railway Services Nederland BV.
^l = These engines have been sold to Locon Benelux.
^h = This engine is on hire to the Bentheimer Eisenbahn AG.
^sp = Engine sold for spare parts to Shunter (maintenance company).
^t = These engines have been taken out of service and are not expected to return in service in the near future.
† = These engines have been scrapped, due to an accident or because they were taken out of service.
^m = This engine is now part of the Railway Collection from the Railway Museum in Utrecht.

References edit

^ ^a ^b Haydock, David; Fox, Peter; Garvin, Brian (2008). European Handbook No. 1 Benelux Railways Locomotives & Coaching Stock (Fifth ed.). Sheffield, England: Platform 5. ISBN 978-1-902336-64-0.