For technical information please visit: http://www.nsfinancialservices.ie/trains/mat64.pdf

After all those pics I finally managed to get a cargo shot! Cargo trains are rather rare here. There are only a few routes with cargo trains. Railion is a joint venture between NS (Nederlandse Spo... (more)

For technical information please visit: http://www.nsfinancialservices.ie/trains/sgm.pdf

A local train parked at Amsterdam Central Station.

A "Serie 1700" pulling an intercity train to Utrecht. I love the way the sun shines on the last few carriages and how it has turned the entrance/exit of the station into a big white blur.

This trainset (7450) has no engine and is therefore pulled by a seperate locomotive (1730 of the "serie 1700" type). There is also a motorized version of this train which does not require a sepera... (more)

This locomotive (1730) is pulling train 7450. This is the intercity train linking Amsterdam with Utrecht. Utrecht is the largest station in the Netherlands (with quite a margin).

This train (7450) has no engine and is therefore pulled by a seperate locomotive (1730). There is also a motorized version of this train which does not require a seperate locomotive (see pic 29312... (more)

Just a few minutes before the day starts again for this train. For now it can still enjoy a lovely morning sun.

This model of train is very common, although there are various versions. The "Serie 1600/1700/1800". This is a "serie 1700". They look like French locomotives, (see pic 21927) since they are deriv... (more)

For a picture of the interior of a similar train check out pic 29311!

As has been mentioned the two doors in the front open up to link trains. This is illustrated in this pic. This train will be split up halfway, one half going to Den Haag (the Hague) and the other ... (more)

Close-up of the nose, clearly visible are the big doors that can be used to link two (or more) train sets. This is clearly shown on pic 27100.

The "koploper" (frontrunner) trains are used for longer distance in the Netherlands. The driver sits in an elevated position. This makes it possible to link several trainsets together. Up to 3 set... (more)

This is the most commonly used train for intercity trains. More of them are ordered to replace the few "Serie V" trains (see pic 27084) that are still running intercity services.