The key features of this advanced locomotive are listed below: Included are several real logos on the locomotive including the corresponding correct numbers. This add-on contains the Dutch elektric locomotive NS 1800. Loco 1838 was involved in a heavy but non-fatal traincrash at Amsterdam Central Station in 2005 and due to the extensive damage later scrapped. Retaining the last 2 digits of their number. In later years 10 more of the 1600 locos where sold to NS-Reizigers and subsequently renumbered to the 1800 series. 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 early 2008 these started running into the Netherlands from Germany. Loco 1637 was repainted red as an advertisement for the Dutch brewery Heineken and was repainted in NS Yellow in 2004.Ĭurrently, Railion Nederland is looking to replace the 1600 locos with new multi-current locos type BR 189 from Germany. The locomotives that became the property of Railion kept their old number (1601-1637). In 1999 the freight division of NS, NS Cargo, was sold to Deutsche Bahn became part of Railion as Railion Nederland. Thanks to the electronic power control, these locomotives were not only the most economical but also the most powerful locomotives that Dutch Railways had.
As a result of their delivery, the old Class 1000 and Class 1500 units were taken out of service. The 58 locomotives were delivered between 19. One of those was the SNCF BB 7200, on which the 1600 is based. The Class 1600 was ordered in 1978, after several types of locomotives were tested in the 1970s. They were styled by the French industrial designer Paul Arzens.
The NS Class 1600 is a type of B-B electric locomotive built by Alsthom between 19 based on the SNCF Class BB 7200, and in use by the Dutch Railways since 1981.
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