NS Intercity Materieel

NS Class 4000/4200
A refurbished set approaching Alphen aan den Rijn
Refurbished second class interior
In service1977 – present
ManufacturerTalbot
Number built144
Formation3 cars (4000)
4 cars (4200)
Capacity4000 – 35 (1st), 163 (2nd)
4200 – 59 (1st), 198 (2nd)
OperatorsNS Reizigers
Specifications
Maximum speed(Design) 110 mph (180 km/h) (In service) 85 mph (140 km/h)
Power output4000 – 1,248 kW (1,674 hp)
4200 – 1,872 kW (2,510 hp)
Electric system(s)1.5 kV DC Catenary
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
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4001 at Venlo in April 1977 on a trial run
4005 abandoned in Utrecht in March 2009

The Intercity Materieel or ICM (lit. transl. Intercity Material – transl. Intercity Rolling Stock) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen in the Netherlands. The train received the nickname Koploper, because it had a so-called "walk through head". After these trains were modernized, the "walk through heads" were removed. The modernized train sets are referred to as Intercity Materieel Modern (ICMm).

The prototypes were built in 1977, with full-scale production lasting from 1983 to 1994 by Talbot. The first train sets came into service in 1977. The trains run daily on the Dutch rail network and, together with the VIRM, form the most important equipment on services connecting the Randstad with the rest of the country.


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