NS Intercity Materieel

NS Class 4000/4200

Refurbished Koploper Unit 4011 in 2006
In service 1977 - present
Manufacturer Talbot
Number built 144
Formation 3 cars (4000)
4 cars (4200)
Capacity 4000 - 35 (1st), 163 (2nd)
4200 - 59 (1st), 198 (2nd)
Operator NS Reizigers
Specifications
Maximum speed 160 km/h (99 mph)
Power output 4000 - 1248 kW
4200 1872 kW
Electric system(s) 1.5 kV DC; all units are fitted to operate on 25 kV AC
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) Standard gauge

The Intercity Materieel or ICM (English - Intercity Material) is an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train type operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen in The Netherlands. The prototypes were built in 1977 and production started in 1983 until 1994 by Talbot.

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General information

The trains are designed for long distance Intercity services. Their cabs are on the roof, which allows through gangways between sets, when coupled together. Their maximum speed is 160 km/h. Refurbishment of sets began in late 2006 and is ongoing. The trains feature compartments in the 1st class accommodation.

Subseries

ICM-0

In 1977 a prototype batch numbered 4001 - 4007 were delivered. They first operated between Eindhoven and Venlo and then later between Amsterdam and Nijmegen. These were put out of service in 2003, as the NS found them to be too expensive to keep running.

ICM-1 and ICM-2

These were numbered 4011 - 4097 and started being introduced into service in 1983, and all were delivered by 1990. These had been adjusted to remove the faults that ICM-0 had. 4051 - 4097 are Thyristor controlled.

ICM-3 and ICM-4

Between 1990 and 1994, 50 4 car units were delivered, numbered 4201 - 4250. These feature track brakes. Between 1996 and 2007 unit 4231 had a full coach converted to 1st class and was renumbered 4444. This unit only operated 1 train a day between Groningen and The Hague. It has since been converted back to normal, but it still carried number 4444. After its revision in 2011 this unit got its original number (4231) back.

Through gangway

The train's name of Koploper translates as head walker (e.g. walking through the head). When ICM units joined together the doors at the end of the train would open out and a walkway would emerge, coupling with the other set, allowing passengers to walk through to the next set. However since 31 October 2005 these were put out of use. The reason given was that they weren't used, but they also had many technical problems that made the trains late on a regular basis. During their refurbishment from 2006 onwards, these hallways were sealed shut, saving the NS 200.000 Euro's per year.

Refurbishment and modernisation

From November 2006, the Koploper has been going through a process of refurbishment. This began with the 4011 - 4097 series. The first train left NedTrain's work place in Haarlem in April 2007 and was put into service. These sets feature new interiors with 13% more seats. There is now also a clear difference between 1st and 2nd Class. The first class has red seats and the second class has blue seats, just like in the SGMm units. There is now also a better wheelchair toilet, air conditioning and digital travel information. On the outside, the sets have received a new coat of paint, with the blue window surrounds curving at the ends of units. Numbers are now nearer the front of the train. The gangways are also sealed and digital destination screens are at the ends of trains. The modernisation of the series 4011 - 4097 finished in June 2010. In February 2010 the first 4-car unit began modernisation. This modernisation finished in July 2011.

Adverts

Between 1986 and 2002 many sets featured adverts.

Services operated

Series Train Type Route Material Notes
500 Intercity Den Haag Centraal/Rotterdam Centraal - Gouda - Utrecht Central - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Leeuwarden/Groningen ICM / VIRM Train services split / join at Utrecht Centraal and Zwolle; Leeuwarden service is a stoptrain from Zwolle to Leeuwarden; service operates as Den Haag - Groningen and Rotterdam - Leeuwarden; Groningen service stops only at Assen
700 Intercity Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Hilversum - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Leeuwarden/Groningen ICM Train services split / join at Zwolle; Leeuwarden service is a stoptrain from Zwolle to Leeuwarden; Groningen service is a stoptrain from Zwolle to Groningen
1400 Nachtnet Utrecht Centraal - Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol - Leiden Centraal - Den Haag HS - Delft - Rotterdam Centraal ICM / VIRM
1600 Intercity Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Hilversum - Amersfoort - Apeldoorn - Deventer - Almelo - Hengelo - Enschede ICM
1700 Intercity Den Haag Centraal/Rotterdam Centraal - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal - Amersfoort - Apeldoorn - Deventer - Almelo - Hengelo - Enschede ICM Train services split / join at Utrecht Centraal; Rotterdam Centraal service is an intercity train from Utrecht Centraal and also stops at Rotterdam Alexander
1900 Intercity Den Haag Centraal - Den Haag HS - Delft - Rotterdam Centraal - Dordrecht - Breda - Tilburg - Eindhoven - Helmond - Deurne - Horst-Sevenum - Blerick - Venlo ICM / VIRM / ICRm
2000 Intercity Den Haag Centraal - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal ICM / VIRM
2900 Stoptrein Leeuwarden - Grou-Jirnsum - Akkrum - Heerenveen - Wolvega ICM Only during peak hours
3600 Intercity Zwolle - Wijhe - Olst - Deventer - Zutphen - Dieren - Arnhem - Arnhem Zuid - Elst - Nijmegen Lent - Nijmegen - Oss - 's-Hertogenbosch - Tilburg - Breda - Etten-Leur - Roosendaal ICM / VIRM / ICRm
8800 Intercity Leiden Centraal - Leiden Lammenschans - Alphen a/d Rijn - Bodegraven - Woerden - Utrecht Centraal railway station ICM / VIRM
9100 Stoptrein Zwolle - Meppel - Hoogeveen - Beilen - Assen - Haren - Groningen ICM
10140 /
10240
Intercity Enschede - Hengelo ICM As addition to series 140 only when series 1600 is not active and only in the stated direction
10500 Intercity Zwolle - Steenwijk - Heerenveen - Leeuwarden ICM / VIRM Part of the 500 series
10700 Intercity Zwolle - Meppel - Steenwijk - Wolvega - Heerenveen - Akkrum - Grou-Jirnsum - Leeuwarden ICM Part of the 700 series
12500 Intercity Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Alexander - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Steenwijk - Heerenveen - Leeuwarden ICM During peak hours part of 500 series
12700 Intercity Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Alexander - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Meppel - Steenwijk - Wolvega - Heerenveen - Akkrum - Grou-Jirnsum - Leeuwarden ICM During peak hours part of 700 series
20500 Intercity Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Alexander - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal ICM / VIRM During peak hours part of 500 series
21400 Nachtnet Eindhoven - 's-Hertogenbosch - Utrecht Centraal; Rotterdam Centraal - Dordrecht - Breda - Tilburg - Eindhoven ICM / SGMm / VIRM Only during nights following Friday and Saturday
21700 Intercity Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Alexander - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal ICM During peak hours part of 1700 series

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