Spurt (Dutch Railways)

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Three Spurt GTW Electric Unit
Three Spurt GTW 2/8 Electric Units

Spurt is a trade name used by Arriva Netherlands for certain passenger rail services operated in that country. The services are typically operated by Stadler GTW articulated railcars. The current Arriva fleet includes both 2-car (GTW 2/6) and 3-car (GTW 2/8) variants and both Electric and Diesel powered examples. Eight of the units are equipped for operation through to Leer in Germany.

Models

A model of the Arriva Spurt liveried GTW 2/6 (Diesel Version) in HO Scale (1:87) has recently (Dec 2011) been produced by German model manufacturer PIKO as model no 59526 (DC 2-rail version) and no 59326 (AC 3-rail version).

See also

  • Stadler GTW - about the Stadler GTW
  • Arriva in the Netherlands - about Arriva's Dutch operations
  • Piko - about Piko Model Trains
Train types in the Netherlands
Diesel Multiple Units (DMU)
Electric Multiple Units (EMU)
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