NS Mat '64
| Mat '64 / Plan V / Plan T | |
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Two 2-car mat '64 Plan V trains in 2011 | |
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Standard class interior | |
| Manufacturer | Werkspoor, Talbot, Düwag |
| Replaced | Mat '35, '36, '40 |
| Constructed |
Plan T: 1961-1965 Plan V: 1966-1976 |
| Entered service |
Plan T: 1962-2010 Plan T: 1967-present |
| Refurbishment | Plan T: 1999-2002 |
| Scrapped | Plan T: 2008-2011 |
| Number built |
Plan T: 31 Plan V: 246 |
| Number in service |
Plan T: 0 Plan V: 50[1] |
| Number preserved |
Plan T: 0 Plan V: 2 |
| Number scrapped | Plan T: 30 |
| Formation |
Plan T: Bk + mBDK + mAB + Bk Plan V: ABk + Bk |
| Fleet numbers |
Plan T: 501-531 Plan V: 401-438, 441-483, 801-965 |
| Capacity |
Plan T: 41 First 230 Standard Plan V: 24 First 104/118/120 Standard |
| Operator | Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Arriva, Connexxion, Veolia Transport |
| Specifications | |
| Train length |
Plan T: 101.9 m (334 ft 4 in) Plan V: 52.1 m (170 ft 11 in) |
| Doors |
Plan T: 16 Plan V: 8/10 |
| Articulated sections |
Plan T: 4 Plan V: 2 |
| Maximum speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) |
| Weight |
Plan T: 163 t Plan V: 86 t |
| Traction motors | Smit-Heemaf |
| Power output |
Plan T: 1,400 kilowatts (1,900 hp) Plan V: 508 1,220 kilowatts (1,640 hp) |
| Electric system(s) | 1.5 kV DC Catenary |
| Current collection method | Pantograph |
| UIC classification |
Plan T: 2'2'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+2'2' Plan V: 2'Bo'+Bo'2' |
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The NS Mat '64 or Materieel '64 electric multiple units were built by Werkspoor and later by Düwag and Waggonfabrik Talbot between 1961 and 1976. They are operated, in decreasing numbers, in the Netherlands by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). The class is actually called Plan T and Plan V: the Plan T is a 4-car EMU and the Plan V is a 2-car EMU.
Withdrawal
In July 2010 the last Plan T EMUs were taken out of service. The Plan V EMUs are now the oldest units used by the NS. As of December 2012, only a small amount of routes are being served by Mat '64s normally. They also had been used widely in 2010 and 2012 winters when many newer SLT's were broken, due to winter problems.[2] This might happen until all SLT's are 'snow-proof'.
In 2015 there are 40 Plan V sets in service, used on stopping services outside the Randstad. All sets will have to be taken out of service by May 2017, as their revision period terminates. Many sets have already been scrapped.
Details
In total there were 246 Plan V sets and 31 Plan T sets built, the table shows details of these sets.
| Series: | Built: | Quantity when new: | Set numbers: |
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| Plan TT | 1961 | 1 (Prototype) | 501 |
| Plan T | 1964 - 1965 | 30 | 502 - 531 |
| Plan V1, V2, V3 | 1966 - 1970 | 38 | 401 - 438 |
| Plan V4 | 1969 - 1970 | 18 | 441 - 458 |
| Plan V5 | 1969 - 1970 | 13 | 459 - 471 |
| Plan V6 | 1969 - 1970 | 12 | 472 - 483 |
| Plan V7 | 1970 - 1972 | 40 | 801 - 840 |
| Plan V8 | 1972 - 1976 | 30 | 841 - 870 |
| Plan V9 | 1972 - 1976 | 18 | 871 - 888 |
| Plan V10 | 1972 - 1976 | 32 | 889 - 920 |
| Plan V11 | 1972 - 1976 | 15 | 921 - 935 |
| Plan V12 | 1972 - 1976 | 15 | 936 - 950 |
| Plan V13 | 1972 - 1976 | 15 | 951 - 965 |
Services operated
The remaining services for Mat '64 in 2015 are listed below.
| Series | Train Type | Route | Stock | Notes |
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| 4400 | Sprinter | 's-Hertogenbosch - Oss - Nijmegen | Mat '64 | Connected with series 9600 |
| 6800 | Sprinter | Maastricht Randwyck - Maastricht - Sittard - Roermond | Mat '64 | |
| 6900 | Sprinter | Heerlen - Sittard | Mat '64 | |
| 7000 | Sprinter | Apeldoorn - Deventer - Almelo - Hengelo - Enschede | Mat '64 | No evening and weekend service between Almelo and Enschede |
| 7500 | Sprinter | Ede-Wageningen - Arnhem | Mat '64 | |
| 9600 | Sprinter | 's-Hertogenbosch - Eindhoven - Helmond - Deurne | Mat'64 | Connected with series 4400 |
| 23500 | Intercity | Heerlen - Sittard | Mat '64 | Only evening service |
Gallery
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2010 operating area of Mat '64
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419 was repainted in 2004 into a green livery, which it wore when new
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Two Mat '64's passing at Ommen railway station on the Emmerlijn
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Two Plan Vs at Oisterwijk railway station
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522 at Twello railway station on an Apeldoorn - Almelo service
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503 and 829 arriving at Deventer railway station from Zwolle to Nijmegen.
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A Mat '64 seen at Zoetermeer railway station
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Plan V at Utrecht Centraal railway station on a Stoptrein to Den Haag Centraal
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A Plan T and Plan V approach Den Haag Laan van NOI railway station
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2 Plan Vs pass Arnhem Velperpoort railway station on a service towards Zutphen
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A Mat '64 at Schiedam Centrum railway station
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506 nearing Deventer Colmschate railway station on an Almelo - Apeldoorn Stoptrein
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Plan V near Deventer on the Ijsselbrug on an Almelo - Apeldoorn Stoptrein
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First Class Seating in Plan V
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First Class Seating in Plan T
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Second Class Seating in Plan T
References
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