description NS Class 1700 Overview
The NS Class 1700 is an electric locomotive operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the principal passenger railway of the Netherlands. Built by the French manufacturer Alsthom in cooperation with MTE, the type entered service in the early 1980s and is closely related to the French SNCF BB 7200 family. The locomotives haul intercity and interregional passenger services on the Dutch main-line network, operating under 1.5 kV DC overhead supply. They have been a familiar sight on services radiating from Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Utrecht.
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What trains did NS Class 1700 locomotives haul?
The Class 1700 worked Dutch intercity passenger services, including push-pull trains with double-deck coaches. Members of the class were also used on international and charter duties during their long careers.
How is the NS Class 1700 related to the French BB 7200?
Its design belongs to Alsthom's family of Nez Cassés, or broken-nose, electric locomotives associated with designer Paul Arzens. The Dutch locomotives share the angular cab profile and technical ancestry of France's BB 7200 family but were adapted for Nederlandse Spoorwegen requirements.
What is the difference between NS Class 1600 and Class 1700?
The Class 1700 is a later development of the visually similar Class 1600. It received equipment suited to Dutch push-pull passenger operation, including working with DD-AR double-deck trainsets.
When did NS retire the Class 1700?
Nederlandse Spoorwegen withdrew its final Class 1700 locomotives from regular service in the early 2020s. Several examples have entered preservation or found use with private rail operators rather than all being immediately scrapped.
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