Anyone familiar with the UK shunter fleet will instantly recognise this as a BR class 08. The NS Class 600's were built between 1950 and 1957 by English Electric (at the Dick Kerr Works, Preston) and shipped directly to Holland.
A quiet Sunday afternoon see's 1122 and 1622 stabled in the headshunt at the eastern end of Wierden station.
This class of locomotive was based on the French Railways BB8100 class and date from the early 1950's. This example was acting as station shunter at Amsterdam Centraal.
Nicknamed "electric Deltics" by British enthusiasts, this 1951 introduced class finally ceased in NS service in March 1998.
By 1998 the use of Class 1300's on passenger turns was quite rare. This example was captured after arrival at Haarlem with a train from Mastricht.
The 1755 departure from Amsterdam Centraal to Rimini (Italy) is about to begin it's journey south. This class was based on the SNCF BB7200 series.
3 years on from the previous photo and 1603 is seen again, this time on a freight working.
The class 1700 are used on many of the double-deck trains around Amsterdam. These trains are both fast and very roomy - even though the 3-coach rake will seat 320 standard and 64 first class passengers.
Most of the overnight International services into Holland are worked by Class 1600 or 1700. This service from Germany arrives around 9.30am at Amsterdam.
Lovers Rail, a private rail operator, runs a service from Amsterdam to IJmuiden on the coast. As the branch is not electrified, the train has a Class 2200 at each end.
Rare haulage indeed!
Made redundant by the introduction of Thalys, the Belgian Railways class 25.5's have now found use with the private operator "Lovers Rail" who operate a service between Amsterdam Centraal and Haarlem.
A relatively new design of locomotive from MaK for use on freight services. The introduction of this 120-strong class has allowed the withdrawl of many older diesels.
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