On 15 July 2019 ICE 406 001 (4601 is the Dutch notation of this EMU) with 'European' blue band stands at Arnhem

VSM's newby 41 241 enters Dieren with the last train from Beekbergen of the annually held Terug-naar-Toen festival on 3 September 2023. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Netherlands / Steam locomotives / Various, Netherlands / Stations / Gelderland, Netherlands / Heritage Railways and Museums / Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij VSM

 22 1200x800 Px, 02.10.2023

In for the long haul: Stichting CREW 2454 bought this 99 years old electric rail car Mat'24 Blokkendoos C-9002 'JAAP' from a defunct preservationists' society that went bankrupt. The new owner, already in posession of some very fine restored items, took no half measures and deployed JAAP on a series of test rides of increasing lengths. The last test ride was on 16 April 2023 and took the 9002 from Roosendaal via Tilburg, Nijmegen, Zwolle and Groningen back to Roosendaal -via Amersfoort, Utrecht and Breda. Roosendaal-Groningen is about the longest ride a train can make in the Netherlands and was an ideal close of the test programme. Here, C-9002 stands at Nijmegen, where she had some minor maintenance before departing for the long haul. Since thereis not yet a category 'historic EMUs' I put this one into Stations-Gelderland. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Netherlands / Stations / Gelderland, Netherlands / Electric multiple units / historic, Netherlands / Electric multiple units / Mat '24 Blokkendoos, Netherlands / Stations / Gelderland, Netherlands / Electric multiple units / historic, Netherlands / Electric multiple units / Mat '24 Blokkendoos

 28 1200x800 Px, 18.04.2023

In for the long haul: Stichting CREW 2454 bought this 99 years old electric rail car Mat'24 Blokkendoos C-9002 'JAAP' from a defunct preservationists' society that went bankrupt. The new owner, already in posession of some very fine restored items, took no half measures and deployed JAAP on a series of test rides of increasing lengths. The last test ride was on 16 April 2023 and took the 9002 from Roosendaal via Tilburg, Nijmegen, Zwolle and Groningen back to Roosendaal -via Amersfoort, Utrecht and Breda. Roosendaal-Groningen is about the longest ride a train can make in the Netherlands and was an ideal close of the test programme. Here, C-9002 stands at Nijmegen, where she had some minor maintenance before departing for the long haul. Since thereis not yet a category 'historic EMUs' I put this one into Stations-Gelderland. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Netherlands / Stations / Gelderland, Netherlands / Electric multiple units / historic, Netherlands / Electric multiple units / Mat '24 Blokkendoos, Netherlands / Stations / Gelderland, Netherlands / Electric multiple units / historic, Netherlands / Electric multiple units / Mat '24 Blokkendoos

 25 1200x800 Px, 18.04.2023

The end of an era is approaching: after four decades time has begun to come to say farewell to the hauled ICR stock in the Netherlands with the approval of Alstom-build ICNG EMUs in January 2023. A first batch of 17 ICR coaches gets hauled by Strukton 1740 on 6 January 2023, seen here passing through Arnhem. The ICR stock will be retained in reserve, but in 2025 ICNG is projected to have taken over all ICR tasks. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Netherlands / Companies / Strukton Rail, Netherlands / Stations / Gelderland, Netherlands / Electric locomotives / 1700 private operators, Netherlands / Companies / Strukton Rail, Netherlands / Stations / Gelderland, Netherlands / Electric locomotives / 1700 private operators

 55 1200x800 Px, 06.01.2023