NS DD-AR

DD-AR
DD-AR set in Amsterdam between Amsterdam Centraal and Amsterdam Sloterdijk.
Power type	None/Electric (mDDM)
Builder	Talbot (Bvs, Bv, ABv), De Dietrich, Adtranz (mDDM)
Build date	1992-1994, 1997-1998 (mDDM)
Total produced	79 (Bvs), 103 (Bv), 76 (ABv), 50 (mDDM)
UIC classification	Bo-Bo-Bo
Gauge	1435 mm
Length	26m, 21m (mDDM)
Locomotive weight	46 t (Bv, ABv), 53 (Bvs), 76 (mDDM)
Electric system	1500V DC (mDDM)
Current collection method	Pantograph (mDDM)
Top speed	140 km/h
Power output	2400 kW
Career	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Class	DD-AR
Delivered	1992-1994, 1997-1998
Disposition	In Service

NS DD-AR, full name dubbeldeksaggloregiomaterieel, were built by Talbot or De Dietrich and Adtranz between 1992 and 1998. They operate in the Netherlands. They are operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen. This class is a type of coaching stock.

Bvs (270)

These are the driving trailers at the end of the sets. Each set features them. There are 79 coaches, they are 26.89 metres long and seat entirely second class. They can seat 120 people, 64 on the upper deck, 52 on the lower deck and 4 near the doors. They also feature a toilet.

Numbered 270 7001 - 270 7079

Bv (280)

These are the coaches connected to the ABv, Bv, mDDM or the locomotive. Each set features them, either one or two. One if with an mDDM and 2 if with a Class 1700. There are 103 coaches, they are 26.40 metres long and seat entirely second class. They can seat 140 people, 64 on the upper deck, 64 on the lower deck and 12 near the doors.

Numbered 280 7201 - 280 7302, 280 7508

280 7508, which was converted from first and second class to second class only seats 124, it was previously numbered 380 7508

ABv (380)

These are the coaches connected to the Bv and Bvs. All sets feature one. There are 76 coaches, they are 26.40 metres long and seat both first and second class. They have 64 first class seats and 60 second class seats, for a total of 124 seats, 56 on the upper deck, 56 on the lower deck and 12 near the doors. The first and second class seating is the same on both decks, 32 first and 24 second.

Numbered 380 7501 - 380 7507, 380 7509 - 380 7577

mDDM (390)

These are the motor coaches connected to the Bv. 50 sets features one. There are 50 of them, they are 21.39 metres long and seat both first and second class. There are 16 first class seats and 48 second class seats. They can seat 64 people, all on the upper deck, slightly lower than in the other coaches. There are no lower deck seats, as this is where all the electrical equipment is kept.

Numbered 390 7701 - 390 7750

Formations

• A set made up of Bvs + ABv + Bv + mDDM can seat 448.
• A set made up of Bvs + ABv + Bv + Bv + 1700 can seat 588.

A formation of Bvs + ABv + Bv + Bv + 1700 has a set number of 74xx and the last two digits are the same as the last two on the Bvs of the set. A formation of Bvs + ABv + Bv + mDDM has a set number of 78xx and the last two digits are the same as the last two on the Bvs of the set.

Modernisation

In 2009 NedTrain has started to modernise 240, including the 50 mDDM coaches, out of 308 coaches of the DD-AR rolling stock. The other 68 coaches will be taken out of service and subsequently sold or demolished. The modernisation will transform the coaches to modern Intercity trains, which will be used as EMU's. The new name of the DD-AR will become DD-Z, which stands for 'Dubbel Dekker Zones'. The upper decks will be quiet, meant for working purposes whereas the lower decks will be for fun en enjoyment. The 240 modernised coaches will form 30 EMU's consisting of ABvs + ABv + Bv + mBs (mBs = mDDM) and 20 EMU's consisting of ABvs + ABv + ABv + Bv + Bv + mBs; so a total of 50 EMU's will be formed. The first new EMU will come into service in late 2010, the last EMU in 2013. After the modernisation of the DD-AR's, the 1700 series locomotives will no longer be used, since all new DD-Z trains have a mDDM powercar.

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  Set 7871, meaning that 270 7071 is at the Bvs of this train.

Services operated

Series	Train Type	Route	Material	Notes
2200	Sneltrein	Amsterdam Centraal - Amsterdam Sloterdijk – Haarlem - Heemstede-Aerdenhout - Leiden Centraal - Den Haag Laan van NOI – Den Haag HS - Delft - Schiedam Centrum - Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Blaak - Rotterdam Lombardijen - Dordrecht (– Dordrecht Zuid - Lage Zwaluwe - Breda-Prinsenbeek - Breda)	DD-AR / VIRM	During off-peak hours only hourly service between Dordrecht - Breda
3400	Sneltrein	Hoorn - Obdam - Heerhugowaard - Alkmaar Noord - Alkmaar - Heiloo - Castricum - Uitgeest - Beverwijk - Haarlem - (Heemstede-Aerdenhout - Leiden Centraal - Den Haag Laan van NOI - Den Haag Centraal)	DD-AR / VIRM	During weekends only Hoorn - Haarlem
3700	Intercity	Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Almere Centrum – Almere Buiten - Lelystad Centrum	DD-AR	Monday-Saturday until 20:00h
3900	Intercity	Hoofddorp - Schiphol – Amsterdam Lelylaan - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Centraal – Almere Centrum – Almere Buiten - Lelystad Centrum	DD-AR / SGMm
4600	Sprinter	Amsterdam Centraal - Amsterdam Muiderpoort - Amsterdam Science Park - Diemen - Weesp - Almere Muziekwijk - Almere Centrum - Almere Parkwijk - Almere Buiten - Almere Oostvaarders (- Lelystad Centrum)	DD-AR / SGMm / SLT	Almere Oostvaarders - Lelystad Centrum evenings and Sundays
4800	Stoptrein	Amsterdam Centraal – Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Haarlem Spaarnwoude - Haarlem - Bloemendaal - Santpoort Zuid - Santpoort Noord – Driehuis - Beverwijk - Heemskerk - Uitgeest	DD-AR
4900	Intercity	Utrecht Centraal - Utrecht Overvecht - Hilversum Sportpark - Hilversum - Naarden-Bussum - Almere Muziekwijk - Almere Centrum (- Lelystad Centrum)	DD-AR	Stops at all intermediate stations except Hollandsche Rading, Hilversum Noord and Bussum Zuid
5000	Stoptrein	Leiden Centraal - De Vink - Voorschoten - Den Haag Mariahoeve - Den Haag Laan van NOI - Den Haag HS - Den Haag Moerwijk - Rijswijk - Delft - Delft Zuid - Schiedam Centrum - Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Blaak - Rotterdam Zuid - Rotterdam Lombardijen - Barendrecht - Zwijndrecht - Dordrecht	DD-AR
5400	Intercity	Amsterdam Centraal - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Haarlem - Overveen - Zandvoort	DD-AR
5600	Stoptrein	Utrecht Centraal - Utrecht Overvecht - Bilthoven - Den Dolder - Amersfoort - Amsterdam Schothorst - Amersfoort Vathorst - Nijkerk - Putten - Ermelo - Harderwijk - Nunspeet - 't Harde - Wezep - Zwolle	DD-AR
5700	Stoptrein	Utrecht Centraal - Utrecht Overvecht - Hollandsche Rading - Hilversum Sportpark - Hilversum - Hilversum Noord - Bussum Zuid - Naarden-Bussum - Weesp - Diemen Zuid - Duivendrecht - Amsterdam RAI - Amsterdam Zuid - Schiphol - Hoofddorp - Nieuw-Vennep - Leiden Centraal	DD-AR
5800	Stoptrein	Amsterdam Centraal - Amsterdam Muiderpoort - Diemen - Weesp - Naarden-Bussum - Bussum Zuid - Hilversum Noord – Hilversum - Baarn - Amersfoort - Amsterdam Schothorst - Amersfoort Vathorst	DD-AR / SGMm	During weekends and evenings only Amsterdam Centraal - Amersfoort
14500	Intercity	Amsterdam Centraal - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Hoorn - Hoorn Kersenboogerd - Hoogkarspel - Bovenkarspel-Grootebroek - Bovenkarspel Flora – Enkhuizen	DD-AR / VIRM	Only during peak hours

Operating area

A map showing the area where DD-AR usually operate.

The DD-AR is normally found in great numbers around Amsterdam, Hoorn, Uitgeest, Haarlem, Schiphol, Weesp, Almere, Lelystad, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Den Haag, Leiden, Dordrecht, Roosendaal and Breda.

They rarely operate north of Zwolle, east of Amersfoort (towards Apeldoorn), east of Utrecht (towards Arnhem) or (south)east of 's-Hertogenbosch (towards Nijmegen and Eindhoven).

Details

Series	Built	Quantity	First Class seating	Second Class seating	Total seating
Bvs - 270	1992–1994	79	0	120	120
Bv - 280	1992–1994	103	0	140	140
ABv - 280	1992–1994	76	64	60	124
mDDM - 390	1997–1998	50	16	48	64

Gallery

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  A DD-AR set near Hoorn, with a mDDM nearest the camera

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  A DD-AR set at Zwolle, with a Bvs nearest the camera

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  A DD-AR set near Utrecht

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  A DD-AR set at Hilversum Sportpark, with a Bvs neares the camera

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  A DD-AR set at Santpoort Noord, with a mDDM nearest the camera

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  First class seating in a DD-AR set

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  Second class seating, upstairs, in a DD-AR set

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  Second class seating, downstairs