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NS Class 4000/4200 
Refurbished Koploper Unit 4011 in 2006In service 1977 - present Manufacturer Talbot Number built 144 Formation 3 cars (4000)
4 cars (4200)Capacity 4000 - 35 (1st), 163 (2nd)
4200 - 59 (1st), 198 (2nd)Operator NS Reizigers Specifications Maximum speed 160 km/h (99 mph) Power output 4000 - 1248 kW
4200 1872 kWElectric system(s) 1.5 kV DC; all units are fitted to operate on 25 kV AC Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Standard gauge 
An unrefurbished ICM at Zwolle
4005 in UtrechtThe Intercity Materieel or ICM (English - Intercity Material) is an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train type operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen in The Netherlands. The prototypes were built in 1977 and production started in 1983 until 1994 by Talbot.
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Names
- Intercity Materieel
- Koploper
- ICM
- Plan Z
General information
The trains are designed for long distance Intercity services. Their cabs are on the roof, which allows through gangways between sets, when coupled together. Their maximum speed is 160 km/h. Refurbishment of sets began in late 2006 and is ongoing. The trains feature compartments in the 1st class accommodation.
Subseries
ICM-0
In 1977 a prototype batch numbered 4001 - 4007 were delivered. They first operated between Eindhoven and Venlo and then later between Amsterdam and Nijmegen. These were put out of service in 2003, as the NS found them to be too expensive to keep running.
ICM-1 and ICM-2
These were numbered 4011 - 4097 and started being introduced into service in 1983, and all were delivered by 1990. These had been adjusted to remove the faults that ICM-0 had. 4051 - 4097 are Thyristor controlled.
ICM-3 and ICM-4
Between 1990 and 1994, 50 4 car units were delivered, numbered 4201 - 4250. These feature track brakes. Between 1996 and 2007 unit 4231 had a full coach converted to 1st class and was renumbered 4444. This unit only operated 1 train a day between Groningen and The Hague. It has since been converted back to normal, but it still carried number 4444. After its revision in 2011 this unit got its original number (4231) back.
Through gangway
The through gangway in operationThe train's name of Koploper translates as head walker (e.g. walking through the head). When ICM units joined together the doors at the end of the train would open out and a walkway would emerge, coupling with the other set, allowing passengers to walk through to the next set. However since 31 October 2005 these were put out of use. The reason given was that they weren't used, but they also had many technical problems that made the trains late on a regular basis. During their refurbishment from 2006 onwards, these hallways were sealed shut, saving the NS 200.000 Euro's per year.
Refurbishment and modernisation
4012 at ApeldoornFrom November 2006, the Koploper has been going through a process of refurbishment. This began with the 4011 - 4097 series. The first train left NedTrain's work place in Haarlem in April 2007 and was put into service. These sets feature new interiors with 13% more seats. There is now also a clear difference between 1st and 2nd Class. The first class has red seats and the second class has blue seats, just like in the SGMm units. There is now also a better wheelchair toilet, air conditioning and digital travel information. On the outside, the sets have received a new coat of paint, with the blue window surrounds curving at the ends of units. Numbers are now nearer the front of the train. The gangways are also sealed and digital destination screens are at the ends of trains. The modernisation of the series 4011 - 4097 finished in June 2010. In February 2010 the first 4-car unit began modernisation. This modernisation finished in July 2011.
Adverts
4028 at Zwolle
Olympic liveryBetween 1986 and 2002 many sets featured adverts.
- In 1986, in relation to the opening of the Amsterdam - Schiphol railway line, two units were painted in the colours of airplanes. 4011 was painted in KLM colours and 4012 in the colours of Martinair.
- 4011, 4012 an 4024 were painted in the colours of Aegon
- 4050 was painted in the colours of Randstad and later in De Lage Landen colours.
- 4023 advertised the Groningen Museum, but still in NS colours from 1999. This had white doors at the end of the train, and altered interiors.
- 4028 was put in an advert for the Children's Book Week in 2004
- 4201 and 4241 have the Orange Olympic adverts, such as VIRM 9520 and 9525.
Services operated
Series Train Type Route Material Notes 500 Intercity Den Haag Centraal/Rotterdam Centraal - Gouda - Utrecht Central - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Leeuwarden/Groningen ICM / VIRM Train services split / join at Utrecht Centraal and Zwolle; Leeuwarden service is a stoptrain from Zwolle to Leeuwarden; service operates as Den Haag - Groningen and Rotterdam - Leeuwarden; Groningen service stops only at Assen 700 Intercity Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Hilversum - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Leeuwarden/Groningen ICM Train services split / join at Zwolle; Leeuwarden service is a stoptrain from Zwolle to Leeuwarden; Groningen service is a stoptrain from Zwolle to Groningen 1400 Nachtnet Utrecht Centraal - Amsterdam Centraal - Schiphol - Leiden Centraal - Den Haag HS - Delft - Rotterdam Centraal ICM / VIRM 1600 Intercity Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Hilversum - Amersfoort - Apeldoorn - Deventer - Almelo - Hengelo - Enschede ICM 1700 Intercity Den Haag Centraal/Rotterdam Centraal - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal - Amersfoort - Apeldoorn - Deventer - Almelo - Hengelo - Enschede ICM Train services split / join at Utrecht Centraal; Rotterdam Centraal service is an intercity train from Utrecht Centraal and also stops at Rotterdam Alexander 1900 Intercity Den Haag Centraal - Den Haag HS - Delft - Rotterdam Centraal - Dordrecht - Breda - Tilburg - Eindhoven - Helmond - Deurne - Horst-Sevenum - Blerick - Venlo ICM / VIRM / ICRm 2000 Intercity Den Haag Centraal - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal ICM / VIRM 2900 Stoptrein Leeuwarden - Grou-Jirnsum - Akkrum - Heerenveen - Wolvega ICM Only during peak hours 3600 Intercity Zwolle - Wijhe - Olst - Deventer - Zutphen - Dieren - Arnhem - Arnhem Zuid - Elst - Nijmegen Lent - Nijmegen - Oss - 's-Hertogenbosch - Tilburg - Breda - Etten-Leur - Roosendaal ICM / VIRM / ICRm 8800 Intercity Leiden Centraal - Leiden Lammenschans - Alphen a/d Rijn - Bodegraven - Woerden - Utrecht Centraal railway station ICM / VIRM 9100 Stoptrein Zwolle - Meppel - Hoogeveen - Beilen - Assen - Haren - Groningen ICM 10140 /
10240Intercity Enschede - Hengelo ICM As addition to series 140 only when series 1600 is not active and only in the stated direction 10500 Intercity Zwolle - Steenwijk - Heerenveen - Leeuwarden ICM / VIRM Part of the 500 series 10700 Intercity Zwolle - Meppel - Steenwijk - Wolvega - Heerenveen - Akkrum - Grou-Jirnsum - Leeuwarden ICM Part of the 700 series 12500 Intercity Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Alexander - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Steenwijk - Heerenveen - Leeuwarden ICM During peak hours part of 500 series 12700 Intercity Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Alexander - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Meppel - Steenwijk - Wolvega - Heerenveen - Akkrum - Grou-Jirnsum - Leeuwarden ICM During peak hours part of 700 series 20500 Intercity Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Alexander - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal ICM / VIRM During peak hours part of 500 series 21400 Nachtnet Eindhoven - 's-Hertogenbosch - Utrecht Centraal; Rotterdam Centraal - Dordrecht - Breda - Tilburg - Eindhoven ICM / SGMm / VIRM Only during nights following Friday and Saturday 21700 Intercity Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Alexander - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal ICM During peak hours part of 1700 series Gallery
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Operating area for the 2010 timetable.
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2nd Class, unrefurbished interior of 4020.
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2nd Class interior of 4023, unique design for special livery carried (see Adverts).
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1st Class, unrefurbished interior of 4205.
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1st Class interior of special unit 4444.
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1st Class, refurbished interior of 4011.
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2nd Class, refurbished interior.
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Refurbished 4012.
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Olympic set at Pijnaker (Now RandstadRail station)
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Difference in cab ends (Unrefurbished left, refurbished right.)
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Unrefurbished sets passing through Arnhem Velperpoort in 2007.
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Refurbished 4013 at Oisterwijk.
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Refurbished sets 4011 and 4012 at Zwolle.
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Unrefurbished set at Duivendrecht (Lower Level).
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Unrefurbished set 4085 approaching Deventer from Zwolle.
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Unrefurbished set at Platform 1 of Amsterdam Centraal
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