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NS Sprinter Lighttrain - Class 2400 / 2600 
Sprinter Lighttrain 2402 at AmersfoortIn service 2009 - present Manufacturer Bombardier (2400)
Siemens (2600)Number built 69 (2400)
62 (2600)Formation 4 cars (2400)
6 cars (2600)Capacity 40 1st class, 176 2nd class (2400)
56 1st class, 266 2nd class (2600)Operator NS Reizigers Specifications Car length 70 m (229 ft 8 in) (2400)
100 m (328 ft 1 in) (2600)Maximum speed 160 km/h (99 mph) Power output 1,260 kW (1,690 hp) (2400)
1,680 kW (2,253 hp) (2600)Electric 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
The Sprinter Lighttrain or SLT is an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train type operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen in The Netherlands. They were built from 2007 Bombardier (2400) and Siemens (2600). For the original type of Sprinter, see NS Stadsgewestelijk Materieel.Contents
Names
- Sprinter Lighttrain
- Sprinter
- SLT
- S70 or S100
Numbering
- 2401 - 2469
- 2601 - 2662
General information
2607 arriving at Amsterdam Amstel.
The SLT is designed to replace the Mat '64 trains from the 1960s and 1970s. The first 35 sets were ordered in 2005 and the first set, 2402 arrived in January 2008. The second set, 2602 arrived in February 2008 and both were used on test runs. In September 2007 NS ordered a further 64 sets, and these started arriving in The Netherlands in mid 2009. In 2009 a further 32 were ordered. The trains use regenarative braking, which can feed braking energy back into the contact wire when they brake.
The trains are based on the DB Class 425 design, but made to meet the demands of the Sprinter. They use Jacobs bogie, which allow for thin and wide gangways between each coach. The units were built in Aachen (2400) and Krefeld (2600).
Use of Sprinter Lighttrains
The SLT is primarily for the Randstad area, around the four main cities (Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague and Rotterdam). They will be used on routes where stations are close together and for this they feature many wide doors and fast acceleration.
After many test runs without passengers, they were put into service on 23 February 2009 between Den Haag Centraal - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal, two months later than planned. Passengers were happy with the comfort, no step between the train and the platform and the fresh interior, however the trains lack a toilet.
Problems occurred, especially when a four-car and a six-car unit coupled together, so the test was stopped temporarily on 1 May 2009. The test started again on 21 September 2009, outside of the peak hours. Again there were problems, and delivery of sets was stopped for the time being.
With the December 2009 timetable change, sets were put in again between Utrecht and Den Haag, as well as between Gouda and Rotterdam. In February 2010, the delivery of new sets was restarted, with four sets arriving each week. In May 2010 SLT sets also began operating between Rotterdam Centraal and Hoek van Holland and on 24 May 2010 also between Utrecht Centraal and Baarn via Soest.
In December 2010 more than two/third of these models was broken after snowfall, leaving the NS to revert to the old trains that had recently be cycled out to operate service [1][2].
Services operated
Series Train Type Route Material Notes 3300 Sprinter Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Lelylaan - Amsterdam Sloterdijk Hemboog - Zaandam - Zaandam Kogerveld - Purmerend Weidevenne - Purmerend - Purmerend Overwhere - Hoorn - Hoorn Kersenboogerd SLT / SGMm 4000 Sprinter (Alkmaar - Heiloo - Castricum -) Uitgeest - Krommenie-Assendelft - Wormerveer - Koog-Zaandijk - Koog Bloemwijk - Zaandam - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Centraal - Amsterdam Muiderpoort - Amsterdam Amstel - Duivendrecht - Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA - Amsterdam Holendrecht - Abcoude - Breukelen - Woerden - Gouda Goverwelle - Gouda - Nieuwerkerk a/d IJssel - Capelle Schollevaar - Rotterdam Alexander - Rotterdam Noord - Rotterdam Centraal SLT Only evenings and Sundays between Uitgeest and Alkmaar 4100 Sprinter Rotterdam Centraal - Schiedam Centrum - Schiedam Nieuwland - Vlaardingen Oost - Vlaardingen Centrum - Vlaardingen West - Maassluis - Maassluis West - Hoek van Holland Haven - Hoek van Holland Strand SLT To Strand Station March - November 4200 Sprinter Rotterdam Centraal - Schiedam Centrum - Schiedam Nieuwland - Vlaardingen Oost - Vlaardingen Centrum - Vlaardingen West - Maassluis - Maassluis West SLT Not Sundays 4300 Sprinter Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Amsterdam RAI - Duivendrecht - Diemen Zuid - Weesp - Almere Muziekwijk - Almere Centrum - Almere Parkwijk - Almere Buiten - Almere Oostvaarders - Lelystad Centrum SLT / SGMm Almere Oostvaarders - Lelystad Centrum evenings and Sundays 4600 Sprinter Amsterdam Centraal - Amsterdam Muiderpoort - Amsterdam Science Park - Diemen - Weesp - Almere Muziekwijk - Almere Centrum - Almere Parkwijk - Almere Buiten - Almere Oostvaarders (- Lelystad Centrum) SLT / DD-AR / SGMm Almere Oostvaarders - Lelystad Centrum evenings and Sundays 5100 Sprinter Den Haag Centraal - Den Haag HS - Den Haag Moerwijk - Rijswijk - Delft - Delft Zuid - Schiedam Centrum - Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Blaak - Rotterdam Zuid - Rotterdam Lombardijen - Barendrecht - Zwijndrecht - Dordrecht - Dordrecht Zuid - Lage Zwaluwe - Zevenbergen - Oudenbosch - Roosendaal SLT 5500 Sprinter Utrecht Centraal - Utrecht Overvecht - Bilthoven - Den Dolder - Soest Zuid - Soest - Soestdijk - Baarn SLT 6000 Sprinter Utrecht Centraal - Utrecht Lunetten - Houten - Houten Castellum - Culemborg - Geldermalsen - Tiel Passewaaij - Tiel SLT During evenings combined with series 16000 7000 Sprinter Apeldoorn - Apeldoorn Osseveld - Twello - Deventer - Deventer Colmschate - Holten - Rijssen - Wierden - Almelo - Almelo de Riet - Borne - Hengelo - Enschede Drienerlo - Enschede SLT / SGMm During evenings and Sunday only Apeldoorn - Almelo 7400 Sprinter (Amsterdam Centraal - Amsterdam Muiderpoort - Amsterdam Amstel - Duivendrecht - Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA - Amsterdam Holendrecht - Abcoude -) Breukelen - Maarssen - Utrecht Zuilen - Utrecht Centraal - Bunnik - Driebergen-Zeist - Maarn - Veenendaal West - Veenendaal Centrum - Rhenen SLT During peak hours linked to series 14700 9700 Sprinter Gouda Goverwelle - Gouda - Nieuwerkerk a/d IJssel - Capelle Schollevaar - Rotterdam Alexander - Rotterdam Noord - Rotterdam Centraal SLT Only during peak hours 9800 Sprinter Den Haag Centraal - Voorburg - Den Haag Ypenburg - Zoetermeer - Zoetermeer Oost - Gouda - Gouda Goverwelle - Woerden - Vleuten - Utrecht Terwijde - Utrecht Centraal SLT 13600 Stoptrein 's-Hertogenbosch - Tilburg - Tilburg Universiteit - Tilburg Reeshof - Gilze-Rijen - Breda SLT Linked to series 16000 14000 Stoptrein Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Noord - Rotterdam Alexander - Capelle Schollevaar - Nieuwerkerk a/d IJssel - Gouda - Gouda Goverwelle - Woerden - Vleuten - Utrecht Terwijde - Utrecht Centraal SLT Only early mornings 14100 Sprinter Rotterdam Centraal - Schiedam Centrum - Schiedam Nieuwland - Vlaardingen Oost - Vlaardingen Centrum SLT Only during peak hours 14700 Sprinter Uitgeest - Krommenie-Assendelft - Wormerveer - Koog-Zaandijk - Koog Bloemwijk - Zaandam - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Centraal SLT Linked to series 7400 15400 Sprinter Haarlem - Overveen - Zandvoort SLT Summer months only 16000 Sprinter Utrecht Centraal - Utrecht Lunetten - Houten - Houten Castellum - Culemborg - Geldermalsen - Zaltbommel - 's-Hertogenbosch SLT Linked to series 13600; during evenings combined with series 6000 17400 Sprinter Breukelen - Maarssen - Utrecht Zuilen - Utrecht Centraal (- Bunnik - Driebergen-Zeist - Maarn - Veenendaal West - Veenendaal Centrum) SLT Only during peak hours Utrecht Centraal - Veenendaal Centrum 19800 Sprinter Den Haag Centraal - Voorburg - Den Haag Ypenburg - Zoetermeer - Zoetermeer Oost - Gouda - Gouda Goverwelle SLT Not after 20:00h and weekends Gallery
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Operating area of SLT
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1st Class seating
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2nd Class seating
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2nd Class seating
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Cab View
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Display Screens on SLT
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Balcony area of 2nd Class seats
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SLT and original Sprinter together at Amersfoort
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2401 in service at Schiedam Centrum
Train types in the Netherlands Diesel Multiple Units (DMU) DM'90 (Buffel) • Lint 41/H • GTW (Spurt / Velios)Electric Multiple Units (EMU) Mat '64 (Plan T / V) • SGM (Sprinter) • ICM (Koploper) • DD-AR • (V)IRM • Thalys PBA / PBKA • ICE 3M • Protos • GTW (Spurt / Velios) • SLT • V250Categories:- Rolling stock of the Netherlands
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