Class 2600

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Number series: 2601-2649
Number built: 49
Number in service: 2 (February 2009)
Introduced: 2009
Axle arrangement: Bo'(Bo')(2')(2')(2')(Bo')Bo'
Continuous power rating: 2000kW
Maximum tractive effort: 170kN
Maximum speed: 160km/h
Weight in working order: 176 tonnes
Length: 100.540m
Height: 4.210m
Width: 2.840m
Builders : Bombardier and Siemens (Germany)
Passenger seating: 56 first, 208 second class and 68 folding seats

As a replacement for the life-expired trainsets Plan V (400/800/900) and Plan T (500), and to cope with growth in the number of passengers, NS ordered a batch of new "Sprinter" trainsets mainly for commuter travel. The trainsets are similar to class 425 built for the German Railways(DB) and are built by both Bombardier and Siemens.
The first trainsets are used for the local trains on Rotterdam-Gouda and The Hague-Gouda, but many lines will follow. At first 17 6-car trainsets were ordered but in September 2007 another batch of 32 was added. There are options for many more trains, depending on traffic growth and experience with the new trainsets. The first entered service in February 2009.