NS Mat '64

Mat '64 / Plan V / Plan T
Two 2-car Mat '64 Plan V trains in 2011
Standard class interior
Manufacturer	Werkspoor, Talbot, Düwag
Replaced	Mat '35, '36, '40
Constructed	Plan T: 1961–1965 Plan V: 1966–1976
Entered service	Plan T: 1962–2010 Plan V: 1967–2016
Refurbishment	Plan T: 1999–2002
Scrapped	Plan T: 2008–2011 Plan V: 2014–Present
Number built	Plan T: 31 Plan V: 246
Number in service	Plan T: 0 Plan V: 50[1]
Number preserved	Plan T: 0 Plan V: 2
Number scrapped	Plan T: 30
Formation	Plan T: Bk + mBDK + mAB + Bk Plan V: ABk + Bk
Fleet numbers	Plan T: 501–531 Plan V: 401–438, 441–483, 801–965
Capacity	Plan T: 41 First 230 Standard Plan V: 24 First 104/118/120 Standard
Operator(s)	Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Arriva, Connexxion, Veolia Transport
Specifications
Train length	Plan T: 101.9 m (334 ft 4 in) Plan V: 52.1 m (170 ft 11 in)
Doors	Plan T: 16 Plan V: 8/10
Articulated sections	Plan T: 4 Plan V: 2
Maximum speed	140 km/h (87 mph)
Weight	Plan T: 163 t Plan V: 86 t
Traction motors	Smit-N.V. Heemaf
Power output	Plan T: 1,400 kilowatts (1,900 hp) Plan V: 508 1,220 kilowatts (1,640 hp)
Electric system(s)	1.5 kV DC Catenary
Current collection method	Pantograph
UIC classification	Plan T: 2'2'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+2'2' Plan V: 2'Bo'+Bo'2'
Coupling system	Scharfenberg
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The NS Mat '64 or Materieel '64 electric multiple units were built by Werkspoor and later by Düwag and Waggonfabrik Talbot between 1961 and 1976. They were operated in the Netherlands by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) until 2016. The classes are called Plan T and Plan V: the Plan T is a 4-car EMU, and the Plan V is a 2-car EMU.

In the Netherlands, they are nicknamed 'Apekoppen' (literal translation: 'monkey heads') due to their distinct shape. ^[2]

Withdrawal

In July 2010 the last Plan T EMUs were taken out of service. The Plan V EMUs are now the oldest units used by the NS. As of December 2012, only a small amount of routes are being served by Mat '64s normally. They also had been used widely in 2010 and 2012 winters when many newer SLT's were broken, due to winter problems.^[3] This might happen until all SLT's are 'snow-proof'.

A Plan V at Apeldoorn

In 2015 there were still 40 Plan V sets in service, used on stopping services outside the Randstad. All sets have been taken out of service in May 2016, because their revision period expired. Many sets have been scrapped already.

In late 2015, NS announced the withdrawal of the remaining Plan V sets in the 2016 timetable, starting in December 2015. However, due to a shortage of rolling stock, several sets were kept in service until the 4th of April 2016, when the last sets were finally taken out of service.

Details

In total there were 246 Plan V sets and 31 Plan T sets built, the table shows details of these sets.

Series:	Built:	Quantity when new:	Set numbers:
Plan TT	1961	1 (Prototype)	501
Plan T	1964–1965	30	502–531
Plan V1, V2, V3	1966–1970	38	401–438
Plan V4	1969–1970	18	441–458
Plan V5	1969–1970	13	459–471
Plan V6	1969–1970	12	472–483
Plan V7	1970–1972	40	801–840
Plan V8	1972–1976	30	841–870
Plan V9	1972–1976	18	871–888
Plan V10	1972–1976	32	889–920
Plan V11	1972–1976	15	921–935
Plan V12	1972–1976	15	936–950
Plan V13	1972–1976	15	951–965

Services operated

The services that remained for Mat '64 in 2015 are listed below. These were all taken over by other rolling stock from April 2016 onwards.

Series	Train Type	Route	Stock	Notes
4400	Sprinter	's-Hertogenbosch – Oss – Nijmegen	Mat '64	Connected with series 9600
6800	Sprinter	Maastricht Randwyck – Maastricht – Sittard – Roermond	Mat '64
6900	Sprinter	Heerlen – Sittard	Mat '64
7000	Sprinter	Apeldoorn – Deventer – Almelo – Hengelo – Enschede	Mat '64	No evening and weekend service between Almelo and Enschede
7500	Sprinter	Ede-Wageningen – Arnhem	Mat '64
9600	Sprinter	's-Hertogenbosch – Eindhoven – Helmond – Deurne	Mat'64	Connected with series 4400
23500	Intercity	Heerlen – Sittard	Mat '64	Only evening service

Timetable 2016

Since the beginning of timetable 2016, which started on December 13, 2015, the Nederlandse Spoorwegen planned to take all Mat ’64 trains out of service. However, that was not possible because there was a lack of deployable trains. That is also the reason why the Mat ’64 trains could still be seen on some routes in early 2016. However, the trains were not scheduled to drive following a schedule; they will be operating on routes where they’re needed instead. In many cases, they will be seen on the same routes as they were driving on in 2015.

From the original 246 Mat ’64 Plan V trains, the following 28 trains remain available for service; nrs. 441, 443, 444, 446, 447, 449–458, 463–466, 469, 471, 474, 475, 478–480, 482 and 965. These were all taken out of service on the 4th of April 2016.

Gallery

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  2010 operating area of Mat '64
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  419 was repainted in 2004 into a green livery, which it wore when new
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  Two Mat '64's passing at Ommen railway station on the Emmerlijn
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  Two Plan Vs at Oisterwijk railway station
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  522 at Twello railway station on an Apeldoorn - Almelo service
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  503 and 829 arriving at Deventer railway station from Zwolle to Nijmegen.
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  A Mat '64 seen at Zoetermeer railway station
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  Plan V at Utrecht Centraal railway station on a Stoptrein to Den Haag Centraal
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  A Plan T and Plan V approach Den Haag Laan van NOI railway station
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  2 Plan Vs pass Arnhem Velperpoort railway station on a service towards Zutphen
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  A Mat '64 at Schiedam Centrum railway station
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  506 nearing Deventer Colmschate railway station on an Almelo - Apeldoorn Stoptrein
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  Plan V near Deventer on the IJsselbrug on an Almelo - Apeldoorn Stoptrein
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  First Class Seating in Plan V
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  First Class Seating in Plan T
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  Second Class Seating in Plan T

References

1. October 2014
2. "Vaker staan in de trein". telegraaf.nl. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
3. "Tweederde nieuwe sprinters NS kapot". nu.nl. Retrieved 23 September 2016.