NS Class 186

186 009 at Amsterdam Centraal

Type and origin
Power type	electric
Builder	Bombardier Transportation
Model	TRAXX F140 MS
Build date	2006-2008, 2014
Total produced	12 + 19

Specifications
AAR wheel arr	B-B
UIC class	Bo'Bo'
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)
Length	18,900 mm (62 ft ¹⁄₈ in)
Width	2,980 mm (9 ft 9 ³⁄₈ in)
Loco weight	84 t (83 long tons; 93 short tons)
Electric system(s)	MS: 15 kV/16.7 Hz, 25 kV/50 Hz AC DC, MS: 1.5 kV, 3 kV DC
Current collection	Pantograph
Train brakes	Knorr brake (Disc brake), electric brakes
Safety systems	ETCS ready Various European systems

Performance figures
Maximum speed	140 km/h (87 mph), 160 km/h (99 mph) (on HSL-Zuid)
Power output	Electric: 5.6 MW (7,500 hp)
Tractive effort	300 kN (67,000 lb_f)

The NS Class 186 is a type of B-B electric locomotive built by Bombardier Transportation between 2006 and 2014. It is a member of the Bombardier TRAXX family of locomotives, the Bombardier TRAXX F140 MS2 variant.

The trains are used for pulling passenger stock, formerly for NS Hispeed and now for NS International.

The loco's are a Multi-Systems variant of the TRAXX, a quadruple voltage locomotive, able to operate on most European electrification schemes: 1.5/3.0 kV DC and 15/25 kV AC.

The Class is formed of two batches, the first introduced in 2008 are leased locomotives. The second batch were introduced in 2014 and are owned by NS.

History

HSA batch

The locomotives are built in Kassel, Germany. The first 12 locomotives were ordered from Alpha Trains by High Speed Alliance (HSA) in 2005. These arrived in 2008 and 2009 to operate services on the HSL-Zuid between Amsterdam and Breda. These trains have a maximum speed of 160 km/h. These locomotives were intended to be a temporary measure until the V250 high-speed sets entered service. The V250 entered service in 2012, but was taken out of service in early 2013 and these have since been sold back to the manufacturer. For this reason the NS TRAXX locomotives are still in service and will remain so until at least 2020.

The leased locomotives were delivered in a red livery with white fronts, but since 2015 are being repainted yellow-blue.

NS batch

On 18 December 2013 NS announced that 19 locomotives had been ordered in addition to the 12 leased TRAXX locomotives in service. These were delivered between August 2014 and January 2015. This batch and are owned by NS and are in the company's yellow-blue livery.

Services

The loco's operate Intercity Direct services between Amsterdam and Breda. These use the High Speed Line (HSL-Zuid) and operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

Fleet

The NS Class 186 fleet comprises 31 locomotives.

Number:	Name:	Built:	Owner:
186 001	-	2014	NS
186 002	-	2014	NS
186 003	-	2014	NS
186 004	-	2014	NS
186 005	-	2014	NS
186 006	-	2014	NS
186 007	-	2014	NS
186 008	-	2014	NS
186 009	-	2014	NS
186 010	-	2014	NS
186 011	-	2014	NS
186 012	-	2014	NS
186 013	-	2014	NS
186 014	-	2014	NS
186 015	-	2014	NS
186 016	-	2014	NS
186 017	-	2014	NS
186 018	-	2014	NS
186 019	-	2014	NS
186 111-1	Karin	2006	Alpha Trains
186 112-9	Erik Jan	2007	Alpha Trains
186 113-7	Mario	2007	Alpha Trains
186 114-5	-	2007	Alpha Trains
186 115-2	-	2007	Alpha Trains
186 116-0	Heleen	2007	Alpha Trains
186 117-8	-	2007	Alpha Trains
186 118-6	Martien	2007	Alpha Trains
186 119-4	-	2007	Alpha Trains
186 120-2	Milo	2007	Alpha Trains
186 121-0	Gabriël	2007	Alpha Trains
186 122-8	-	2007	Alpha Trains

References

Sources

Bombardier Transportation bombardier.com
Railcolor - modern locomotive Power! Website about post 1990s European mainline electric and diesel locomotives railcolor.net

External links

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