NS Mat '64

Mat '64 / Plan V / Plan T
Two 2-car Mat '64 Plan V trains in 2011
2nd Class interior
In service1962–2016
ManufacturerWerkspoor, Waggonfabrik Talbot, Duewag
ReplacedNS Mat '35, NS Mat '36, NS Mat '40
ConstructedPlan T: 1961–1965
Plan V: 1966–1976
Entered servicePlan T: 1962
Plan V: 1967
RefurbishedPlan T: 1999–2002
ScrappedPlan T: 2008–2011
Plan V: 2014–Present
Number builtPlan T: 31
Plan V: 246
Number in servicePlan T: 0
Plan V: 50[1]
Number preservedPlan T: 1
Plan V: 2
Number scrappedPlan T: 30
FormationPlan T: Bk + mBDK + mAB + Bk
Plan V: ABk + Bk
Fleet numbersPlan T: 501–531
Plan V: 401–438, 441–483, 801–965
CapacityPlan T: 1st Class: 41
2nd Class: 230
Plan V: 1st Class: 24
2nd Class: 104 / 118 / 120
OperatorsNederlandse Spoorwegen, Arriva, Connexxion, Veolia Transport
Specifications
Train lengthPlan T: 101.9 m (334 ft 4 in)
Plan V: 52.1 m (170 ft 11 in)
DoorsPlan T: 16
Plan V: 8/10
Articulated sectionsPlan T: 4
Plan V: 2
Maximum speed140 km/h (87 mph)
WeightPlan T: 163 t
Plan V: 86 t
Traction motorsSmit-N.V. Heemaf
Power outputPlan 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 collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classificationPlan T: 2'2'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+2'2'
Plan V: 2'Bo'+Bo'2'
Coupling systemScharfenberg
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

The NS Mat '64 or Materieel '64 were electric multiple units (EMU) built by Werkspoor and later by Duewag and Waggonfabrik Talbot between 1961 and 1976. They were operated in the Netherlands by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) until 2016. The equipment consisted of independent four and two-car train sets called Plan T and Plan V: the Plan T is a 4-car EMU, and the Plan V is a 2-car EMU. Materieel '64 is sometimes nicknamed 'Apekoppen' (literal translation: 'monkey heads') and 'Standaard Stoptrein' ('Standard stopping train') due to their distinct shape.

Plan V was, for many years, with 246 units (although only 245 were present at the same time), the largest series of Nederlandse Spoorwegen rolling stock, until the arrival of the VIRM. A number of train sets were also leased to and used by various regional carriers. Materieel '64 has been in service for 55 years, from 1961 to 2016, on the Dutch railway network.

  1. ^ October 2014