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DD-AR
NS DDZ (NID) 7534 near Teuge, Gelderland
Type and origin Power type Electric (mDDM) Builder Waggonfabrik Talbot, De Dietrich Ferroviaire, and Adtranz Serial number 390 7701 – 390 7750 Build date 1992–1994; 1997–1998 Total produced 50 (mDDM)
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo'-Bo'-Bo' (mDDM) Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge Length 21,390 mm (70 ft 2 ⁄8 in), mDDM Loco weight 76 t (75 long tons; 84 short tons) (mDDM) Electric system/s 1.5 kV DC Catenary (mDDM) Current pickup(s) Pantograph (mDDM) Couplers BSI coupling
Performance figures Maximum speed 140 km/h (87 mph) Power output 2,400 kW (3,200 hp)
Career Operators Nederlandse Spoorwegen Class DD-AR Disposition In service

NS DD-AR (full name: Dubbeldeksaggloregiomaterieel) were built by Waggonfabrik Talbot (now Bombardier Talbot) , De Dietrich Ferroviaire (now Alstom DDF) and Adtranz between 1992 and 1998 and are operated in the Netherlands by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). This class is a type of an electric multiple unit and was delivered in two batches as DDM-2 and DDM-3.

Since 2009 the NS DD-AR are undergoing modernisation to transform them from Sprinter to Intercity. The renovated trains ride under the new NS DDZ (Full name: DubbelDekkerZonering) code.

Bvs (270)

Bvs cab control car or driving trailer

These are the driving trailers at the end of the sets. Each set features them. There are 79 coaches, they are 26.89 metres long and seat entirely second class. They can seat 120 people, 64 on the upper deck, 52 on the lower deck and 4 near the doors. They also feature a toilet. The trains are numbered from 270 7001 to 270 7079.

Bv (280)

DD-AR(DDM) BV

These are the coaches connected to the ABv, Bv, mDDM or the locomotive. Each set features them, either one or two. One if with an mDDM and 2 if with a Class 1700. There are 103 coaches, they are 26.40 metres long and seat entirely second class. They can seat 140 people, 64 on the upper deck, 64 on the lower deck and 12 near the doors. The trains are numbered from 280 7201 to 280 7302, 280 7508.

280 7508, which was converted from first and second class to second class only seats 124, it was previously numbered 380 7508.

ABv (380)

ABv coach

These are the coaches connected to the Bv and Bvs. All sets feature one. There are 76 coaches, they are 26.40 metres long and seat both first and second class. They have 64 first class seats and 60 second class seats, for a total of 124 seats, 56 on the upper deck, 56 on the lower deck and 12 near the doors. The first and second class seating is the same on both decks, 32 first and 24 second.

The trains are numbered from 380 7501 to 380 7507, and from 380 7509 to 380 7577.

mDDM (390)

mDDM motor car

These are the motor coaches connected to the Bv. Only 50 sets feature one. mDDMs are 21.39 metres long and seat both first and second class. There are 16 first class seats and 48 second class seats. They can seat 64 people, all on the upper deck, slightly lower than in the other coaches. There are no lower deck seats, as this is where all the electrical equipment is kept. Units with an mDDM are not in service as DD-ARs anymore, as they have been refurbished into DDZs.

They are numbered from 390 7701 to 390 7750.

Formations

Bvs + ABv + Bv + mDDM formation

• A set made up of Bvs + ABv + Bv + mDDM can seat 448.

Bvs + ABv + Bv + Bv + 1700 formation with another set with an mDDM between Haarlem and Leiden, Netherlands.

• A set made up of Bvs + ABv + Bv + Bv + 1700 can seat 588.

A formation of Bvs + ABv + Bv + Bv + 1700 has a set number of 74xx and the last two digits are the same as the last two on the Bvs of the set. A formation of Bvs + ABv + Bv + mDDM has a set number of 78xx and the last two digits are the same as the last two on the Bvs of the set.

Modernisation from DD-AR to DDZ (NID)

Nieuwe Intercity Dubbeldekker(NID)

Renovated train in Den Haag Centraal

Modernized unit in Amsterdam Centraal

NS DDZ near Velp, Netherlands

NS DDZ in Amersfoort in Utrecht, Netherlands track 2

DD-AR operating area before modernisation

In 2009 NedTrain started to modernise 240, including the 50 mDDM coaches, out of 308 coaches of the DD-AR rolling stock. The other 68 coaches will be taken out of service and subsequently sold or scrapped.

The modernisation will transform the coaches to modern Intercity trains, which will be used as EMUs.

The new name of the DD-AR is NID, which stands for Nieuwe Intercity Dubbeldekker ("New Intercity Double decker") and ride under the new DDZ (DubbelDekkerZonering) code. The upper decks will be quiet, meant for working purposes whereas the lower decks will be for fun and enjoyment. The 240 modernised coaches will form 30 EMUs consisting of ABvs + Bv + ABv + mBs (mBs = mDDM) and 20 EMUs consisting of ABvs + Bv + ABv + Bv + ABv + mBs; so a total of 50 EMUs will be formed.

The first new EMU came into service in 2012, the last EMU in 2014. After the modernisation of the DD-ARs, the oldest 1700 series locomotives (from 1701 to 1729) are no longer used, since all new NID trains have a mDDM powercar.

Reactivation

Reactivated set in Uitgeest in North Holland, Netherlands

In November 2013, NS decided to reactivate the remaining DDARs. Due to the problems concerning the HSL, there would come a shortage of trains. Therefore, 19 new compositions of DDAR-coaches were formed, consisting out of 3 coaches and a 1700 locomotive. The first composition entered service in December 2014. All these 19 compositions got a small refurbishment in Haarlem.

Services operated

The DDZs are regularly used on these services in the current timetable (2018). They can sometimes appear on other services.

The DD-ARs awaiting renovation are regularly used on these services in the current timetable (2018). They can sometimes appear on other services.

Details

Gallery

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  Original DD-AR set in Amsterdam between Amsterdam Centraal and Amsterdam Sloterdijk

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  Original 7857 in 2009

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  Renovated train near Soestduinen

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  New train interiors

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  Renovated train in Alphen aan den Rijn