NS Plan V - also known as 1962 stock. There are several versions of this particular class, which for a long time have been the principle stoptreins of the NS being seen all over the electrified network.

NS Plan V EMU
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Plan V unit, number 441, as it leaves Tilburg station on a quiet saturday morning.
Once this type of unit was the most numerous on Dutch tracks but that role is now shifting to the 4- and 6-car DD-IRM units as quite a few Plan V units have already been withdrawn. Photo by Henk Hartsuiker

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Technical Details  
Builder Plan V1, V2 and V3 - Werkspoor
Plan V4 - Werkspoor
Plan V5 and V6 - Talbot
Plan V7 - Wekspoor
Plan V8-V13 - Talbot
Electrical Parts Smit
Wheel Arrangement 2-Bo + Bo-2
Weight (full working order) 42 + 43 tonnes
Train Heating Electric
Traction Motors 4 x Heemef of 145kw
Length over couplings 26.07 + 26.07 m
Max Speed 140 KMH
Built V1,V2 and V3 1966-1968
V4,V5 and V6 1969-1970
V7 - 1970-1972
V8-V13 1972-1976
Number Range Plan V1 - 401 - 415
Plan V2 - 416 - 430
Plan V3 - 431 - 438
Plan V4 - 441 - 461
Plan V5 - 462 - 471
Plan V6 - 472 - 483
Plan V7 - 801 - 840
Plan V8-V13 - 841 -965
Plan V4 - V6 have no luggage compartment. Plan V7 has a post compartment.as do Plan V8 - V13
Car Types V1 - V3 ABDk + Bk
V4 - V6 ABk + Bk
V7 - V13 ABk + BPk

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