Electric locomotive 1848, NS

Electric locomotive 1848 of the Dutch State Railways. ■ With the "Valkenburg" coat of arms ■ Variant with air conditioning ■ Delicately designed model with extra-applied plug-in parts ■ Filigree design of the pantograph The NS bought four-axle electric locomotives series 1600, which were based on the French electric locomotives series BB 7200. When they were launched in 1981, they were the most powerful locomotives in the NS fleet. With a service weight of 83 t, they had a power outpout of 4,540 kW and reached a top speed of 140 km/h.