NMBS / SNCB series AM 62-79

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AM 62 at Liège-Guillemins station (Liège)
AM 66, AM 73CR and AM 62 in Ottignies
modernized AM 66 in Brussels-North

The series AM 62-79 / AM 54 / AM 56 (French) or MS 62-79 / MS 54 / MS 56 ( Dutch ) (also known as Tweetjes ) of the Belgian State Railways (NMBS / SNCB) is a series of 130 or (from series AM 66) 140 km / h fast two-part electric traction vehicle units.

It is mainly used in inner-Belgian local and regional transport ( L and P trains ) of the NMBS / SNCB, but also reaches Aachen in Germany on a cross-border regional train line ( euregioAIXpress ).

The gradual decommissioning of the rode klassiekjes (red classics) AM 62 has been running since 2012 , due to the new Desiro ML that has been added to the inventory .

inside rooms

Due to the doors attached to the front, these railcars can also be coupled to form longer formations - also with railcars of the NMBS / SNCB series AM 75 . As a result of this special feature - as in the original version of the DB- n car - the driver's cab is housed in a so-called rabbit box.

In most cases, the interior has a seat design with synthetic leather covers in 2nd class and fabric covers in 1st class. From the MS 66 / AM 66 series, the vehicles were modernized inside and out, they were given a white-gray-yellow paint.

  • 2nd class of a non-modernized train

  • 1st class before modernization

  • 1st class after modernization

  • 2nd class after modernization

  • Factory plate of an AM 62-79

Technical specifications

model series Years of construction Axis formula power Top speed Coloring length Service mass number of pieces Company numbers
ON 54 1954-1956 A1'A1 '+ A1'A1 620 kW green yellow 22,640 + 22,640 mm 43 + 42 t 79 (out of service)
On the 56th 1956-1957 A1'A1 '+ A1'A1 620 kW silver / yellow 22,985 + 22,985 mm 40 + 39 t 21 (out of service)
ON 62 1962-1965 A1'A1 '+ A1'A1 620 kW 130 km / h red / yellow (old) + white / yellow (modernized) 49 + 50 t 120 (out of service) 151-270
ON 66 1966-1970 A1'A1 '+ A1'A1 680 kW 140 km / h white / yellow (modernized) 52 + 56 t 64 601-664
ON 70 1971 A1'A1 '+ A1'A1 680 kW 140 km / h red / yellow (old) (former Sabena airport trains) 52 + 56 t 6th 595-600
ON 70TH 1971 A1'A1 '+ A1'A1 680 kW (first trains with thyristor technology) 140 km / h red / yellow (old) 52 + 56 t 12 built, converted to AM 73CR 665-676
ON 73 1973-1979 A1'A1 '+ A1'A1 680 kW 140 km / h white / yellow (modernized) 52 + 56 t 106 built, 28 converted to AM 73CR, 75 in service 677-782
AM 73CR 2006–2008, converted from AM 70TH / AM 73 A1'A1 '+ A1'A1 680 kW 140 km / h CityRail paintwork 52 + 56 t 40 960-999

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Web links

Commons : series 62-79  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c vehicles of the Belgian railways on Railfaneurope.net
  2. ↑ BeLuxTrains , query from September 13, 2012
  3. ↑ Rode klassiekjes in 2012/2013 (Dutch), in the large Belgian railway forum , accessed on July 20, 2013.