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Era I - 1839 - 1925 |
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A slow and
hesitant start of the Dutch railroad
infra structure by several privately owned
companies. The government was initially not
involved. In 1863 the government starts
building its own lines. |
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Period a - 1839 - 1890 |
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A period of
colorful enterprises, each with its own
railroad. The foundation of the Hollandsche
Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HIJSM of HSM) in
1837, Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg
Maatschappij (NCS) in 1860. Start of the
Company for the Exploitation of the Staats
Spoorwegen (SS) in 1863 and the
North-Brabantsch-Duitsche
Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NBDS) in 1869. It is
limited to steam traction. The government
starts to place station buildings in five
different classes. The first airbrakes with
a "through-connection" on all passenger
cars. |
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Period b - 1890 - 1917 |
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Different
companies compete heavily. Take-over of the
NR by the SS. First electric railroad. |
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Period c - 1917 - 1921 |
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HIJSM and SS
start the NS in 1917 "Nederlandsche
Spoorwegen". SS takes over NCS. NS decides
to apply the signal system of HIJSM, while
they use the traction of SS. |
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Period d - 1921 - 1925 |
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The once
colorful existence of the small individual
rail enterprise seems to be coming to an end,
a dark-green color has been instituted for
all railroad rolling stock as well as the NS-number
scheme. A slow start of the fuel burning motor
traction and electrification,
start of metal passenger car construction.
Drastic diminishing of the steam depots. De
SS-signals are moved from the left side to
the right side of the track. Rail crossings
without lights get a so-called Andreas
cross. |
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Era II - 1925-1947 |
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Electrification
of the main line in the western and central
parts of the
Netherlands. Money-losing trajectory is
discontinued and closed. The start of the
slow "calculated" termination of steam.
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Period a - 1925 - 1934 |
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Activation of NS
steam locomotives 3900, 6100 en 6300.
Electrification of the mainlines and
activation of mat '24. Luxury international
passenger trains like:
Etoile du Nord, Rheingold- and Edelweiss-Express.
The brakeman's cab disappears due to the
introduction of the through-connection
of the brakes on the freight transports
(1934). |
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Period b - 1934 - 1939 |
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Due to the up
and coming rivalry with road transportation
systems we see the first closures of some
rail lines as well as the closure of some
stations. Introduction of a new signal
setting: "green" to allow slow continuation,
previously this was "white". The "green"
signal setting as a "warning"
becomes yellow (1934). Foundation of N.V.
Nederlandsche Spoorwegen 01-01-1938. |
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Period c - 1939 - 1947 |
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Mobilization
August 1939. No regular scheduled train
service possible. Aluminum roofs are
painted in a dark color. Second World War.
After the war purchases of foreign steam
locomotives. Signal system '46 is activated. |
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Era III - 1947 - 1968 |
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Modernizing of
the railroad net, electrification of
mainlines. Purchase of diesel-electric and
electric locomotives and railcars,
overhaul of diesel railcars, change in
rolling stock color scheme. Postal transport
with its own rolling stock.
Class system revised. Automatic train
control safety system. |
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Period a - 1947 - 1953 |
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Electrification
implementation in full force.
Influx of electric- and
diesel-electric locomotives as well as
pulled rolling stock, many in turquoise
color.
Goods cars in brown color. |
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Period b - 1953 - 1958 |
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New color scheme (1953);
electric locomotives and passenger cars:
blue. Electric passenger railcars: green and
diesel-electric passenger rail cars: light
blue (in 1958 red). Disappearance of wooden
passenger cars. Prototype introduction of
the first "Hondekop"
railcars. Introduction TEE 1957.
Introduction of two class system (1956).
End of steam traction (1958). Introduction
of the new signal regulation and daylight
signals (1954). |
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Period c - 1958 - 1968 |
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NS
(Dutch railroad) in financial trouble. New
diesel and electric rail cars replace the
"pre-war" passenger rolling stock.. De last
of the "coupé" passenger cars are
discontinued. Passenger classes of service
are reduced to 1st and 2nd. The "Motorpost"
railcar is put in service, as well as
passenger cars for neighboring country
transportation. Numbering of the
rolling stock according to the UIC (goods
cars: 1965,
passenger cars: 1968). First container
trains.
Introduction of the three lights front
system (1963). Steam can only be seen at
border stations and museum lines |
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Era IV - 1968 - 1989 |
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New color scheme
introduction, modernizing of "post-war"
rolling stock.
Introduction of the push-pull train.
Disappearance of the classic safety
and security systems, as well as the manual
controlled railroad crossings. |
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Period a - 1968 - 1978 |
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New color scheme
introduction; yellow/grey for locomotives,
yellow for passenger transport,
yellow/blue for passenger intercity trains,
new logo and pictograms, as well as
advertising on the train.
Purchase of electric locomotives series 1500, "Sprinter"
and the introduction of the
prototype "Koploper", Benelux
push-pull train as well as multi-electrical
system locomotives of the NMBS (Belgium
railroad) to run on the NS (Dutch railroad)
network. |
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Period b - 1978 - 1989 |
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Modernizing of
the old electric locomotives.
Purchase of electric locomotives series 1600,
as well as "Wadlopers",
"ICM-3" and double decks rolling
stock. New Benelux push-pull train in
yellow/red color scheme. Discontinuation of
steam line material as well as passenger
cars of the 50's. Goods cars get new
lettering combinations (1981).
Introduction of computer driven safety and
security system. |
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Era V - 1989 - present |
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Discontinuation
of the older types of diesel-electric
locomotives. Purchase of the new diesel
locomotives of the series 6400, 1700, as
well as the new double decks passenger cars
of the type "IRM". Strong
increase of passenger transportation, which
forces the rental of passenger cars of the NMBS (Belgium
railroad). Developments in planning high
speed rail travel coupled with the purchase
of the "Thalys".
The last arm signals disappear |
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