NS DD-AR

DD-AR
DD-AR set in Amsterdam between Amsterdam Centraal and Amsterdam Sloterdijk.
Type and origin Power type Electric (mDDM) Builder De Dietrich, Adtranz (mDDM) 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 1⁄2 in) standard gauge Length 21,390 mm (70 ft 2 1⁄8 in) (mDDM) Loco weight 76 t (75 long tons; 84 short tons) (mDDM) Electric system(s) 1.5 kV DC Catenary (mDDM) Current source 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 Numbers 390 7701 - 390 7750 Delivered 1992-1994, 1997-1998 Disposition In Service

NS DD-AR, full name dubbeldeksaggloregiomaterieel, were built by Talbot or De Dietrich and Adtranz between 1992 and 1998. They are operated in the Netherlands by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen. This class is a type of an electric multiple unit and was delivered in two batches as DDM-2 and DDM-3 resembling the bilevel rail cars series DDM-1 from 1985

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.

Numbered 270 7001 - 270 7079

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.

Numbered 280 7201 - 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

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.

Numbered 380 7501 - 380 7507, 380 7509 - 380 7577

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.

Numbered 390 7701 - 390 7750

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.