Spurt (Dutch Railways)

Three Spurt GTW Electric Unit

Interior of the Spurt

Spurt (Dutch pronunciation: [spɵrt]) is a trade name used by Arriva Netherlands for certain passenger rail services operated in that country. The services are typically operated by Stadler GTW articulated railcars. The current Arriva fleet includes both 2-car (GTW 2/6) and 3-car (GTW 2/8) variants and both Electric and Diesel powered examples. Eight of the units are equipped for operation through to Leer in Germany.

Accidents and incidents

Main article: Dalfsen train crash

On 23 February 2016, a Spurt train was involved in a collision with a crane on a level crossing at Dalfsen, Overijssel and was derailed. One person was killed and six were injured.
On 19 November 2016, a Spurt train was involved in a collision with a milk lorry on a level crossing at Winsum, Groningen and was derailed. Eighteen people were injured, three seriously.^[1]

Models

A model of the Arriva Spurt liveried GTW 2/6 (Diesel Version) in HO Scale (1:87) has recently (Dec 2011) been produced by German model manufacturer PIKO as model no 59526 (DC 2-rail version) and no 59326 (AC 3-rail version).

External links

Media related to Arriva Spurt at Wikimedia Commons

References

↑ "Several seriously hurt in Dutch train crash with milk truck". Channel News Asia. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

Train types in the Netherlands

Diesel Multiple Units (DMU)	DM'90 (Buffel) Lint 41/H GTW (Spurt / Velios) Wadloper(DH1/DH2)

Electric Multiple Units (EMU)	Mat '64 (Plan T / V) SGMm (Sprinter) ICMm (Koploper) DD-AR(NID/DDZ) VIRM/DD-IRM Thalys PBA / PBKA ICE 3M Protos GTW (Spurt / Velios) SLT V250

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