Class SGMm/Plan Y "Sprinter"

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Number series: 2936-2995 (rebuilt, originally 2836-2895)
UIC Class: 94 84 4362/63/65-67 xxx-x
Number built: 60
Number in service: 60 (January 2009)
Introduced: 1979-1984
Axle arrangement: Bo'Bo'+2'2'+Bo'Bo'
Continuous power rating: 8x160 = 1280kW
Maximum speed: 120km/h
Weight in working order: 142.8/143.2 tonnes
Length: 78.692m
Wheel diameter (new): 950mm
Motors: Oerlikon
Builder mechanical part: Talbot (Germany)
Builder electrical part: Holec
Passenger seating: 36 first, 128 second class and 58 folding seats (originally 40 first and 184 second class)

For suburban services in the west of the country the Dutch Railways needed a train type with even faster accelleration than Plan T and V. For this they ordered a prototype series of 15 2-car trainsets. After this series they ordered 60 more 2-car units, 45 of which got an extra motorless middle coach with first class accomodation. The first class in the motor cars was replaced by second class. Apart from these - now - 3-car units 15 new 3-car units were ordered directly from Talbot (2881-2895).
The 3-car "Sprinter" trainsets are used for suburban services in the west and middle of the country. They are not beloved by the passengers because of their lack of comfort (seats close together) and low maximum speed (actually 112km/h for the 3-car trainsets).
In March 2001 it was decided that this class would be rebuilt in a similar style as their 2-car sisters class 2000 (Citypendel). They will get a new traction control system with choppers, an additional door in the middle coach and of course a new interior. The rebuild is planned for the years 2003-2005 and will be done by Bombardier (formerly Adtranz Randers) in Denmark. The first trainset has been sent to Denmark in April 2002. It returned in May 2003, in a different livery.
In December 2003 the first rebuilt Sprinters (2936-2938) started operating from Amsterdam to Uitgeest. This was extended with Utrecht-Amsterdam-Uitgeest in December 2004. Now that all have been rebuilt they operate on many lines around Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam and The Hague.