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The Railway Museum (Dutch: Het Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht is the Dutch National Railway Museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum currently owns a large and varied collection of rolling stock. Driving trailer coach 50 84 28-70 101-7 (Bs) of the typeICR-3 preserved at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. Control car NS 28 101 with 80 seats was delivered in 1986 and then served in the 'Benelux trains' Amsterdam - The Hague - Rotterdam - Roosendaal - Antwerp - Brussels v.v. These trains consisted of a Belgian electric locomotive, a carriage 1st class, a carriage combined 1st and 2nd class, two fully 2nd class carriages, a 2nd class carriage with kitchen and luggage compartment and finally a 2nd class control car. The locomotive could be controlled remotely from this carriage, so that the train could also drive 'backwards' at full speed. Incidentally, this was only possible with the Belgian locomotives of the series SNCB 1181 - 1188. From 2008, the locomotives that were now economically obsolete were replaced by new locomotives, which, however, could not be operated remotely from a control car. Because the seating capacity could not be missed, the control cars temporarily remained in service as normal pulled cars. In 2010, after the influx of converted Intercity carriages, they became redundant after all, so that the Railway Museum was able to acquire one. The carriage is in principle serviceable, but cannot be used as a control car due to the lack of an accompanying Belgian locomotive. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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NS/National Railway Museum - The Netherlands Former Benelux train (Amsterdam-Brussels) driving trailer. Similar coaches are still in service with NS but the driving position is no longer used (not compatible with TRAXX locomotives). Utrecht Maliebaan - 14-05-2022 Photo by Marco van Uden

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NS/National Railway Museum - The Netherlands Open Train Festival at the National Railway Museum in Utrecht. The driving trailers for the Benelux trains (type Bs) operated with Belgian locomotives class 11.8, in matching livery. Utrecht Maliebaan - 10-04-2023 Photo by Marco van Uden

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NS/National Railway Museum - The Netherlands Open Train Festival at the National Railway Museum in Utrecht. Cab of "Benelux" driving trailer type Bs. From here the Belgian locomotive type 11.8 could be operated. Utrecht Maliebaan - 10-04-2023 Photo by Marco van Uden

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NS/National Railway Museum - The Netherlands Open Train Festival at the National Railway Museum in Utrecht. The interior of the Benelux trains matched the Dutch "ICR" coaches. Second-class interior in a driving trailer. Utrecht Maliebaan - 10-04-2023 Photo by Marco van Uden