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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. Diesel-Electric loco NS 637 built in 1955 by Dick Kerr Works , Preston (UK) with works number 2102. Preserved in this "special" color scheme at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. For the history of this type of locomotive, see locomotive WD 70269 (NS 508) of the Railway Museum. After the proven success of the shunting locomotives series 501 - 510 and 511 - 520, NS ordered two more series, the 521 - 545 and 601 - 665. The last series was put into service from 1955 - 1957. The 600s were equipped with a braking system, with which the brakes of the coupled cars could also be operated with air pressure. This made the locomotives of this series suitable for crossing public roads with trains and for operating track systems. In 1992 locomotive 605 was fitted with a remote control installation, so that the shunter could operate the locomotive while standing next to and/or at the other end of the train. In addition, the locomotive was given the new number 673. With another 22 radio-controlled 600s, it formed the new series NS 671 - 693. In 2006 the machine moved to the shed of the former Traction and Materiel Recovery Point in Utrecht (HTMU) to replace the decommissioned locomotive. The shed is not equipped with overhead wires, so that maintenance on carriages and trainsets can only take place after the stock has been brought into the shed with a shunting locomotive. Equipment from the Railway Museum has been stored in this shed for several years. When regular maintenance was no longer carried out on NS rolling stock after a reorganization in the HTMU, the locomotive 673, which was still in service, including the remote control, was donated to the Railway Museum. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)

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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. Diesel-Electric loco NS 637 built in 1955 by Dick Kerr Works , Preston (UK) with works number 2102. Preserved in this "special" color scheme at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022. For the history of this type of locomotive, see locomotive WD 70269 (NS 508) of the Railway Museum. After the proven success of the shunting locomotives series 501 - 510 and 511 - 520, NS ordered two more series, the 521 - 545 and 601 - 665. The last series was put into service from 1955 - 1957. The 600s were equipped with a braking system, with which the brakes of the coupled cars could also be operated with air pressure. This made the locomotives of this series suitable for crossing public roads with trains and for operating track systems. In 1992 locomotive 605 was fitted with a remote control installation, so that the shunter could operate the locomotive while standing next to and/or at the other end of the train. In addition, the locomotive was given the new number 673. With another 22 radio-controlled 600s, it formed the new series NS 671 - 693. In 2006 the machine moved to the shed of the former Traction and Materiel Recovery Point in Utrecht (HTMU) to replace the decommissioned locomotive. The shed is not equipped with overhead wires, so that maintenance on carriages and trainsets can only take place after the stock has been brought into the shed with a shunting locomotive. Equipment from the Railway Museum has been stored in this shed for several years. When regular maintenance was no longer carried out on NS rolling stock after a reorganization in the HTMU, the locomotive 673, which was still in service, including the remote control, was donated to the Railway Museum. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)