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.

Electric Co'Co' loco NS 1312, named Zoetemeer, built in 1956 by Alsthom in Belfort France.
Preserved at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022.

The Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) Class 1300 was a Dutch locomotive in service for 48 years from 1952 until 2000.
It was built at the same time as the NS Class 1100 at Alsthom and was based on the SNCF Class CC 7100. The Class 1300 is a bigger 6-axle, Co′Co′, version of the Class 1100.
The first loco, the 1301, was delivered in 1952 and was first used at the opening of the electric service between Zwolle and Groningen. In 2000 the last locomotives were withdrawn from service. 1302, 1304, 1312 and 1315 have been preserved. 

Locomotive 1312 belonged to a backorder of five locomotives that were delivered in 1956, the 1312 - 1316. The color of these locomotives was immediately dark blue.
The 1312 was put into service on April 11, 1956.

In 1975 the 1312 was painted yellow/grey.
A major renovation took place in 1986, which included the installation of the third front signal. In addition, the airframe was repainted, according to a changed color scheme.
The 1312 was given the name Zoetermeer in 1988.
In 1995, the locomotive received an H2 overhaul.

The Railway Museum acquired locomotive 1312 in 2005 in serviceable condition, which is still the case.

Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com)