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NS VIRM

VIRM trains, full name Verlengd InterRegio Materieel, are a series of electric multiple unit double-deck trains operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen or NS, the principal railway operator in the Netherlands. NS has 178 of these double-deckers – 98... Wikipedia
Capacity: 8600/8700 – 129 (1st), 442 (2nd); 9400/9500 – 61 (1st), 330 (2nd)
Electric system(s): 1.5 kV DC Catenary; all units have extra space for equipment to operate on 25 kV AC Catenary
Formation: 6 cars (8600/8700); 4 cars (9400/9500)
In service: 1994–present
Manufacturer: Talbot, part of Bombardier Inc.
Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph) (service) 160 km/h (99 mph) (design)
Number built: 178 sets