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NS1200		#1 Posted : 23 December 2015 17:48:32(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/08/2009(UTC) Posts: 3,443		One of the most popular Dutch trains ever is the socalled Mat'64,first introduced in green in 1964. Nicknamed "Monkeyhead" it was used all over Holland for regional and local traffic. Especially during wintertime it was considered very reliable. The only drawback was that they were rather noisy. It has now been decided to keep the remaining trains in service for at least part of 2016 due to a general shortage of material,new trains have been ordered but are not ready yet,so the gap has to be bridged. They of course get the required maintenance and safety approval. Years ago Fleischmann issued a rather nice model,also for AC. Marklin have issued the cousin for the Dutch postal services,using the same cabins,in various colors,nice model too. See M 3386 for example. Because of the immenent departure,perhaps M could consider to issue a metal H0 model,that would be nice! Edited by user 24 December 2015 15:09:37(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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petestra		#2 Posted : 23 December 2015 20:44:37(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 27/07/2009(UTC) Posts: 5,824 Location: Leesburg,VA.USA		Very nice video,Paul. Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed that one. Cheers,Peter
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NS1200		#3 Posted : 23 December 2015 20:59:00(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/08/2009(UTC) Posts: 3,443		Over 50 years of age,and still going strong! They may be noisy,but they always bring you home! There was a Diesel version too,called plan U,nicknamed Red Devil: Cheers Peter, Paul.
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Euro City		#4 Posted : 26 December 2015 12:55:59(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 26/12/2015(UTC) Posts: 4 Location: Midden Nederland		Originally Posted by: NS1200 Over 50 years of age,and still going strong! They may be noisy,but they always bring you home! For scale models of this prototypeclick.
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NS1200		#5 Posted : 26 December 2015 14:06:39(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/08/2009(UTC) Posts: 3,443		Roco also made various versions,also for AC. They made the original green version with yellow stripes from 1964 too. None of these have a metal hood,and that is the power of Marklin.
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Paul G		#6 Posted : 26 December 2015 14:47:47(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 12/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 11 Location: SE Wisconsin		Thanks for the great information. I made my first visit to your country in September. I had a chance to see some very interesting trains. Cheers Paul
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NS1200		#7 Posted : 26 December 2015 15:17:08(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/08/2009(UTC) Posts: 3,443		Originally Posted by: Paul G Thanks for the great information. I made my first visit to your country in September. I had a chance to see some very interesting trains. Cheers Paul Greetings Paul, You wanna tell us about what you saw? And what else did you see in Holland which astounded you? Sometimes we Dutch need a mirror before we start to think we are perfect all the way,hahaha. Cheers, Paul.
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