#5419· NS 186

NS Class 186

🇳🇱 Netherlands ·built by ALSTOM Transportation Germany· from 2006· b-B electric locomotive

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. NS 186 009-III: Spoorjan· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. Station Maastricht loc E186 028 in 2021: Smiley.toerist· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. NS Class 186 Beneluxtrein in Schaerbeek 20240510: VynedJ· CC BY 4.0
4. Beacon Rail 561-03 with NS 186 023 and 186 024 -- Woudhuizerweg, Apeldoorn (1): Jan Derk Remmers· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Benthuizen NS 186 004 - AmRo - 186 148 als trein 1044 Rotterdam (28619913802): Rob Dammers· CC BY 2.0
6. Hoofddorp NS 186 029-IC Direct 934-NS 186 011 naar Breda (32647183876): Rob Dammers· CC BY 2.0
7. NS 186 002, Rotterdam Centraal (15331496169): Roel Hemkes from Amersfoort, Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
8. NS 186 017: Joris· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. NS 186 023 Den Haag CS: Joris· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. NS 186 032: Lijn 45· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The NS Class 186 is a type of B-B electric locomotive built by Bombardier Transportation between 2006 and 2014. It is a member of the Bombardier TRAXX family of locomotives, the Bombardier TRAXX F140 MS2 variant. The locomotives are used for pulling passenger stock, formerly for NS Hispeed and now for NS International.

who runs it

Nederlandse Spoorwegen

base stats

speed 160 km/htop speed
power 5.6 MWpower output
weight 84 tin working order
built 12made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 20 years ago, in 2006.
Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
5.6 MW is about 66 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
18.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built: 2006–2014
number built: 12
kind: electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇳🇱 Netherlands
builders: ALSTOM Transportation Germany
operators: Nederlandse Spoorwegen
top speed: 160 km/h
power: 5.6 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: MS: 15 kV/16.7 Hz,, 25 kV/50 Hz AC, DC, MS: 1.5 kV, 3 kV DC
wheel arrangement: Bo'Bo'
length: 18.9 m
weight: 84 t
Dutch name: NS 186

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q2154719, Wikipedia: NS Class 186 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.