In for the long haul: Stichting CREW 2454 bought this 99 years old electric rail car Mat'24 Blokkendoos C-9002 'JAAP' from a defunct preservationists' ...

In for the long haul: Stichting CREW 2454 bought this 99 years old electric rail car Mat'24 Blokkendoos C-9002 'JAAP' from a defunct preservationists' society that went bankrupt.

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BLS 475 415 hauls a tank train through Tilburg-Reeshof on 5 April 2023.

In for the long haul: Stichting CREW 2454 bought this 99 years old electric rail car Mat'24 Blokkendoos C-9002 'JAAP' from a defunct preservationists' society that went bankrupt. The new owner, already in posession of some very fine restored items, took no half measures and deployed JAAP on a series of test rides of increasing lengths. The last test ride was on 16 April 2023 and took the 9002 from Roosendaal via Tilburg, Nijmegen, Zwolle and Groningen back to Roosendaal -via Amersfoort, Utrecht and Breda. Roosendaal-Groningen is about the longest ride a train can make in the Netherlands and was an ideal close of the test programme. Here, C-9002 stands at Nijmegen, where she had some minor maintenance before departing for the long haul.
Since thereis not yet a category 'historic EMUs' I put this one into Stations-Gelderland.

Leonardus Schrijvers 18.04.2023, 59 Calls, 0 Comments

RFO 193 742 hauls the Gekkengraaf container shuttle train south bound through Oisterwijk on 14 April 2023.

De Karel 466 passes three photographers (your correspondent amongst them) at Niftrik on 15 April 2023.

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On 14 December 2024, VSM 50 307 stands in front of the six times daily Christmas-Express steam shuttle train at Arnhem Centraal. The weekend of 14/15 December 2024 VSM deployed six shuttle services with one train set, consisting of a dozen of coaches (from local two-axle wagons to luxurious dining cars) and a steam loco at each end. ON the evening of the 14th however, 50 307 took minor damages and the preservationist of the VSM decided to replace the grossOhr (Big Ear) with two Dutch 1950s Diesel locomotives. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Netherlands / Steam locomotives / Various, Netherlands / Stations / Gelderland, Netherlands / Heritage Railways and Museums / Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij VSM

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At the rear of the Christmas-express of 15 December 2024, VSM's 23 076 enters Nijmegen. There the train will call for about ten minutes before returning toward Arnhem. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Netherlands / Stations / Gelderland, Netherlands / Heritage Railways and Museums / Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij VSM, Netherlands / Steam locomotives / DB 23

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On the evening of 17 December 2023 VSM 23 071 banks the last steam shuttle of that year's Christmas Express into Nijmegen. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Netherlands / Stations / Gelderland, Netherlands / Heritage Railways and Museums / Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij VSM, Netherlands / Steam locomotives / DB 23

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VSM's newby 41 241 enters Dieren with the last train from Beekbergen of the annually held Terug-naar-Toen festival on 3 September 2023. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Netherlands / Steam locomotives / Various, Netherlands / Stations / Gelderland, Netherlands / Heritage Railways and Museums / Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij VSM

 55 1200x800 Px, 02.10.2023