RFO 1831 stands in Oss on 11 February 2026 with a celebration livery for the 75th anniversary of the Dutch railway fan club NVBS (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Belangstellenden in Spor- en tramwezen). This loco will hold this livery for at least one year, entered service with NS in 1984 as 1631, became 1831 upon the loco fleet sectorisation in 2000 (1600 remaining the NS Passenger division's locos with those going to NS Cargo/Railion became Class 1826-1858) and remained 1831 upon transfer to RFO, after a breif spell as 9904 with LOCON Benelux. On 15 December 2025 this livery was revealed by the NVBS and RFO and the loco was renumbered 1931 (the year when the NVBS was founded) for one day on 3 January 2026 on an extra trip to kick off the 75th anniversary of the NVBS, before reverting to number 1831.

Leonardus Schrijvers 12.02.2026, 33 Calls, 0 Comments