SNCB Class AM35

NMBS/SNCB series 35
NMBS/SNCB series 35
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In service	1935 to ?
Manufacturer	first 12 cars Société anonyme la Métallurgique, next 12 cars Ateliers de la Dyle
Built at	Société anonyme la Métallurgique: Nivelles, Ateliers de la Dyle: Louvain
Constructed	1935
Refurbished	1967
Number built	12
Number preserved	2
Number scrapped	10
Fleet numbers	228.001 to 228.012 - A1 to A12
Capacity	second and third class compartments
Operator(s)	NMBS/SNCB
Line(s) served	Brussels and Antwerp
Specifications
Train length	91.05 m (298 ft 9 in)
Width	2.97 m (9 ft 9 in)
Height	3.88 m (12 ft 9 in)
Doors	6 per side and per car
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Weight	242 t (533,500 lb)
Traction system	Electric - 3000 Volts DC
Power output	968kW
Current collection method	overhead pantograph
UIC classification	Bo'Bo' + 2'2' + 2'2' + Bo'Bo' [1]
Coupling system	Henricot semi automatic coupler
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

NMBS/SNCB Class AM35 (Automotrice 35 French for Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) – 1935 [after their year of construction]) were electric multiple unit trains operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB). First used in service on May 5, 1935 (a century to the day after the founding of the Belgian Railways) along the first electric line between Brussels and Antwerp. [2]

Twelve Electric Multiple Units consisting of four carriages set ran at 120 kilometres per hour between the two cities. [2]

Technical Details

The EMUs consisted of two motorized cars at the ends and infill trailers. Two manufacturers were selected for the power cars: 12 were built by the Société Anonyme la Métallurgique (Nivelles) and fitted with ACEC electrical equipment, the other 12 were assembled by the Ateliers de la Dyle (Leuven) and equipped by SEM (Société d'Électricité et de Mécanique). [3]

The units were delivered in “blue and beige livery, fluid lines and detailed finishing” and proved quite popular with the travelling public. They featured an interior design by Belgian architect and designer Henry Van de Velde, who was then artistic advisor for the Belgian National Railways. [2]

Preservation

One example was kept by the SNCB and was later put on display at Train World [2] and unit 002 is in private hands.

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References

"AM 35". railpasson.org (in French). Retrieved April 19, 2020.
"Discover Train World in 3D". Train World. 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
Vandenberghen, J. (1996). Historique de la traction électrique en Belgique. Tome 2 : 1935 - 1939 (in French). Brussels: SNCB éditions. p. 519-548.

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[1] "AM 35". railpasson.org (in French). Retrieved April 19, 2020.

[trainworld-2] "Discover Train World in 3D". Train World. 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

[3] Vandenberghen, J. (1996). Historique de la traction électrique en Belgique. Tome 2 : 1935 - 1939 (in French). Brussels: SNCB éditions. p. 519-548.