Different seats is due to the lengthening of the trains. It used to be IRM-3 and IRM-4 and they added coaches with new seats (same as the second batch of trains) to form VIRM-4 and VIRM-6 (V=verlengd / lenghtened). The VIRM fourth batch have yet different seats again (blue plus red). So VIRM has 3 kinds of seats, the slippery one you set on being my least favourite. All VIRM's are getting a makeover and will get the same look/feel/seats as DDZ you reviewed earlier. With faux-leather and bronze details on dours and such, they are really nice! The are named VIRMm with the little m standing for: modernized.

3:38 the logic behind the windows would seems to me that they are small and curved to allow a great enough view and light entrance while still giving enough structural support to the body shell of the coach

This brought back so many memories. I've been in the Netherlands thrice, and I spent some (definitely not enough) time in Rotterdam on the latter two. The central train station itself is an architectural marvel, not to mention many of the city's metro stations. I really miss you, Rotterdam! :(

Roosendaal is both a terminus for many national trains and also a stop for international trains to and from Belgium. In Belgium, trains travel on the left (as they do also in France), whereas they travel on the right in The Netherlands. This is why the pattern of crossovers in Roosendaal is particularly complex.

In my opinion the NS ICM rolling stock is the most photogenic train we have here. The front cab has a iconic look you won't see anywhere else. I hope you had the change to see that one too.

0:16 your typical north European small town station 😃 albeit with amazing NS dutch frequency!! My local station in SE England is pretty much like this!

Beautiful IC And like the Netherlands very well and the railsystem 🇳🇱😍The people are so friendly

I simply love the train travel & love watching scenic beautiful world through the window

They're the most common train type especially in the western Netherlands where I live. They kinda look like high speed trains on the outside but I don't find them as comfy. Glad you enjoyed the ride though, and you should try the ICM next that mostly runs from the big cities to the east and the north. They're like the ICR and the most comfy trains in the country :) Cheers mate

The double decker trains that operate in Sydney has a huge wrap over window unlike the Tic TAC windows that you mention of the Dutch trains.

Beautiful train with bike storage and very nice seats Great video as always

I love it how the people are watching you.

Nice video! I’m on this type of train very often so it’s not so special anymore, but thanks to these double deckers we don’t have serious capacity issues yet. I was a bit disappointed when I found out that the modernised type has no power sockets in 2nd class. NS is not an early adopter of those, unfortunately. My last remark is about the space for bikes. NS doesn’t really want everyone to transport their bikes on the train. During rush hour, it is not even allowed. And the price is not attractive at all; around €7 currently. So it’s just an extra service for those who really need it. But there is a convenient bike rental system available at many trainstations at a cost of €3,85 per day.

This train is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!! I love the colors!!! :D

The great thing about this train is that you have door hinges where you can sit on if all seats are filled. These are the thick round metal bars at the doors

I love riding in those trains brilliant.

The NS VIRM uses Alstom Traction systems. Probably why the Alstom Plaque is there. Edit: VIRM are some of my favorite dutch stock!

Really enjoy travelling around The Netherlands by train. Hope to go back there soon. Great video.

Glad you liked the station in my home town Roosendaal, Thibault. Small but efficient.

Cool video. I used to build them at Talbot in the early 00’s.

Aí sim, mostrou com bastante detalhes, exatamente o que eu gostaria de ver, um dia espero poder andar de trem aqui no Brasil.

Very interesting ! Thank you for sharing !!! :):):)

Built in 1994by Talbot (now Bombardier) in Aachen in Germany. Designed by Dutch national railways. 29 years on Dutch railroads with 3 refurbishments and fourth underway.

Glad you picked up the beauty of this station. It is old, as Wikipedia (in Dutch) explanes: "In 1907 the building was replaced by the current building to a design by Daniël Knuttel and George van Heukelom. In 1907 a locomotive shed, a signal box, a signal bridge and the customs warehouse were built next to the station building. The locomotive shed still exists as a protected monument. [2] The station building was badly damaged in World War II, after which it was rebuilt in 1949 under the leadership of Sybold van Ravesteyn. The architect largely maintained the 1905 design, but did create a new, more sober entrance building." For the Dutch text see nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_Roosendaal

Sick video dude 😁😁😁😁😁

Great trip!

Sadly the last ten years alot has been changed for Roosendaal station. Two international trains switched to the higher speed line and one train to The Hague was changed. Lesser people use this station because of it. Traveling to the big Belgium city Antwerp is 50 min - 60 long for only 34 km and no more train to Brussels.

Roosendaal is a bit "special" because it deals with international traffic between Belgium and the Netherlands. It needs lots of extra space to store wagons that aren't in use, there's probably lots of cargo transport that needs extra space (and in the past may have needed more office space for import/export checks), and it has to deal with the differences between Dutch and Belgian technology (3000V in Belgium vs. 1500V in the Netherlands).

I like the diffrenent variations of seat types available on the train

“Wow, A modern train with direct flush” em, last I heard these were like 30 years old. Cmon. There’s refurbished versions too you know.

NS's IC trains are really nice!!

Best video ever !!

Le son des virm au démarrage et au freinage est tellement sympa :p

Thanks for this nice video. You travelled with the oldest stock of VIRM trains. The first trains had the sky-seats. Later on, various cloths were used. Nowadays, more and more VIRM trains are being modernised. You should check them!!

The darkness on the lower deck is probably due to some failure: broken light, or some electrical circuit shut down as a precuation of overheating.

I am Dutch and the VIRM double decker train has been updated! Btw I subbed xD

6:13 *didn't expect that*

Nice video (again ;) ). So funny, to me these trains are old, great to see someone with a different perspective in these trains. This specific stock will be refurbished soon. The new ones are way better and nicer.

A very informative video.

Wow so sophisticated and elegant design. In India it would be ripped apart. Wish we also have such train in our life time

in the older stock the texture of the seat differs for the kind of area it was. leather (slow burning) for the former smoking areas and the soft ones for the original non smoking areas

I love your videos. Ironically i specially love to see your reviews of trains i took myself to compare experiences. Like this one. I live in germany, so i took the ICE ofc, the Flixtrain, the swedish X2000, different dutch IC trains like the VIRM and ICM, PKP Intercity (wich i can really recommand, if you did not take them yet). Oh btw: Flixtrain completely refurbished their coaches. could be up for another review^^

I remember when these were first introduced.

Nice 😊

Man I wish we had these running on the Edmonton-Calgary line!

The direct flush access reminds me about older toilets China Railways passenger cars. They are routinely closed when arriving at stations, in order to prevent causing trouble to stations.

Nice video! Greetings

Driving a train in the Netherlands is quite the pleasure ride. It's comfy and fast. Though since I own a car I barely use the train anymore.

Nice

6:17 that is because the train isn’t really modern, it was built somewhere in the 1980’s or the 1990’s

A few small corrections. The first generation of the V-IRM were being build from 1994 till 1996 by De Dietrich/Alstom (47 coaches total) and Talbot (till 1995) and Bombardier (from 1995 onwards for 243 coaches total) and were than called DD-IRM, which stands for Dubbeldekker Inter Regio Materiaal (Double Decker Inter Regional Material). After extending the first generation in 2000 they were called V-IRM, which stands for Verlengde Inter Regio Materiaal (Extended Inter Regional Material) or V-IRM 1 (with 1 as the first generation). The second/third generation are from the 2002-2005, fourth generation from 2008-2009. The modernisation of the first generation of V-IRM (V-IRMm) has started in 2016 and you took a non modernised first generation train. The seats in the cabin were first generation, while in the bike area second generation. I don't know why there is a difference, but I do know that there were seats added when they extended the first generation. The coach you entered at 6:19 is one of the coaches that was added on in 2000 when they extended the train.

You should do this again. There are refurbished virms with a great interior. There are nice New sprinters too!

3:08 I personally find these attractive

These older trains used to have the nickname 'The bagpipe'. This becausse it used to make a bagpipe like howl when moving. This has been removed by now, but it took some time before they found the cause of the somewhat annoying sound. It wasn't very loud, thankfully. Also, the coach at 2:40 is a Silent coach. Seen by the S on the window. In case you want some peace and quiet, or time to work.

Feels wierd watching this in a virm

referbishment is done in the netherlands itself by nedtrain witch is a supsidiary off ns and a leftover of the now gefunkt rolling stock manifacturer werkspoor.

Very nice video :) I prefer smart and simply trains and this is one for me. I don't need complicated Electronic, Just simply circuits and central source. I wish we had such with us, unlike the troubled Bmz by ÖBB... I will look forward to the next video, hi from Czech Republic :)

I really want to try this famous trains hopefully one day I can visit the Netherlands

Now you need to review the V-IRMm, the modernised V-IRM stock ;) You will be amazed by the difference!

3:45 I’m not from there so I’m not sure but I think it’s for the structure of the trains, makes them better in crashes

There are some trains from the same stock that are refurbished. You should try them.😊

Intercity is the type of trains that stops at all big stations. The company that own VIRM trains is NS. We have also have GTW - diesel trains.

2:47 that’s a silence zone, maybe that’s why you didn’t test the seats.

I have made some pictures of the doors area in refurbished VIRM FLOW

I rides one of those when I was 5 in the needless but at that time they were not refurbished I’d calf VIRM

I think it is good to use gates at railway stations. It has something like on airports were is a public area and an area for travellers only. This can produce more safety because not everyone can enter the trains and platforms without a ticket.

this type of train has 4 generations, the first gen is now completely refurbished (wich is also the one u traveled with i think) (those look like the DDZ right now, but with the v-irm casco (my english is not perfect) but indeed those are the most common trains from the NS, so u see them everywhere

The squeeze would get on my ner ves

C'est pour ça que je suis très grand admirateur du système ferroviaire néerlandais Sinon très bonne vidéo comme toujours ! 😃

4:20 It is not actually that much bike space tbh. Only 1 balcony per combination has bike space and usually with an (official) max of 3 bikes or so.

😍💜👍

You have to try the modern versiobn of the virm too!

Merci d'avoir fait une vidéo de la ville où j'habite. PS: C'est Rotterdam

The 8600/9400 were built in the 90's those are getting modernized now. In fact the last one is almost finished.

I syill love the blue white regiorunner from (1995)

I wish there was double decker trains in the uk

Nice review. 👍 I see Toilets Time (instead of Toilet Time) has made a comeback. 😜😂

6:17 you accydently drop your phone

0:58 didn't you see Quadruple?

To know why the Windows are small a lil bit of background story In 1991 the IRM (InterRegioMaterieel) was introduced. The passenger demand growed and the trains were lenged becoming VIRM (VerlengdInterRegioMaterieel) in the IRM there was no airco but little slide gaps above the window u could open for fresh air. Nowadays it has airco so the gaps are gone and thats why the winsows are small. Btw the interior was not refurbushed thats why its outdated. The trains are getting modernizeid now

The Dutch railways are among the best of the world, however most people hate going by train. I love being Dutch 🙂

It's a pity that you can't review the old ICM (They called Koploper) , they had great seats. It's now known as ICMm. Still great trains though.

I'm Dutch and I'm really ashamed by such a mess in our trains! Besides, this train was already in operation in the mid 90's!

I'm happy you like our trains, but you should try the Swiss railway...

Dated is probably the best way to describe these trains. They are very functional, spacious and average comfort, but their interiors are outdated. The new version is a big improvement.

Roosendaal, da's in Brabant!

hopefully i can visit amsterdam on july 20 of 2020 if i want to go to germany for the day is it easy to do so

I thought everything here was common asf but when I watch vids from foreigners about our trains and stations it seems that it's not usual at all lmao

Can you try The EuroCity train from Hamburg to Copenhagen?

Roosendaal had a ticket office a year ago?

I’m much more of a steam enthusiast, but these Dutch 🇳🇱 trains look smart. 👍 I’d ridden one of them to Amsterdam.

5:32 in the original batch Holec made the electric parts and traction equipment for the trains sets. a short time after completion of the order Alstom acquired Holec Ridderkerk. when extra coaches were ordered for the lengthening of the stock the now 6 coaches long sets have an extra driven bogie which has new made traction systems from the same type but now from an Alstom plant. it’s always one of the (couple of) middle coaches in the old 4 and 6 coach sets pre the, terrible imo, refurbishment

6:16 lol 😂

Très belle vidéo, j'adore ta façon de filmer et d'expliquer. Bravo à toi, je découvre des tas de choses. Bien.

The windows are that size because the shape of the coaches is near to the clearance limits. For that reason the coaches will never go over the borders, even if the overhead voltage difference could be mended. The seat pitch in the coach configuration is narrow, and not too comfortable. Although the EMU's are doing services to Schiphol airport, there is no space for the larger size suitcases. That is a sad omission.

Please do the one Swiss sbb cff ffs rail next please?

And with the NS Sprinter you can go EVERYWHERE!!!!! With the NS IC you can only go to citys, for example, Roermond! Its a city in Limburg.

Ironic thing about Bombardier and Alstom thing you saw a year earlier, they're merged now.

Can you try one time Abellio from arnhem to dusseldorf

Do someone understand the announcement when the train arriving at Doordrecht (I don't understand the other part) ?