NS 1740 & 1850 with ÖBB coaches

As rolling material was transferred back to the Fyra service, NS (Dutch railways) had to rent passenger coaches from the ÖBB for the Benelux (Amsterdam to Brussels) service.

The first coach Bmz 61 81 21-91 071-4 arrived in the Netherlands on February 27th, 2011.

Ampz 61 81 18-91 023-0 arrived in the Netherlands on March 10th, 2011.

On March 26th, 2011, Ampz 61 81 18-91 023-0 coupled with Bmz 61 81 21-91 071-4 between locomotives 1740 & 1850 went to Venlo to pick-up 5 additional ÖBB carriages: Ampz 61 81 18-91 018-0, Bmz 61 81 21-91 066-4, Bmz 61 81 21-91 067-2, Bmz 61 81 21-91 070-6 and Bmz 61 81 21-91 072-2.