What a great first of the year train review. MiniTrix O.N.T Northlander DEE-Tee RAm. Couldn't ask for a better Christmas Present,😁 More information about this great train after the notice.

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This video is intended for entertainment viewing and such is for audiences 13 years of age and up. The models depicted in this video are not toys but in fact highly detailed scaled down replicas of the real thing. Thank you for selecting to watch this video and I hope that you find it entertaining.

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About the train:
It is the only known train car specifically designed for transporting canoes and kayaks. In 1977, the railway purchased four RAm/DE train sets retired from the Trans Europ Express by the Dutch and Swiss railways, for use on its Northlander train.

History:

In planning the launch of the TEE services, it was decided to use diesel-powered fixed sets for the new trains. While the French and the Italians refined existing designs, the Germans introduced a new design, the VT 11.5. The Swiss and Dutch railways cooperated on a joint development for a new 4-car diesel-electric trainset.

The design comprised:

A power car with compartments for luggage, customs and the train conductor.
A nine-compartment trailer car (54 seats)
A kitchen-restaurant trailer car with a 32-seat dining section, and an 18-seat first-class open saloon
A driving trailer car with 42-seat open saloon, and a staff sleeping compartment.
All 114 seats were first class, with 2+1 seating in the saloons, and 2+2 in the dining section.

The power cars were built by Werkspoor, with electrics by Brown, Boveri & Cie; they were powered by a pair of RUHB 1,000-metric-horsepower (740 kW; 990 hp) diesel engines. A third diesel engine of 300 metric horsepower (220 kW; 300 hp) provided power for heating, lighting, air-conditioning and the kitchen in the dining car.

The trailer cars were built by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG); the design was based on the SBB's standard carriage design (Einheitswagen I) due to the short time available for design and construction. Only one entrance vestibule was provided at the front end of the cars, doors were of the folding aluminum type, and windows were double-glazed with a passenger-operated venetian blinds between the panes.

The sets were equipped with Scharfenberg couplers, and were geared for a maximum speed of 140 km/h (87 mph).

They were painted in the TEE colours of dark red (RAL 3004 purpurrot) and cream (RAL 1001 beige). Ownership of the sets was down-played in favour of the service – the restaurant cars having TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS lettering above the windows, while the owner (SBB-CFF-FFS or NS) and fleet number were only marked by small lettering on the power cars

End of TEE service:

As from 26 May 1974, TEE discontinued the use of diesel trainsets on all its services. The three Dutch and the surviving Swiss set were stored at Utrecht until another use or a buyer could be found. A plan by NS to convert them to electric operation come to nothing. In 1977, all four were sold to the Ontario Northland Railway (ONT) of Canada.

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