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{{short description|Class of 81 Netherlands electric locomotives}}
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{{Infobox locomotive
| name = NS Class 1700
| powertype = Electric 1.5 kV DC [[overhead line|OHL]]
| image = NS 1756.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| caption = 1756 at [[Zwolle]].
| builder = [[Alstom|GEC-Alsthom]]
| serialnumber = 
| buildmodel = 
| builddate = 1990-1994<ref name="PlatFiveBenelux2008">{{cite book | last1 = Haydock | first1 = David | last2 = Fox | first2 = Peter | last3 = Garvin | first3 = Brian | title = European Handbook No. 1 Benelux Railways Locomotives & Coaching Stock | year = 2008 | edition = Fifth | publisher = [[Platform 5]] | location = [[Sheffield]], England | isbn = 978-1-902336-64-0}}</ref>
| totalproduction = 81
| uicclass = B'B'
| gauge = {{track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| driverdiameter = {{convert|1,250|mm|in|2|abbr=on}}
| wheelbase = 
| length = {{convert|17,480|mm|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}}<ref name="PlatFiveBenelux2008" />
| width = 
| height = 
| weightondrivers = {{convert|10.375|t|abbr=on}}
| locoweight = {{convert|83|t|1|abbr=on}}<ref name="PlatFiveBenelux2008" />
| electricsystem = 1.5 [[Volt|kV]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[Overhead line|Catenary]]
| collectionmethod = [[Pantograph (rail)|Pantograph]]
| transmission = 2×Alstom TAB 674 C4<ref name="PlatFiveBenelux2008" /> DC [[ Traction motor]]s
| maxspeed = {{convert|200|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}<br>(in practice {{convert|160|km/h|mph|abbr=on|disp=or}})
| poweroutput = {{convert|4600|kW|hp|abbr=on}}<ref name="PlatFiveBenelux2008" />
| tractiveeffort = {{convert|294|kN|abbr=on}}<ref name="PlatFiveBenelux2008" />
| factorofadhesion = 
| locobrakes = &nbsp;
| trainbrakes = [[Railway air brake|direct brake]], single pipe, [[Dynamic braking|e-dynamic brake]], e-pneum. brake(?)
| operator = [[Nederlandse Spoorwegen]]
| operatorclass = 1700
| numinclass = 81
| fleetnumbers = 1701-1781
| officialname = 
| nicknames = 
| locale = 
| deliverydate = 1991-1994
| firstrundate = 
| lastrundate = 
| retiredate = 
| restoredate = 
| scrapdate = 
| currentowner = Nederlandse Spoorwegen
| disposition = 
| coupling = BSI-coupler
}}
[[Image:NS 1723 (1700 Class).jpg|thumb|1723 at [[Amersfoort]].]]
The [[Nederlandse Spoorwegen]] (NS) '''Class 1700''' is a class of [[electric locomotive]]s built by [[Alstom]] in 1990-1994.
[[File:NS 1752 27-12-22.jpg|thumb|1752 operating on the international service between [[Amsterdam Centraal station|Amsterdam]] and [[Berlin Hauptbahnhof|Berlin]].|alt=NS 1752 27-12-22.jpg]]

== Description ==
The Class 1700 locomotives were built by [[Alstom]] in 1990-1994. 81 of these locomotives, numbered 1701-1781, were built.

The [[NS Class 1600|Class 1600]] was ordered in 1978, after several types of locomotives were tested in the 1970s. One of those was the [[SNCF Class BB 7200|French Class BB 7200]], on which the 1600 is based. The 58 locomotives were delivered between 1981 and 1983. As a result of their delivery, the old [[NS Class 1000|Class 1000]] and [[NS Class 1500|Class 1500]] were taken out of service.

Thanks to the electronic power control, these locomotives were the most economical but also the most powerful locomotives that Dutch Railways had.

The Class 1700 are similar but not entirely equal to the Class 1600/1800. The newer 1700 series have updated and extended electronics, a newer safety system (ATB phase 4 vs ATB phase 3 in the [[NS Class 1600|1600 series]]) and a different braking system. The locomotives are fitted with monomotor [[bogie]]s.

Most visual difference between the 1700 and 16/1800 series is the [[BSI-coupler|automatic coupler]] on 1701-1728 subseries. These locomotives were used with [[NS DD-AR]] [[Bilevel rail car|double-decker coaches]] in a [[Push-pull train|push-pull]] setup and treated as an [[Electric multiple unit|EMU]]. The couplers, from [[BSI coupling|BSI]] ([[Bergische Stahl Industrie]], Germany), allow a mechanical, pneumatic and electrical connection between two DD-AR sets. From the remaining 1729-1781 series a large number are converted to be used in [[Push-pull train|push-pull]] sets with coaches from the rebuild ICRm series. Several of these coaches have been rebuilt with a drivers cab, allowing the loco to be remotely controlled. When not used in [[Push-pull train|push-pull]] service, the loco is used in regular trains, available for maintenance or as reserve.

== Fleet list ==

In 2010, the Dutch Railways took a few class 1700 out of service because there wasn't enough work for all locomotives. Number 1735 has been scrapped, due to a devastating fire, which occurred on 24 February 2000 in [[Venlo]]. Refurbishment was too expensive, so the loco was scrapped in 2002. Some locomotives carry names of towns and cities in the Netherlands, the table underneath shows which engines.<ref name="test">[http://somda.nl/nieuws/165/#1 Somda nieuws reizigersvervoer getrokken materieel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724165240/http://somda.nl/nieuws/165/ |date=2011-07-24 }}</ref>

{|
|- valign="top"
|
* 1701<sup>t</sup> -
* 1702<sup>t</sup> -
* 1703<sup>t</sup> -
* 1704<sup>t</sup> -
* 1705<sup>t</sup> - [[Dalfsen]]
* 1706<sup>t</sup> -
* 1707<sup>t</sup> -
* 1708<sup>t</sup> -
* 1709<sup>t</sup> -
* 1710<sup>t</sup> -
* 1711<sup>t</sup> - [[Emmen, Netherlands|Emmen]]
* 1712<sup>t</sup> -
* 1713<sup>t</sup> -
* 1714<sup>t</sup> - [[Veenendaal]]
* 1715<sup>t</sup> -
* 1716<sup>t</sup> -
* 1717<sup>t</sup> -
* 1718<sup>t</sup> -
* 1719<sup>t</sup> - [[Voorhout]]
* 1720<sup>t</sup> - [[Beilen]]
* 1721<sup>t</sup> -
* 1722<sup>t</sup> -
* 1723<sup>t</sup> -
* 1724<sup>t</sup> - [[Anna Paulowna]]
* 1725<sup>t</sup> -
* 1726<sup>t</sup> -
* 1727<sup>t</sup> -
* 1728<sup>t</sup> -
* 1729<sup>t</sup> -
* 1730 -
|
* 1731 - [[Purmerend]]
* 1732 - [[Zevenbergen]]
* 1733 - [[Boxtel]]
* 1734<sup>t</sup> -
* 1735 - [[Soest, Netherlands|Soest]] † Scrapped after a fire
* 1736 - [[Gilze en Rijen]]
* 1737<sup>t</sup> -
* 1738 - [[Duivendrecht]]
* 1739 - [[Dalen]]
* 1740 - [[Baarn]]
* 1741 - [[Putten]]
* 1742 - † Scrapped after a fire
* 1743 - [[Wolvega]]
* 1744 - [[Wijchen]]
* 1745 -
* 1746 - [[Castricum]]
* 1747 - † Scrapped after a fire
* 1748 - [['t Harde]]
* 1749 -
* 1750 -
* 1751 -
* 1752 -
* 1753 -
* 1754 - [[Diemen]]
* 1755<sup>t</sup> -
* 1756 -
* 1757 -
* 1758 -
* 1759 - [[Best, North Brabant|Best]] †
* 1760 - [[Holten]]
|
* 1761 -
* 1762 -
* 1763 - †
* 1764 -
* 1765 -
* 1766 -
* 1767 - † Scrapped after a fire
* 1768 - [[Akkrum]]
* 1769 -
* 1770<sup>t</sup> -
* 1771<sup>t</sup> - [[Abcoude]]
* 1772 -
* 1773 - [[Enkhuizen]] †
* 1774 - [[Gramsbergen]]
* 1775<sup>t</sup> -
* 1776 -
* 1777 -
* 1778 -
* 1779 -
* 1780 -
* 1781 -
|}
* <sup>'''t'''</sup> = These engines have been taken out of service and are not expected to return in service in the near future.
* † = This engine has been scrapped

==References==
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{{commons category|NS Class 1700}}
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[[Category:Nederlandse Spoorwegen locomotives|1700]]
[[Category:Alstom locomotives]]
[[Category:B-B locomotives]]
[[Category:1500 V DC locomotives]]
[[Category:Electric locomotives of the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Standard-gauge locomotives of the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1990]]