FLEISCHMANN 881915 4tlg.Set EC Frans Hals

""35 Years of EuroCity"" Carriages in condition around 1989 Train run Cologne-Amsterdam CS / From the summer timetable 1987, in addition to the two traditional trains "Erasmus" and "Rembrandt", the the EuroCity 26/27 "Frans Hals" is introduced as a third connection between the Netherlands and Southern Germany. The train was named after the famous Dutch painter. The new EuroCity connected Munich and Amsterdam on previously existing Intercity routes operated by DB and NS. With the start of ICE traffic on the newly built Hanover-Würzburg and Mannheim -Stuttgart and the associated timetable changes in the summer timetable 1991 the route of the "Frans Hals" was shortened. It was given the new train numbers EC 145 (Amsterdam- Cologne) and EC 148 (Cologne-Amsterdam). With a journey time of 2 h 40 min, the cruising speed is travel speed is 100 km/h. The formerly stately carriage set is temporarily reduced to to only four carriages. The history of the EuroCity "Frans Hals" ends on 3 November 2000. Under the new ICE International brand, the new, monotonous ICE 3 units of the 406 series took over the leadership of this colourful EuroCity. lead this colourful EuroCity train."