#am96

[merpmonde]

EMU made easy: the SNCB AM96

One of the more peculiar trains in Belgium is the AM96 electric multiple unit, used mainly on Intercity services. The blunt, rubber-edged nose makes it feel like some kind of afterthought on another project... and that's kind of the case. The AM96 was ordered at the same time as a batch of Intercity coaches, and the constructor, in this case Bombardier, basically went "ok, let's just build more coaches and motorise them"!

This seems particularly clear on the intermediate car: it really looks like a carriage with a pantograph shoved on top, and presumably the motors and electric equipment are slung underneath. Of course, it's probably not that simple, and there is an interesting feature at the ends: the driving cabs are slender, and can be swung aside when two units are coupled, thus creating a gangway between them. This was first demonstrated on the Danish IC3 Diesel units.

The "just motorise some carriages" has been used since, namely on some latest-generation Dostos in Germany. I do have pictures of the BR 445 Twindexx Vario, but I don't have access to them right now. Another time.

[nseexe]

[bqtim]

#Deinze 🚂🚃🚃🚃 #AM96 #MR96 #train #rail (bij Deinze) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9uf5RPplE_/?igshid=1v5h3cprtquvd

[mrtrainporn]

Made it to Lille Flandres. With just a 10min connection thanks to late trains. Our train from Paris, a #TGV #sudest set number 4 stands side by side with #SNCB #NMBS #AM96 no 485. Last train to Calais here we come. #TrainPorn #trainsofinstagram #britishrail #railway #instatrain #ukrailways #railwayphotography #train_nerds #trainsstagram #kings_alltags #eisenbahnfotografie #train_chasers #eisenbahnbilder #railways_de #eisenbahnfieber #trainphotographics #ukrailscene #tpeuk #splendid_transport #seruntulan #ukrenthusiasts #trains_gb #trainspottingpictures #sncfphoto #france (at Gare Lille-Flandres)

[philippedubocq]

l'#AM96 #Tourcoing avril 2017 (à Gare de Tourcoing)

[remycadier]

Happy Air Max Day! #airmaxday #airmaxday2018 #allmyairmaxes #tierzero #airmaxamsterdams #airmaxsafari #airmaxhuf #hufquake #am90infrared #air180 #ultramarine #royalblue #universityred #airmax #airmaxdsm #sonya7s #concord #am95 #am96 #nikeairmaxescape (bij Amsterdam, Netherlands)

[thehofspades]

Yup. Following my post about my grandma with this. Happy #airmaxday . Here's a few from my collection. #am90 #am95 #am96 #am97 #am13 #am90lunar