is this a tank?

Nope! It's a train!

thats cool, i knew it couldn't be a plane or anything like that =P

Well, I'm not that privileged to take a photo of that! Although it would be very awesome!

metro rail... OMG where's your steering wheel... oh wait.. you don't get one..

Indeed! One long road, so no steering neccesary!

Oh cab signaling :D Though I still prefer way-side signaling :P

:P

you ride tha trainz now?

although it looks like a bit toy, it still looks difficult to control, bro X3 How you learned all the ways to operate it? X3

So, I'll guess this is a NS [Netherlandese] cabview of a Electric Unit. I remember having a simillar cabview on MSTS... and it was from those EMUs called DD-AR 7800 series. Pretty nice aspect in my opinion.

No this view is from the Dutch Koploper. Old style, since the fleet is given a new ooverhaul.

Here's the link:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped.....08-10-2006.jpg

Ah yes, those ones. Didn't know there was a renewed version of them. Thanks for the link.
Now that I've given a look to the DD-AR 7800 series cabview, I've seen it has a power handle wheel.

Indeed! Now I need to see if I can gat a hold of a cab-view from the new VIRM4.

*drool*

Well I love cabviews for some reason... must be because I want to become a train driver. I love train driving.

Me too! No metter how long it takes to study for it!

Good thing most of the cabviews on the world are kinda simillar on where are the power handle and brakes and many other stuff...
Is there any train on the NS that has "cruise-speed" [or AFB as the Germans call it]?

Not that I know of.

Although the new SLT (Sprinter Light Train) might have, but I haven't got the intel about that.

On a more fun note: the Dutch NS-employees call the SLT the *ahem* slut, because it broke down a lot during the winter. ;)

Ah, I see.
What services do the SLTs do? Suburban and Regional trains?
Haha! XD That sounds funny indeed... We do give lots of nicknames to some of our units as well...
Do you know what kind of broke down problems they had during the winter?
On a completely different note: We have Dutch Built Diesel Units... The older versions were very simillar to some of yours too. Built by Allan.

The SLT serves mostly as a regional intercity.

Here it is: http://rpmedia.ask.com/ts?u=/wikipe.....Train2402b.jpg

They broke down because the snow came into the circuitry, which wasn't protected enough.

And yes, I know those: They're called the 'buffalo' here, if i recall correctly. They're used only in the nothern part of the country, and only on one or two non-electrified railroutes.

And we use the same electric locs as the one in Portugal!

Well, that's a strange problem!
The unit looks really nice.
I have a post-card of one of those "buffalo" diesel units, that was offered by a Dutch Railways Enthusiast that came to Portugal. He also gave me a post-card with a photo of those Plan-T Mat64 units.

Yes, you do have some simillar ones to our CP 2600/2620. Here's the last photo I caught of them in service here: http://www.furaffinity.net/full/5229868 [Yes, they were phased out the last month... ]. Your series "name" are the NS 1600, NS 1700 and NS 1800, if I'm not mistaken. They are wonderful locomotives. And my favourite locomotives have their kind of style (Alsthom's Nez-Cassez], but they're diesel-electric, the CP 1900/1930 series, here's a shot of a CP 1900: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5229850

Nice!

And yes, they're indeed wonderful locomotives. :)

My favorite is the VIRM4, though, the only trainstem with 4 bogeys. Too bad they can't be shown in Portugal or Spain. Trackwidth is different, sadly.

Might be a fun initiative, to rebuild one of those to ride the Portugese tracks.

Very cool! That's a big responsibility

It was, yes. I still miss the work...