The Protos is an Electric Multiple Unit

Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...

  built by the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 company Fahrzeugtechnik Dessau.

Details

The train is built with 2 coaches. The train has a low floor, so that there is no or little step between the platform height and the trains. The height is 810mm. The prototype unit left the factory in September 2006 and was displayed at InnoTrans

InnoTrans

InnoTrans is the world's largest trade fair focused on the rail transport industry. It is held every two years at the Messe Berlin exhibition centre, which has outdoor standard gauge railway sidings which can be used to exhibit railway vehicles...

 2006. The only user of these units is Connexxion

Connexxion

Connexxion is the largest public transport bus company in the Netherlands, operating in the west, middle, east and far northern part of the country. It was formed in 1999 as result of a fusion between the public transport companies NZH, ZWN, Midnet and Oostnet. Its name is a mutation of the French...

 on the Valleilijn

Valleilijn

The Nijkerk–Ede-Wageningen railway is a railway line in the Netherlands currently running from Barneveld to Ede-Wageningen. The part between Nijkerk and Barneveld has been demolished. It is also called the Valleilijn or Kippenlijn in Dutch.-The line:The Valleilijn is a single track line with...

 between Amersfoort

Amersfoort railway station

Amersfoort railway station is the main railway station in Amersfoort, Utrecht, the Netherlands. The station is an important link between the central part of the Netherlands and the north and east of the country.-History:...

 and Ede-Wageningen

Ede-Wageningen railway station

Ede-Wageningen is a railway station located in Ede, the Netherlands. It is situated on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway and the Nijkerk–Ede-Wageningen railway. The station is the main Intercity station, but is not in the centre of the town...

 in the Netherlands.

UIC and Coach numbers

Set Number	mB-coach	mAB-coach	Entered Service
5031	94 84 4811 003-1	94 84 4812 002-2	26 July 2007
5032	94 84 4811 004-9	94 84 4812 003-0	26 August 2007
5033	94 84 4811 005-6	94 84 4812 004-8	27 September 2007
5034	94 84 4811 002-3	94 84 4812 005-5	3 November 2007
5035	94 84 4811 006-4	94 84 4812 006-3	25 November 2007
5036

Services operated

Series	Train Type	Route	Material	Notes
31300	Stoptrein	Amersfoort Amersfoort railway station Amersfoort railway station is the main railway station in Amersfoort, Utrecht, the Netherlands. The station is an important link between the central part of the Netherlands and the north and east of the country.-History:...  - Barneveld Noord Barneveld Noord railway station Barneveld Noord is a railway station located in Harselaar and the north of Barneveld, The Netherlands. Distance to the railway station in the center of the city Barneveld Centrum is 2.8 kilometers. The station was opened on 15 May 1938 and is located on the Valleilijn. The station closed on 7...  - Barneveld Centrum Barneveld Centrum railway station Barneveld Centrum is a railway station located in Barneveld, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 May 1902 and is located on the Valleilijn. The station closed on 7 September 1944 and re-opened 20 May 1951...  - Lunteren Lunteren railway station -History:The station was opened on 1 May 1902 and is located on the Valleilijn. The station closed on 7 September 1944 and re-opened 20 May 1951. The station is currently operated by Connexxion, previously operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen....  - Ede Centrum Ede Centrum railway station Ede Centrum is a railway station located in Ede, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 May 1902 and is located on the Nijkerk–Ede-Wageningen railway. The station closed on 7 September 1944 and re-opened 20 May 1951...  - Ede-Wageningen Ede-Wageningen railway station Ede-Wageningen is a railway station located in Ede, the Netherlands. It is situated on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway and the Nijkerk–Ede-Wageningen railway. The station is the main Intercity station, but is not in the centre of the town...	Protos / Mat'64
31400	Stoptrein	Amersfoort Amersfoort railway station Amersfoort railway station is the main railway station in Amersfoort, Utrecht, the Netherlands. The station is an important link between the central part of the Netherlands and the north and east of the country.-History:...  - Barneveld Noord Barneveld Noord railway station Barneveld Noord is a railway station located in Harselaar and the north of Barneveld, The Netherlands. Distance to the railway station in the center of the city Barneveld Centrum is 2.8 kilometers. The station was opened on 15 May 1938 and is located on the Valleilijn. The station closed on 7...  - Barneveld Centrum Barneveld Centrum railway station Barneveld Centrum is a railway station located in Barneveld, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 May 1902 and is located on the Valleilijn. The station closed on 7 September 1944 and re-opened 20 May 1951...	Protos / Mat'64