Belgian Railways Class 41

NMBS/SNCB Class 41 DMUs are diesel multiple-unit trains operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB). They are the standard train for Belgian internal workings which cannot be worked by EMUs. They work under the 25 kV electrification in the South of Belgium as well as on the non-electrified lines in the North.

NMBS/SNCB Class 41
4184 near Wondelgem Station
In service	2000–present
Manufacturer	Alstom
Constructed	2000–2002
Number built	96
Formation	DMC-DMS
Capacity	12F, 138S, 2T
Operators	NMBS/SNCB
Specifications
Car length	24.80 m (81 ft 4 in)
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Weight	93 t (205,000 lb)
Traction system	Diesel hydraulic
Safety system(s)	ETCS
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Naming

They are often designated as "AR41" (referring to the French "Autorail") or "MW41" (for Dutch "Motorwagen") which would make them single railcars; they are always operated as (multiples of) two cars joined, with a single vehicle number.

Lines operated

• Antwerpen-Centraal – Neerpelt/Hasselt (Portions separated at Mol)
• Eeklo - Gent-Sint-Pieters - De Pinte – Oudenaarde – Ronse
• Gent-Sint-Pieters – Zottegem – Geraardsbergen
• Aalst – Burst
• Charleroi Sud – Couvin

In summer, tourist trains:

• Neerpelt-Blankenberge via Herentals, Lier, Mechelen, Dendermonde, Gent, Brugge.

See also

• AR 41