DE-1

"'The DE-1 was the single carriage version of the DE-2. Painted bright blue, they were quickly nicknamed 'Blue Angel'. Being just over 3 meters tall, they were one of the tiniest trains in use by the Dutch Railways, and perfect for branchline use.' Supersnell11 8/20/18. Source: Twitter."

Overview
Not to be confused with the DE-2.

The DE-1, better known as Blauwe Engel, is a mid-20th century, Bo'Bo, Diesel-Electric DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit) built by Allan & Co. With a top speed of 105 km/h it is the fourth fastest diesel locomotive in the game, just shy of the NS 2200's 106 km/h, the Plan U going 125 km/h and all three TEEs' being able to do 140 km/h Technical Details (Click Me!) The DE-1, numbered 21 - 50, was originally built to serve non-electrified branch lines across the Netherlands. The cab design was based of of earlier Dutch EMU's (Electric Multiple Units) such as the Mat '46 and Mat '45, as most streamlined D/EMU's were manufactured and designed by Allan & Co. The Need for the DE-1 and DE-2 was extremely high as post-war, post-reconstruction Netherlands needed diesel rolling stock to fill the gap left behind by steam traction as well as the gap left by non-electrified routes. The 30 DE-1's were used from their construction to 1955, but the DE-1's were used as carriages in larger consists until 1985, were they were sent to be decommissioned, although several remain as museum pieces and part-time heritage rail tour trains.

Price
The price of the DE-1 is ƒ130,000 gulden at level 20.

Liveries
At the time of writing the DE-1 has four liveries; the Blue Angel, Red, Prototype, and Blue. The Red is similar in hue to the Plan U, and the Blue is similar to the Blue Livery on the NS 2400.

Trivia

 * The DE-1 consists of only one car, this can be recognized by the 1 in the DE-1's name, the DE-1 comes with two cabs on each end of the DMU.
 * The DE-1 and the DE-2 have the second most liveries in the game, at 4 distinct liveries.
 * The engine with the most liveries is the NS 500/600/700 at 5 distinct liveries
 * The full name of Allan & Co is Allan & Co's Koninklijke Nederlandsche Fabrieken van Meubelen en Spoorwegmaterieel NV.
 * A special VIP car was built for sightseeing tours across the Netherlands, called "Kameel" or "Camel" in English, it had two domes on the roof for the driver.
 * DE-1 number 41 has been preserved at the Spoorwegmuseum Utrecht (Railwaymuseum Utrecht)