AlexNL
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These three trains have been spotted in the Netherlands throughout the past 2 years: 4003/4004, 4013/4014 and 4031/4032. So there's at least three of them.
From an operational point of view it would make little sense to have only a subclass of trains which can run into the Netherlands, as it makes diagramming and maintenance much complexer than it would have to be. From a technical point of view there's no need for it either: Alstom have been making units with integrated Belgian and Dutch signalling for at least two decades, if you're going to build trains for Belgium you might as well make them suitable for the Netherlands as well.
From an operational point of view it would make little sense to have only a subclass of trains which can run into the Netherlands, as it makes diagramming and maintenance much complexer than it would have to be. From a technical point of view there's no need for it either: Alstom have been making units with integrated Belgian and Dutch signalling for at least two decades, if you're going to build trains for Belgium you might as well make them suitable for the Netherlands as well.