>>1195259We have some really ugly trains but don't you DARE making fun of that koploper ('head walker') right there!
That huge nose used to house a highly advanced automated gangway connection. Many intercity trains here split at a certain station with both halfs continueing to a different destination, and conventional gangway connections took too much time and manpower to couple. So in the 70's the Dutch Railways developed these trains that coupled and connected themselfs, so combinations could be split and rejoined in less than 30 seconds with a push on a button:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=mIi2CDYG7jcIn the end passengers and staff didn't use the gangways that much so they were eventually removed to save on maintenance costs, but they are still proud trains and when people see their noses they're like 'yeah, you saved us a lot of time on stations! good boy!'
