About the author

Quintus Vosman

May 21, 2021 | Signalling

Northern Dutch regional lines included in ERTMS rollout

The lines will allow the Netherlands to gain experience with the rollout of the European signalling system.

May 19, 2021 | Main line

European Sleeper seeks small-scale investors to raise capital funds

The new overnight operator is hoping to raise €500,000 through the sale of company bonds.

May 14, 2021 | Fleet

DB eyes hydrogen for Bavarian contract bid

DB and Vias Rail also seek trains for bids to operate Frankfurt - Kassel services.

May 10, 2021 | Financial

RailAdventure acquires 65% stake in Railexperts

The operators are already cooperating on delivering the ICNG EMUs to Netherlands Railways.

April 16, 2021 | Fleet

Wink trains enter service in the Netherlands

New Stadler trains running on hydrotreated vegetable oil, a synthetic diesel fuel, ahead of potential future use of batteries and electrification.

April 12, 2021 | Financial

Dutch Growth Fund to support two rail projects worth €2.5bn

Extension of Amsterdam’s North-South metro and track quadrupling between Delft and Schiedam set to benefit.

April 7, 2021 | Fleet

Netinera issues tender for BEMUs and EMUs

Netinera is set to order 65 BEMUs and 25 EMUs for its German regional subsidiary operators.

April 6, 2021 | Main line

GW Train Regio wins West Bohemian tender

The 10-year contract will begin in December 2023.

April 6, 2021 | Main line

European Sleeper announces first international night train service

The new company has partnered with RegioJet to launch the train.

April 2, 2021 | Passenger

Problems mount for Netherlands Railways

Netherlands Railways (NS) has postponed a major revamp of its national timetable mainly due to the late delivery from Alstom of a fleet of 200km/h trains. As Quintus Vosman reports, NS also faces an uncertain future in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

« Previous 1 … 35 36 37 38 39 … 99 Next »

Rail market intelligence to unlock your business potential.

Sign up for the IRJ Rail Brief Newsletter