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December 27, 2018 | Fleet

NS orders 88 New Generation Sprinter EMUs from CAF

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has ordered 88 additional New Generation Sprinter (SNG) suburban EMUs from CAF, taking its fleet of these trains to 206 sets.

December 20, 2018 | Signalling

Dutch launch main line Automatic Train Operation trials

DUTCH infrastructure manager ProRail began testing Automatic Train Operation (ATO) on the country’s main line rail network on December 19, when an ETCS Level 2-equipped V100 diesel locomotive operated by Rotterdam Rail Feeding (RRF) ran in ATO mode on the freight-only Betuweroute.

December 10, 2018 | Fleet

NS introduces New Generation Sprinter EMUs

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) marked the official entry of its fleet of New Generation Sprinter (SNG) EMUs into commercial service on December 9, when Dutch state secretary for railways at the Ministry of Transport, Mrs Stientje van Veldhoven, and NS CEO Mr Roger van Boxtel made an inaugural trip from Haarlem to The Hague Central.

December 5, 2018 | Main line

Leo Express selected for Pardubice regional contract

FOLLOWING a competitive tender, the government of the Czech region of Pardubice announced on December 3 that it has selected a subsidiary of open-access operator Leo Express for a Public Service Obligation (PSO) contract to operate regional services.

December 4, 2018 | Europe

Three-country passenger service postponed

ARRIVA Nederland has decided to postpone the introduction of a new passenger service linking Aachen, Germany, Heerlen and Maastricht in the Netherlands, and Liège, Belgium, which was due to start on December 9, because the tri-voltage Stadler Flirt 3 EMUs ordered for the route have not been approved for operation in Germany and Belgium.

December 3, 2018 | Main line

Arriva and RegioJet win Czech long-distance contracts

THE rail passenger transport landscape in the Czech Republic is set for major changes following confirmation that Arriva and RegioJet have beaten incumbent Czech Railways (CD) to win tenders for the operation of long-distance services.

November 29, 2018 | Fleet

CD launches new RegioPanter EMUs for Pilsen

CZECH Railways’ (CD) new fleet of class 650 RegioPanter EMUs for the Pilsen region was officially launched on November 28 by CD’s new CEO, Mr Miroslav Kupec, and Mr Josef Bernard, president of the Pilsen region.

November 28, 2018 | Metros

GVB Amsterdam signs metro train contract with CAF

AMSTERDAM Municipal Transport (GVB) signed a contract with CAF on November 28 for 30 Inneo metro trains, with an option for 30 additional sets.

November 27, 2018 | Infrastructure

Netherlands to eliminate ungated level crossings within five years

The state secretary to Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure, Mrs. Stientje van Velthoven, has informed the Dutch parliament that the programme to phase out all remaining ungated level crossings on the national railway network will be completed within five years.

November 26, 2018 | Main line

Dutch plan turn-up-and-go main line services

PLANS to step up passenger train frequencies on the Dutch main line network to provide a turn-up-and-go service have been announced by Mr Pier Eringa, CEO of infrastructure manager Prorail.

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