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February 9, 2021 | Financial

Dutch government provides €370m to cover public transport losses

The funding covers services in the third quarter of 2021.

December 8, 2020 | News

Legal challenge against NS direct-award contract referred to European Court of Justice

THE Dutch Civil Court of The Hague has referred a case challenging the legitimacy of a 15-year direct-award concession given to Netherlands Railways (NS) to the European Court of Justice (CJEU), saying the arguments raised by private operators against NS are “not implausible.”

December 3, 2020 | Fleet

NS withdraws DDZ double-deck fleet to investigate vibrations

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) withdrew its fleet of 140km/h DDZ double-deck trains from commercial operation on December 3 while it investigates the source of vibrations present when the trains operate at higher speeds.

December 3, 2020 | Fleet

NS begins delivery of DM 90 DMUs to Poland

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has begun delivering 32 DM 90 diesel hydraulic two-car DMUs to the privately operated Association of Local Railroad Transport (SKPL), Poland, following a court ruling lifting a sequestration order brought by Ferotrans-TFI, Romania.

November 20, 2020 | Financial

Dutch alliance contributes €1bn to Amsterdam metro projects

AN alliance of seven Dutch organisations has announced that it will contribute €1.025bn towards the construction of an extension to Amsterdam’s Ring Line, and a southern extension to the North-South Line.

September 26, 2020 | Technology

Prorail to test new anti-wheel-slip gel

DUTCH infrastructure manager Prorail will test a new anti-wheel-slip gel which it hopes will also reduce wheel-rail contact noise.

September 6, 2020 | Main line

NS set to boost Rotterdam - Amsterdam frequency from December 2021

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has announced plans to introduce a 10-minute interval IC service between Rotterdam, Den Haag and Schiphol, from where trains will continue to either Amsterdam Centraal or Amsterdam South/WTC.

August 24, 2020 | Main line

Prorail increases Dutch path allocation in 2021

DUTCH infrastructure manager Prorail has released the capacity allocation for services on the national network for the 2021 timetable, with 30 operators applying for an increased number of train paths compared with the existing timetable.

August 17, 2020 | Financial

NS reports significant loss in first half of 2020

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) says it would have recorded a €1.078bn loss in the first half of 2020 if it wasn’t for government subsides as passenger numbers plummeted during the Covid-19 pandemic.

July 23, 2020 | Passenger

Capacity vs comfort: balancing the interior design

As passenger habits evolve and more people travel by train, operators are faced with a balancing act between passenger comfort and capacity. David Burroughs talks to Barbara de Jong about how Netherlands Railways is designing its new fleets to meet this challenge.

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