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February 8, 2019 | Main line

NS and ProRail evaluate faster trains to Groningen

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) and Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail have carried out a test run to study the viability of accelerating services between the Randstad conurbation and Groningen in the north of the country.

February 7, 2019 | Europe

Dutch extend plans for high-frequency operations

TRAINS will connect nine major Dutch cities every 10 minutes by 2040 under plans unveiled by state secretary to the Ministry of Infrastructure, Mrs Stientje van Veldhoven, on February 6.

February 5, 2019 | Fleet

Trenitalia prepares to launch former V250 Fyra EMUs

TRENITALIA moved a step closer to the introduction of its fleet of former Netherlands Railways (NS) and Belgian National Railways (SNCB) V250 Fyra EMUs on February 4 with the start of pre-launch operation on the Milan - Pescara route.

January 28, 2019 | Metros

Hook of Holland metro conversion hit by more delays

THE troubled project to convert the Schiedam – Hook of Holland Line from heavy rail to light metro and connect it to the Rotterdam metro network has run into additional problems which threaten to further delay completion.

January 24, 2019 | Fleet

EBA authorises three-country Flirt EMUs for use in Germany

GERMANY’s Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has granted a Supplementary Authorisation to Place in Service (SAPS) for Arriva Netherlands’ fleet of multi-system Stadler Flirt EMUs, which will be used on regional services linking Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.

January 18, 2019 | Europe

ProRail focuses on capacity and speed as Dutch ridership surge continues

Pier Eringa, CEO of ProRail, talks to Keith Barrow.

January 8, 2019 | Europe

NS plans contactless bank card trial

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) is preparing to trial contactless bank and credit card payments for travel on its services.

January 2, 2019 | Main line

Prorail reports better performance on Dutch network

DUTCH infrastructure manager Prorail says that punctuality on the network improved in 2018. More trains ran on time while the number of large disruptions to train services dropped by 11% from 627 to 558.

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 21, 2018 | Light Rail

First CAF Urbos LRV for Amsterdam nears completion

AMSTERDAM Municipal Transport (GVB) has published images of its first type 15G Urbos LRV, which is nearing completion at the CAF plant in Zaragoza.

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