Latest Netherlands News
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Alstom to Maintain Locomotive Fleet for DB Cargo Netherlands and Belgium
Alstom has signed a contract with DB Cargo Belgium and DB Cargo Netherlands to maintain a fleet of 60 DE-6400 locomotives.
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Netherlands: Alstom and NS Unveil New Intercity Next Generation Train
NS’s new Intercity Next Generation Alstom train has been showcased to the public at Rotterdam Central Station in the Netherlands.
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Trial of Battery-Powered Trains in the Netherlands a Success
The trial to see whether battery-mode operation would be feasible in the Netherlands, using a Stadler WINK train, was successful.
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Stadler to Trial Battery Mode Operation in the Netherlands
Stadler will start overnight testing to see whether running its trains in battery mode in the Netherlands is feasible.
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Start with a FLIRT: German Railway Company Choses Stadler Trains for Cross-Border Traffic
Stadler has signed a contract with Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland (start) to deliver 20 FLIRT trains for use on the Maas-Wupper network.
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Automated Freight Train Testing Picks Up Speed
A joint German-Dutch project to trial the control and remote monitoring of automated freight trains has begun this month.
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Arriva Submits First Open Access Rail Application in the Netherlands
Arriva Group is filing an application to operate regional rail open access night services in the Netherlands.
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Refinancing Agreement Paves the Way for Eurostar Recovery
Eurostar has reached a refinancing agreement with its shareholders and banks worth £250m (289.9m euros | 353.9m USD).
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Freight Operator Lineas Acquires Independent Rail Partner
The private rail freight operator Lineas has acquired Dutch operator Independent Rail Partner to strengthen its position in the country.
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Hydrogen Train Test Runs Deemed a Success in the Netherlands
The test runs of Alstom's hydrogen train, the Coradia iLint, have been deemed a success by the Province of Groningen, Netherlands.
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ProRail and Alstom to Test ATO on Shunting Locomotive
ProRail and Alstom will test ATO GoA4 operations on a shunting locomotive starting in 2021. The tests will use a Lineas locomotive.
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Getting Rolling Stock Back on Track
Getting rolling stock back on the track is an accurate and time-consuming process. Holmatro supply a faster and lighter Re-railing System.
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Subway Lifting After Incidents
Holmatro supplied Amsterdam-Amstelland with a lightweight subway lifting system that was connected to the existing equipment on a fire truck…
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First Hydrogen Train Arrives in the Netherlands
The first Alstom Coradia iLint hydrogen train has arrived in the Netherlands and will undergo night-time testing over the next 2 weeks.
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Rerailing a Metro in a Tunnel
Getting a derailed metro back on its tracks in a tunnel is hard. Holmatro supply lightweight Rerailing Systems that offer extra flexibility.
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ProRail Increases Capacity for 2020 Timetable
Dutch rail infrastructure manager ProRail has created its 2020 timetable with 740m freight trains and a planning tool to increase capacity.
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Industry Insider Week 15 – 9 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider Week 15, with all the week's rail news, including problems with the ICE 4 and new trains for South Africa.
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Improve Berlin-Amsterdam Link Say Transport Ministries
The German and Dutch tranport ministries have voiced their support for improvements to be made to the Amsterdam-Berlin rail link.
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CAF Signs Contract with NS for Additional CIVITY Trains
CAF and Dutch operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) have signed a contract for the supply of 88 further CIVITY trains. The 302 cars will be a…
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ProRail to Play Key Role in Implementing ERTMS in the Netherlands
ProRail, which is part of NS Railinfratrust (RIT), the Dutch rail infrastructure owner, will play a central role in implementing ERTMS in th…
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Netherlands: State Railway Operator Upgrades Trains for Passengers with Disabilities
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the state railway operator in the Netherlands, has contracted a Bombardier-Siemens consortium to upgrade their …
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Dutch Freight Line to Trial Automatic Train Operation
Alstom has signed an agreement with the Dutch infrastructure operator ProRail and Rotterdam Rail Feeding (RRF) to perform Automatic Train Op…
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Unguarded Level Crossings to be Abolished in the Netherlands
Dutch rail infrastructure manager, ProRail, has said that within a few years, there will be no more public unguarded level crossings in the …
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Arriva Orders 'Vegetable Oil Hybrid Diesel Trains' for the Netherlands
The Flirtino trains, once partial electrification is finished, can be transformed from Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil hybrid diesel trains into …