The Intercity Nieuwe Generatie in maintenance facility Watergraafsmeer in Amsterdam

Installation with moving overhead line brought into operation for new NS trains

Source: Pilz

Over the past year the Watergraafsmeer maintenance workshop in Amsterdam has been converted to be able to maintain the Intercity New Generation (ICNG). VolkerRail, Pilz, Broeze Nijverdal and LiftingPlus have designed an installation with a moving overhead line and a crane that can lift a weight of 1,500 kilos The ICNG will drive on the Dutch rail network in the course of 2021. Watergraafsmeer is already ready for the arrival of the new, fast train.

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Author: Marieke van Gompel

Marieke van Gompel is editor-in-chief of RailTech.com, RailFreight.com and SpoorPro.nl, online magazines for railway professionals.

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The Intercity Nieuwe Generatie in maintenance facility Watergraafsmeer in Amsterdam

Installation with moving overhead line brought into operation for new NS trains

Source: Pilz

Over the past year the Watergraafsmeer maintenance workshop in Amsterdam has been converted to be able to maintain the Intercity New Generation (ICNG). VolkerRail, Pilz, Broeze Nijverdal and LiftingPlus have designed an installation with a moving overhead line and a crane that can lift a weight of 1,500 kilos The ICNG will drive on the Dutch rail network in the course of 2021. Watergraafsmeer is already ready for the arrival of the new, fast train.

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Author: Marieke van Gompel

Marieke van Gompel is editor-in-chief of RailTech.com, RailFreight.com and SpoorPro.nl, online magazines for railway professionals.

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