‘Berlin-Munich connection a good example for fast Berlin-Amsterdam service’
The rail connection between Berlin and Munich is a fine example of a fast train service between Amsterdam and Berlin, says Jean Koulischer from Alstom, which supplies ERTMS systems for the high-speed trains on the...Read more
The Netherlands converts unprotected level crossings
Dutch railway infrastructure manager ProRail continues to implement its five-year strategy on converting the unprotected level crossings. There are more than a hundred points of this type in the Netherlands. Fifty of them will be...Read more
Voestalpine’s new point machine reduces railway malfunctions
Dutch railway supplier Voestalpine WBN was authorised by national infrastructure manager ProRail for delivering the NSE (Type 4) point machine and the 1:15 manganese steel frog to local customers. Both products allow improving railway network...Read more
ProRail to install first test track
Dutch railway infrastructure manager ProRail will install the first one-kilometre test track at the Rail Centre in Amersfoort. The railway line will be constructed outdoors to provide practical tutorials for rail staff and to implement...Read more
Voestalpine Railpro certifies anti-trespass panel
Dutch notified body Kiwa has certified a new version of anti-trespass device developed by Voestalpine Railpro. These special panels, also called pyramid mats, are capable to deter passengers from rail tracks and decrease the number...Read more
Dutch passenger trains set new punctuality record
Dutch passenger trains set a new punctuality record by reaching a mark of 91.4 per cent in 2018. This result ensured a rank of the Netherlands in the top three list of countries with the...Read more
CAF to supply 88 Civity trains to Dutch Railways
Dutch Railways (NS) has awarded Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF a new contract for the delivery of 88 Sprinter New Generation trains based on the Civity platform. The deal was signed on 27 December and...Read more
95-tonnes level crossing installed in the Netherlands
Strukton Rail has installed a 95-tonnes concrete level crossing in the Dutch city of Apeldoorn. It was manufactured by voestalpine Railpro and Spanbeton. The crossing concrete plate is one of the heaviest ever installed in...Read more
Alstom to produce 79 ICNG trains for Dutch Railways in Polish facility
French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom opened a new production line in its Polish facility in Chorzów, close to Katowice, to assemble 79 InterCity Next Generation (ICNG) trains for Dutch Railways (NS). The first units will...Read more
Two Dutch provinces want to shift to zero-emission trains by 2035
The Dutch provinces of Fryslân and Groningen are able to entirely shift to zero-emission passenger trains operating by battery power in seven or ten years. That is the conclusion of Ricardo and Arcadis in a...Read more
Dutch Railways unveils vision for new train interior
Dutch Railways (NS), architectural firm Mecanoo and project designer Gispen presented their vision on the train interior of the future on Thursday at the Innovation Expo in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The new design has a higher...Read more
NS CEO: journey time Amsterdam – Berlin to be reduced to four hours in 2023
Dutch Railways (NS), Deutsche Bahn, the Dutch and German Ministry of Infrastructure and the German states involved made far-reaching agreements during the rail trade fair InnoTrans to accelerate the intercity service between Amsterdam and Berlin....Read more
Dutch infrastructure manager grants rail contract to Strukton Rail
Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail and Strukton Rail have signed a contract for the improvement of the rails in the province of Groningen. The contract includes the construction of the tracks of a new stabling point...Read more