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
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
NS will run a fast train to InnoTrans in Berlin
In honour of the InnoTrans rail trade fair, NS will run a fast train from Amsterdam to Berlin on Monday 17 September. This train will bring NS CEO Roger van Boxtel, ProRail CEO Pier Eringa,...Read more
‘The Netherlands can perform as well as Japan by simplifying its rail network’
If the Netherlands wants its rail network to perform as well as Japan, the impact of disruptions on the track must be reduced. That can be done by disentangling the rail network and combining the...Read more
Akiem signs a sale and leaseback contract with NS for 45 locomotives
Railway operator Dutch Railways (NS) and French leasing company Akiem signed a sale and leaseback contract for 45 Bombardier Traxx locomotives. The locomotives are designed for operations in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Austria. In...Read more