Dutch province can’t make the (business) case for battery trains
The Dutch province of Overijssel has pulled the plug on the use of battery-electric trains from 2027 onwards. The province had planned to use the trains on sections without overhead lines instead of the diesel...Read more
Alstom works on creating a maintenance network in Europe
Setting up a maintenance and knowledge network for rolling stock equipment and signalling is one of the things Alstom is working on. “Locomotives already run all over Europe, and by linking our own workshops, certifications...Read more
New Dutch-German cross-border train should run in 2023
By December 2023, it should become possible for the first time to travel between the Dutch city Eindhoven and the German Aachen by train. The Dutch provincial government of Limburg has taken the lead in...Read more
Netherlands and Norway see increase in near misses at level crossings
Infrastructure managers Bane NOR and Prorail, operating in Norway and the Netherlands, respectively, have seen the number of near misses at level crossings and other incidents close to the tracks increase this year. In separate...Read more
AllRail warns Dutch parliament of NS concession violating EU market regulation
In an urgent letter, the European interest group ALLRAIL has sounded the alarm about “extreme tunnel vision” at the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure regarding a new private concession to Dutch Railways (NS). In doing so,...Read more
Deutsche Bahn unveils new low floor ICE-L
Deutsche Bahn (DB) on Wednesday took the wraps of the new ICE-L, Germany’s first long-distance high-speed train with a low floor for easy access. The train cars will be first used on the international service...Read more
CAF in poleposition for Dutch rolling stock contract
Dutch Railways (NS) has tapped CAF as the preferred supplier of 60 new double-decker trains, the operator announced on Wednesday. Assuming there will no appeals by the manufacturers that lost out, NS and CAF will...Read more
TUI launches new night trains to Austrian ski resorts
Major German tourism business TUI on Tuesday announced the introduction of the TUI Ski Express in cooperation with GreenCityTrip. From December 23 onwards, new night train services will depart to Austrian ski resorts in Tirol...Read more
Thalys services stripped down following ‘operational incidents’
Thalys will be offering less services across the Netherlands, Belgium and France “in the coming weeks” as a result of two “operational incidents” earlier this month. This necessitated two additional trains going into maintenance.Read more
Despite busy Dutch network, there could be many more international train departures, says ProRail CEO
The Dutch railway network offers a lot more potential for long-distance passenger trains, John Voppen, CEO of infrastructure manager ProRail, said at RailTech Europe 2022. According to Voppen, the current infrastructure allows for around 20-30...Read more
ProRail investigates rail closures on weekdays
Track closures in the Netherlands might no longer have to take place at the weekends only, but could in the future include work carried out on weekdays. In time, work on weekdays could even take...Read more
Financial module for planning application RailApp adds important piece of the puzzle
Partner articleRailApp introduced a financial module for its rail sector planning application earlier this year. Using this new feature, railway companies and professionals alike can generate a cost specification following an assignment or job. As such,...Read more‘Compensate rail freight operators for ERTMS installation to avoid a reverse modal shift’
OpinionA new view on the rollout of ERTMS is needed, with more consideration for freight operators, Hans Willem Vroon of rail freight industry organisation RailGood advocates in this piece. Read more