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SNCB photos showing damage to underfloor equipment.
that the railway’s statements suggest the reasons for terminating contract are not technical. Meanwhile pressure is building on NS to develop a more permanent solution to cross-border services between the Netherlands and Belgium. The Dutch government has given NS until October 1 to establish a firm
alternative to the services that have been withdrawn as a result of the collapse of Fyra operations. Deputy prime minister Mr Lodewijk Asscher pointed out that by failing to offer an alternative, NS could be violating its concession for high-speed operations.
assignment of the systems integrator function to an Irish financial services company [NS Financial Services] has delayed all of the V250 project phases, perhaps because this company was not structurally
government of The Hague to operate a direct open-access service between the Dutch city and Brussels from December 2015.
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Mr Peter Smit, the city’s transport councillor, announced the decision at a press conference on June 20, and the municipal
government together with representatives of Brussels Airport and Arriva Netherlands have signed a letter of intent for the operation of the service.
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RRIVA has been selected by the municipal
and technically qualified to do this.” Manfellotto says AnsaldoBreda firmly rejects all of SNCB’s allegations on project execution and claims
The tendering process was managed by The Hague Trains Holding, a limited company registered in the Netherlands which is wholly owned by the municipality of The Hague. The financial risk of operating the service will fall on the train operator as The Hague Trains Holding intends to provide little or no financial support. A fleet of eight six-car Stadler Flirt 3 emus will be ordered to operate the hourly service from The Hague Central to Brussels South, which will run via Rotterdam
NS and SNCB intend to step up the frequency of the substitute conventional service from The Hague to Brussels from eight trains per day to 12 by December. There are also plans to increase Amsterdam - Brussels Thalys services from 10 to 12 trains per day, but while Thalys International has agreed to the proposals in principle, it cannot say when the additional services will start because there is insufficient capacity in the current train fleet.
Arriva to operate The Hague - Brussels services
Central, Roosendaal, Antwerp Central, Mechelen, and Brussels Airport. Fares will be roughly equivalent to those charged on the former Amsterdam - Brussels ‘Benelux’ service operated by NS and SNCB, which was withdrawn with the introduction of the Fyra high- speed service in December 2012.
The Hague Train Holding has submitted applications for train paths to Dutch infrastructure manager Prorail and its Belgian counterpart Infrabel on behalf of Arriva.
Brazil
The National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) has begun public consultation on the planned 551km line from Rio de Janeiro to Vila Velha in the state of Espirito Santo. The $US 1.65bn project is expected to take five years to complete.
Britain
Virgin Rail Group says it is preparing enforcement action against infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) for failing to achieve contractual performance targets on the West Coast Main Line in recent months. Punctuality on the Inter-City West Coast ICWC franchise was 85.7% for the four-week period ending May 25 against a target of 88%. According to Virgin, more than 70% of delays were infrastructure-related.
Costa Rica
Suburban services have been reinstated on the 21km line between San Jose and Cartago, following a modest investment of Colon 3.5bn ($US 6.9m). The line has five intermediate stations and services are operated by a fleet of six dmus acquired from former Spanish metre-gauge operator Feve.
Czech Republic
Open-access long-distance passenger operator Leo Express announced on June 24 that it has carried more than 400,000 passengers in the six months since the launch of its full timetable on January 18. Leo Express says it is achieving average load factors of more than 70% on its Prague - Ostrava - Bohumin services.
Germany
DB Networks introduced new supplements to track access charges on June 1 for wagons that are not fitted with quieter composite brake blocks or disc brakes. Initially a 1% additional charge will be applied to trains that do not have at least 80% of axles equipped with quiet brakes. A bonus scheme has also been launched to incentivise wagon
owners to adapt their fleets. Rhine-Main Transport Association (RMV) has
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