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6 unusual facts about Nederlandse Spoorwegen


Clock-face scheduling

In 1970/71 Nederlandse Spoorwegen introduced a regular timetable with multiple hubs.

Cowbit railway station

E35256, were repainted on one side in the colours of a Netherlands Railways commuter train to carry out a re-enactment of the 1975 Dutch train hostage crisis.

Edith Bosch

Bosch is in possession of a HEAO diploma in commercial economy, from Randstad Topsport Academy, and currently works as a team manager for the Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

EU Directive 91/440

Deutsche Bahn has expanded considerably in the rail freight market, with the purchase of the freight section of the Dutch railway company NS (now DB Schenker Rail Nederland), EWS (UK), and DSB goods (Denmark) amongst others.

London Country Bus Services

London Country South West: Drawlane Ltd, which became the British Bus group (sold to Cowie - now Arriva - in 1996), and now part of Arriva Guildford & West Surrey, although many routes passed to other companies, notably Metrobus and what is now Abellio Surrey which is part of Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

MiddlePeak Railways

MiddlePeak Railways specializes in the spot-hire and long term lease of shunting locomotives similar to the ex-British Railways Class 08 and NS 0-6-0 600 Class shunting locos.


Abellio Deutschland

Abellio Germany is part of the Abellio (formerly NedRailways), the international expansion arm of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

Düwag TW 6000

Two TW 6000 units were used to operate on a small NS line in Houten, The Netherlands, connecting Houten station with the new station Houten Castellum.

Kamperlijntje

The line is operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (with DMUs of type Buffel) and is funded in part by the province of Overijssel and the municipalities of Zwolle and Kampen.


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