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    Strike in the Netherlands 28/5/2019

    Due to a public transport strike in the Netherlands there will be no service tomorrow May 28th, 2019. The only service there will be is a 4 time an hour stopping service from Amsterdam Centraal to Schiphol and final destination Hoofddorp and v.v.. This was put on by a courtcase brought in front...
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    Chaos in Belgium

    Due to a homeless person setting fire in the morning near a signalbox railway services are disrupted in Belgium. Also tomorrow. Especially Brussel Noord to Brussel Zuid and v.v. was hit. And more chaos all around Brussel. Many services did not run. 2 articles in Dutch about the disruption in...
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    Explosion in former Dutch class 34 in Nijmegen

    1 person was killed on a graveyard for trains in Nijmegen, Netherlands in an explosion. They try sell those trains (or even have) it to Romania. Source: Transportonline
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    Bikelanes in Europe

    Rudolf de Boer has made a summary (and is the source) of bikelanes in Europe. It can not say that the UK is doing worse.
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    Free train travel on March 31, 2019 in the Netherlands

    Also this year on the last day of March 2019. Below you see the book that opens traindoors. You get it when you buy books of more than (around) 12.50 euro.
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    New departure rule in Belgium since June 2018

    I am not so sure if someone has this already posted, but since June 2018 the departure rule in Belgium has changed. The guard on the train closes all doors of the train 30 seconds before the advertized departure time. Even the door of the guard.
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    National strike in Belgium 13/2/2019 (+ later)

    Today there is very very limited bus and train travel possible in Belgium due to a strike. How it affects Thalys and Eurostar i do not know. There is no airtravel from Belgium airport. All this untill 22 hours tonight.
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    Cross Border Rolling Stock Compatibility

    In our first 3 country train from Aachen - Maastricht - Liege 3 languages are used. But the train stops/starts in Maastricht, because of problems with the Belgiums who want to use a security system needed in 3 to 5 years time.
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    Accident in Denmark

    There is news about 6 deaths in Denmark this morning. A freighttrain lost something of its load, because of high winds. Apparently it came on the track of the passengertrain. The line is blocked between western Denmark and Copenhagen.
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    DB payment issues due to fradulent activity

    I just want to say (without opening a new thread) that DB has limited the payment of Sparpreis, online and maybe other tickets. Paypal and debt collection is not possible anymore, because of fraud. In german (source Die Zeit)...
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    Chiltern Railways: Oxford Parkway to London Marylebone on 26/12/18

    Source: https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/uk-railway-news-round-up-84.html
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    A special train from Amsterdam to Berlin on September 17, 2018

    On September 18, 2018 there will be special train departing Amsterdam Centraal 9.27 and it will run nonstop to Bad Bentheim arriving at 11.16. After change of locomotive it will continue to Berlin. This is done, because of the Innotrans in the capitol of Germany. Distance is about 180...
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    Eurotunnel breakdown 26/7/2018

    Yesterday problems began with the shuttle trains having no airco. Problems that became a waiting game of at least 5 hours on both sides if you wanted to go. Some reservations for certain ticket have been cancelled on Friday (today). It seems that the Eurostar is not affected.
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    Opening new metroline Amsterdam on July 22, 2018

    Finally after years and years of waiting the North South line will open on July 22. It will travel from the north of Amsterdam to Amsterdam Centraal (trainstation) to Amsterdam Zuid. Additional stationsstops will be Noorderpark, Rokin, Vijzelgracht, De Pijp en Europaplein. They are thinking...
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    Strike in the Netherlands

    Yesterday and today there is a strike on the regional services (so NS is running) on the train and all busses in the Netherlands except in the 4 main cities of Amsterdam, Utrecht, Den Haag and Rotterdam. This week is May holiday so the impact could be worse if it was a holiday. Next actions are...
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    New station and railway in the Netherlands

    At 6.22 on March 28, 2018 a new station and extra passengertracks will come into service in the Netherlands. The line from Groningen to Roodeschool (dutch joke: where are the communist raised? Red school) will be extended to Eemshaven. Therefore the station of Roodeschool has been moved a little...
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    Problems at Eurobahn (Germany)

    Since the timetable change the new connection between Hengelo (Netherlands) and Bielefeld (Germany). Approval for running on Dutch tracks was coming in late. Trains end at the borderstation of Bad Bentheim. There is a bus between Bad Bentheim and Hengelo via Oldenzaal for almost 3 months. But...
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    Height of trainplatforms in Germany

    Source: DB Open Data
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    Somerset company Nippy Bus sacks staff by internal memo

    Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-41801760
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    Gaming on the S-Bahn in the Mannheim area

    I hope he is using a headset. He was sitting in the train for 2 hours. Source in German: https://www.waz.de/panorama/gamer-zockt-mit-riesen-fernseher-ungeniert-in-der-s-bahn-id212180991.html

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