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36-430: The high-profile project was a collaboration between NS International (a joint venture of NS and KLM ) and NMBS/SNCB . A Dutch domestic service also using HSL-Zuid was branded under the same name. Despite using the tracks built for high speed trains the service between Amsterdam and Breda used conventional trains propelled by a TRAXX locomotive. Its name was changed into Intercity Direct to avoid confusion with

72-521: A founding member of the Railteam alliance, with a 10% share in the group. To facilitate the operation of high speed services, NS Hispeed proceeded with the procurement of new suitable rolling stock. In 2004, NS International and NMBS/SNCB had jointly ordered 19 V250 train sets from the Italian rolling stock manufacturer AnsaldoBreda for operations between Amsterdam and Brussels and Breda on

108-570: A lawsuit in the Netherlands in October against NS seeking payment for the seven trains not accepted by NS as well as damages for alleged breach of contract. NS filed a claim on 25 September against Finmeccanica seeking reimbursement for the trains it wants to return to AnsaldoBreda as well as compensation and damages. On 17 March 2014 NS announced a settlement with AnsaldoBreda had been reached. The 9 NS trains would be returned to AnsaldoBreda for

144-787: A measure by the organisation to distance itself from the negative reputation garnered from the V250 controversy. In September 2013, it was announced an agreement with the Dutch government, the international train operator Eurostar , and NS International has been reached for the provision of twice daily services between London and Amsterdam Centraal . The initial launch date was December 2016. The service would use newly purchased rolling stock and also call at Brussels, and Rotterdam. Initially, trains would stop in Brussels for about half an hour to allow domestic passengers from Amsterdam and Rotterdam to leave,

180-450: A new plan to use HSL-Zuid. The failure also led to a parliamentary investigation into the project in the Netherlands. In Belgium the justice department was asked to investigate the public procurement procedure and the Court of Audit was to be asked to investigate the project. In a press conference on 6 June, AnsaldoBreda dismissed the reports as "baseless and unfounded", and claimed that

216-504: A poor reputation for reliability. After a month of operations more than 5% of all trains were cancelled and less than 45% of them ran on schedule. In the middle of January 2013 further problems arose: 3 trains were damaged because of ice (among other technical problems). Further commercial service was even forbidden by the Belgian rail safety regulator. This led to several complaints from user associations and tourist information services. Both

252-413: A refund of 125 million euros, 88 million euros less than originally paid. NS would receive an additional compensation for each resold unit up to a maximum of 21 million euros. NS International ordered 16 V250 trains from AnsaldoBreda , with NMBS/SNCB ordering a further 3 sets. They were used on Dutch domestic services and NS International services to Brussels. These sets are eight carriages long and have

288-516: A security sweep performed, and then permit London bound passengers to board. In November 2014, Eurostar announced the Amsterdam service's launch had been pushed back to "2016–2017" and that it would include a stop at Schiphol Airport ; Eurostar indicated that the calling pattern was "not set in stone" and if a business case supported it the service might be extended to additional cities such as Utrecht . Fare prices were reported to start at £35 for

324-425: A single ticket. The first regular service to Amsterdam left London St Pancras International at 08:31 on 4 April 2018; services on the route were quickly expanded over the following years. The direct Amsterdam to London service launched on 26 October 2020 with two trains per day on weekdays. In August 2019, it was reported that NS international's various services had been cumulatively used by 917,000 passengers over

360-423: A standardised test, known as a stofkamanalyse (English: fine-toothed comb test) in which they respectively scored 1157 and 2019 penalty points. The usual limit for approval of a train is 10 points. Although all problems were theoretically resolvable it was estimated this would take at least 17 months and the sheer number of issues would prohibit a practical inspection regime. Additionally, the lengthy repair scenario

396-461: A top speed of 250 km/h. They entered service in December 2012 - five years later than originally planned. They were taken out of service the following month due to numerous technical issues. Four months later only two of the 9 already delivered trains were still capable of performing test runs. Between 2007 and 2008 in order to dispense with the increasingly unreliable Class 11 locomotives on

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432-426: Is a subsidiary of the Dutch state-owned railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). During 2007, the former international subdivision of the Dutch state-owned railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), NS Internationaal , was reorganised and rebranded as NS Hispeed . Orientated on providing international passenger services between the Netherlands and neighbouring European countries, it promptly became

468-502: The HSL-Zuid and HSL 4 high speed railway lines. However, difficulties with the order soon became apparent; the initial delivery date was scheduled to take place in 2007 By 2008, deliveries were not anticipated until early 2009, while the introduction into service date was pushed back to the middle of 2009. NS Hispeed claimed that the delay was primarily due to the lack of a formal ETCS level 2 specification; financial assistance in

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540-533: The Amsterdam-Brussels service, NS International introduced twelve Bombardier Traxx F140 MS electric locomotives hired from Angel Trains , numbered in the range E186 111 to E186 122, augmented from 2011 by E186 144 and E186 239. NS International NS International , formerly NS Hispeed , is a passenger railway operator based in the Netherlands that operates international intercity and high-speed connections to several European cities. It

576-492: The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management stated that it would permit greater competition on the nation's international lines to Brussels, Paris, London, Berlin, and Basel, in competition with NS International's services. This extended to international night train services, which the Dutch government was also reportedly considering granting on a fully open access basis between Amsterdam and Vienna. The plan

612-428: The Dutch and Belgian parliaments held hearings about the problems during May 2015. The continuous problems with Fyra caused public outcry in both Belgium and the Netherlands, including accusations in the Belgian and Dutch media that only financial considerations were behind the decision to purchase V250 trains from AnsaldoBreda. Initially the maximum speed requirements were fixed at 220 km/h, which would have reduced

648-465: The Dutch nickname for Italians: Spaghettivreter, "Spaghetti eater") and "ALDI-trein" (ALDI-train). ALDI is a German discount supermarket chain with multiple branches in both Belgium and the Netherlands. The association of Fyra with its brand name triggered protests from ALDI management. On 31 May 2013, NMBS/SNCB announced that they would exit the Fyra project and cancel the contract with AnsaldoBreda . on

684-466: The Dutch transport minister Camiel Eurlings stated that the commencement of commercial V250 services on Dutch high speed lines would not take place until December 2011. It would not be until September 2012 - roughly five years later than planned, - that a limited service of one return train per three hours in the Netherlands began in September 2012 between Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The operations of

720-685: The ICE services, and two PBKA EMUs operated by Thalys, all of which are quadricurrent. The company operates, together with its partners, direct services to Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. (ICE 43) (ICE 78) (IC 77) Combined with NJ 40491 from Nürnberg - Innsbruck. Combined with NJ 491 from Nürnberg - Vienna. (IC 60403) Regional cross-border services (from Arnhem , Enschede , Hengelo , Maastricht , Nieuweschans , Venlo , Heerlen and Roosendaal ) are not part of NS International, nor

756-579: The Netherlands were operated in conjunction with NMBS/SNCB , Belgium's national railway operator. An hourly high-speed service between Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport and Rotterdam was introduced in September 2009. In October 2010 this was increased to a half-hourly service, and in April 2011 the service was extended to Breda. On July 29, 2012 the V250 made its first revenue earning service carrying passengers from Amsterdam to Rotterdam and back. The service to Antwerp and Brussels started on 9 December 2012. The service

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792-452: The V250 caused a public outcry in both Belgium and the Netherlands, including accusations in the Belgian and Dutch media that only financial considerations were behind the decision to grant the contract to AnsaldoBreda over its competitors. On 3 June 2013, NS announced that it would terminate the Fyra project and return the V250 fleet to its manufacturer. On 17 March 2014, NS announced a settlement with AnsaldoBreda had been reached under which

828-548: The V250 fleet would be relatively brief as, during January 2013, it was removed from service due to numerous technical issues pertaining to both reliability and safety in low temperature conditions. Belgian authorities opted to revoke the V250's operating certification in Belgium after a floor plate that had fallen off a V250 was discovered. Four months later, only two of the nine sets to have been delivered were reportedly capable of performing test runs. The continuous problems with

864-423: The basis of technical issues which remained unresolved during the contractual period of three months. NMBS/SNCB further noted that the late delivery alone would be sufficient reason to annul the contract. In a press conference Marc Descheemaecker  [ nl ] , former CEO of NMBS/SNCB illustrated his arguments; a metallic strip affixed to the roof had come undone on a moving train and had bent upwards towards

900-458: The end of 2023. The organisation has reportedly considered no longer accepting Interrail passes on some of its international services. As of 2023, NS International is the Dutch partner of three high-speed international services: Eurostar , Thalys and ICE International . Although the rolling stock for these services are pooled, each partner has purchased and owns a number of units in each fleet. Accordingly, NS owns three ICE 3M EMUs used for

936-757: The failed international service. The name "Fyra" represents pride , and is derived from the Dutch word fier and the French word fière , both meaning proud . Fyra is also the Swedish word for four , and is said to represent the four important cities which the new trains were intended to serve — Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Brussels. NS International services started at Amsterdam Centraal station. They included two trains per hour to Rotterdam , two trains per hour to Breda and one train every one or two hours to Antwerp and Brussels . All trains stopped at both Schiphol Airport and Rotterdam . Services outside

972-439: The form of reorganised track access charges for the unused HSL-Zuid line had to be arranged with the Dutch government. On 7 July 2009, the new high speed service, branded Fyra , was introduced along with the formal presentation of the prototype V250 train at the high speed train depot at Watergraafsmeer in the Netherlands. However, by this point the expected in-service date has been pushed back to Autumn 2010. In July 2010,

1008-511: The overhead cables, a potentially dangerous situation. Rust was found on an axle of a nearly new train which could lead to premature breakage. Other areas were also badly affected by stray current corrosion blamed on inconsistent assembly. In all there were 26 top issues which needed resolving. The problems were confirmed by reports from external partners Mott MacDonald (commissioned by NMBS/SNCB and NS) and Concept Risk (commissioned by NMBS/SNCB). Engineers of NS also subjected two partial trains to

1044-524: The previous three months, representing a 13 percent increase over the year prior. The increased ridership was attributed to shorter journey times and increased service frequency, particularly on the route to Berlin , which saw the largest increase in passenger volume at 19 percent. One month later, the Dutch flagcarrier KLM announced that it would replace all flights on its Brussels-Amsterdam route with high speed trains that it claimed would equal airliners in speed, comfort, and capacity. During October 2021,

1080-663: The purchase cost per seat drastically. However, after comparing offers by Alstom (manufacturers of the French TGV) and Siemens (who manufacture the German ICE trains) with that of AnsaldoBreda, it transpired that the Italian producer was able to offer a cheaper train with a higher speed of 250 km/h, which ultimately gave the Italian company the edge. The V250's failure in December 2012 and its ultimate withdrawal from service have spawned several Dutch-language nicknames, such as "Spaghetti-boemel" (slow spaghetti train, referring to

1116-447: The trains had been handled poorly by being run too fast (i.e. at maximum commercial speed of 250 km/h) under snow conditions. Two legal attempts by AnsaldoBreda to obtain information from the reports have been rejected by the Dutch courts. NMBS/SNCB filed compensation claims of 40 million euros against AnsaldoBreda in September 2013 seeking a refund of cash paid in advance for three trains that it had never accepted. AnsaldoBreda filed

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1152-445: The trainsets would be returned for a refund of €125 million, €88m less than originally paid, while an additional compensation for each unit, up to a maximum of €21m, would be issued if resold. During June 2014, the company's name was changed to NS International ; this rebranding came in parallel to the transfer of the operations of the HSL-Zuid high speed line from NS Hispeed to NS Reizigers . Some industry commentators saw this as

1188-423: Was considered risky due to the poor financial situation of the manufacturer, which a report by Ernst & Young illustrated with a solvency of -47.5% and low credit ratings for its parent company Finmeccanica . On 3 June 2013 NS also announced that the V250 was no longer considered a viable option. The decision was confirmed four days later by the Dutch government, and NS was given until October to come up with

1224-415: Was politically contentious due to the predicted economic consequences upon NS International. NS International has responded to increased competition by reducing journey times on its existing services where feasible to do so. In September 2022, it was announced that NS International's Intercity service between Amsterdam and Berlin would benefit from increased speeds, cutting the journey time by 30 minutes by

1260-401: Was temporarily suspended after various major technical difficulties on January 17, 2013. After the manufacturer had been proven unable to address the issues in the contractually foreseen period, NMBS/SNCB permanently withdrew the service and cancelled the contract for the delivery of 3 trains on 31 May 2013. NMBS/SNCB sought the refund of its downpayment, and maybe also damages. The Fyra had

1296-1282: Was the CityNightLine from Amsterdam to Munich and Zurich. A further 79 trainsets have been ordered, by the NS. Those will be used for service within the Netherlands and to Belgium via Antwerp and Brussels. Marc Descheemaecker Look for Marc Descheemaecker on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Marc Descheemaecker in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use

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