General Dutch and Belgium Transport Talk

[Badger]

Gaargh, you'd think they'd have it in less conspicous colours, its something that doesn't need attention bringing to it!

[Illegal_Alien]

A bit more pictures:

http://www.ferrovie.it/phpBB2/viewtopic ... sc&start=0

[XeryusTC]

IIRC the bulge on the nose is to limit the air pressure difference when entering a tunnel or passing another train in a tunnel. This because a large part of the High Speed Line in the Netherlands is in a tunnel. An almost similar shape has been applied to the Japanese 700 and E4 series Shinkansen with the same reason. I could be wrong (again)

At least the Japanese make it look somewhat cool like it belongs there. But with our train it's just like "let's stick this big box on front of the train, maybe it looks nice...".
And I'm surprised that the coupling can't fit in the nose or something :s

[Toni Babelony]

I'm sure the coupling can be retracted. It wouldn't be very efficient when running at 250km/h, now would it. Also, a less refined Japanese Shinkansen: the N700:


HURRRR I ARE AN TRAINS!!! Compared to this 'thing' the Dutch one looks really nice.

[Illegal_Alien]

http://www.nshispeed.nl/images/stories/ ... reinen.jpg

It seems it can be pulled back in though. (They wont run in coupled formation though as far i know.)

[Toni Babelony]

Hot damn! That's a lineup to be proud of!

[Purno]

Ah great! Now finally the NS gets rid of the ugliest trains of the network! The most hated 'CityPendels'. This looks much better.

lol, CityPendels ruled, interior is (was*) more relaxed than the f*cking seats of the modernised Sprinters. HATE HATE.

In daylight.

Gah, more work for the NS set, fortunately it's ugly, so I won't feel ugly if I don't include it. :>

[Illegal_Alien]

There is a rumour that this IS NOT the train meant for the NS HiSpeed, this is the prototype. Dont know why its already in the correct colors then though.

Source: http://www.hgbtf.net/viewtopic.php?p=64528#p64528 (dutch)

[Toni Babelony]

No way! Only a prototype? Why would they make such a large scale prototype? It looks like a waste of money to me if it were only a prototype, just like the SM90 (which were also prototypes actually). Ah well, the NS does has to have some small mishaps from time to time (Class 1000, Beelen, Mat '41, SM90), one can't be perfect.
Though, it would be interesting if it only stayed with this set. A real trainspotter-magnet!

Source: http://www.hgbtf.net/viewtopic.php?p=64528#p64528 (dutch)

Can't look at page... Need an account for that.

[Illegal_Alien]

Just some more pictures to annoy you people:

http://www.trenomania.org/fotogallery/t ... album=1908

[Illegal_Alien]

The Connexxion in Utrecht is gonna buy some trains from Wenen (Sorry forgot the english word). To reinforce the tramsquad.

http://www.digitaletram.nl/actueel/actueel.htm#2008034

(At the front the tram, at the back the trams they already have, and yes they need to cut a part off of the doors .)

[XeryusTC]

Hmm, those trams have some old skool feeling about them.

[Illegal_Alien]

They are only 17 years old though.

[Niek]

Surely I've been on that one..
But why do they buy such old trams, are they that cheap or what?

[LaSeandre]

Large-scale prototype? Remember that BR did that with the HST 30 years ago.

[Illegal_Alien]

The new Metro`s for the RET to be used on the RandstadRail are delayed, because the RET arent happy and the testing isnt done for 100%, otherwise it would be already here.

Plus that i just saved Rotterdam Centraal by pointing out that there was a recycle bin burning in the passengertunnel (Not that there is much not to butn though, they already demolished the station )

[DeMoraatz]

Rotterdam Youth! been there twice, and happy it gets a refurbishments. its ugly!

HST trains loook ugly, i am happy they wont drive along Den Bosch all we need now is a HST link to Groningen.

[Toni Babelony]

all we need now is a HST link to Groningen.

Now, what's that good for. They don't even have a decent brewery... Oh wait.. They do!

Let's build an High Speed Link to transport beer and cows!

[DeMoraatz]

its obvious!

if i want to go to the island up there, why do i have to ride for 3 hours? with the HST it would be much shorter.


and, to get some more economical development over there!

[Illegal_Alien]

2 RSR metro`s are making testruns atm, AND The goverment is getting brains again, they are stopping the "openbare aanbestedingen" (Whats the english worth for that? Privatisation?). Rotterdam, Den Haag and Amsterdam arent forced to do that with there Public Transport, as long as they are part again of the city thingy bla bla. Difficult stuff .