General Dutch and Belgium Transport Talk

chevyrider · Post by **chevyrider** » 29 Jul 2006 10:44

Toni Babelony wrote:The private companies don't have the money to design their own trains, which is unfortunate. Taking over 2nd-hand trains from NS isn't an option either. Plan-V is from the mid-1960's (unreliable, uncomfy, not modern and expensive to maintain) and the NS doesn't really have other local line stock on their hands for sale.....

Companies like Connexion can lease the older stock trains.
Prices are for the mat'64 or Sprinter approximately 16000 Euro a month.
Which includes maintenance.
But the contract for the Vallei lijn , says they have to use new stock within a few years.
Besides the mat '64 isn't that bad at all according reliability.
Most problems you can overrule or can be repaired while driving.
It has still the good "old" mechanical technique.

Illegal_Alien · Post by **Illegal_Alien** » 29 Jul 2006 10:49

Just fix it with a shoe-lace and get running again

I also heard that the old Citypendels/Spitspendels are also gonna be converted to the Sprinter livery`s.

Illegal_Alien · Post by **Illegal_Alien** » 16 Aug 2006 21:13

Big bump; i am going tomorrow do a little travel with trains; I go from Rotterdam to Groningen then to Leeuwarden and Leer (Seems to be in Germany)

If i am back i will post some pictures and some movies

So this is what i have planned to do:

Hoogvliet -METRO-> Rotterdam CS -TRAIN-> Groningen -TRAIN-> Leeuwarden(?) -TRAIN-> Leer (Germany) -TRAIN-> Groningen -TRAIN-> Zwolle -TRAIN-> Somewhere -TRAIN-> Rotterdam CS -METRO-> Hoogvliet

I hope to see the folowing trains:
- DM'90 Buffel
- Koploper
- LINT
- Wadloper
- Arriva Stadler GTW2/8
And because i am a bit in germany maybe some german stuff too

Illegal_Alien · Post by **Illegal_Alien** » 18 Aug 2006 13:14

Here some pictures made with my phone (Some are a bit strange dont know why)

Illegal_Alien · Post by **Illegal_Alien** » 18 Aug 2006 13:18

Part 2

Illegal_Alien · Post by **Illegal_Alien** » 18 Aug 2006 13:20

Part 3

jvassie · Post by **jvassie** » 18 Aug 2006 13:24

Nice pics there IA!

If im not mistaken that German MU is a Class BR614

James

Illegal_Alien · Post by **Illegal_Alien** » 18 Aug 2006 13:29

Got more pictures but those are on my camera

I will upload some movies too

More pictures of the Stadler GTW

Illegal_Alien · Post by **Illegal_Alien** » 18 Aug 2006 13:41

Illegal_Alien · Post by **Illegal_Alien** » 18 Aug 2006 13:50

Ok and to finish my forum spam; that German diesel train arriving at Nieuweschans:

http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid= ... 4034978725 (Hmm, Railwaycrossing acts a bit late

)

Post by **orudge** » 18 Aug 2006 17:39

Hmm, mobile phone pictures have certainly increased in quality in recent times... some nice pics there.

Illegal_Alien · Post by **Illegal_Alien** » 18 Aug 2006 17:42

The DCP`c are from my Digital Camera

For your information the Phona was a Samsung D600

Post by **orudge** » 18 Aug 2006 18:04

That's funny, as that's exactly the model of phone I'm buying second-hand (pretty cheaply, too) from my academic dad in a couple of weeks!

Anyway, sorry for derailing the topic. (Haha, derailing, do you get it? How amusing)

Illegal_Alien · Post by **Illegal_Alien** » 27 Aug 2006 23:40

I am today going to Arnhem (Syntus) I will be there around 10.15. And will make some pictures again; and now i will continue to go trough Germany a bit (Via Winterwijk).

Trains expected to see:

- Syntus Lint
- German stuff
- Syntus Buffel (DM'90)
- Some other dutch train stuff things.

And hopefully the following bonus tracks:
Almelo-Mariënberg (Wadloper)
Houtem-Houtem Castellum (NS Tram thingy

)
And maybe when i go back to Rotterdam the Rijngouwelijn (Bombardier A32 tram/Lightrail if i am correct)

And MAYBE some pictures of RandstadRail.

so i have a busy day again

Toni Babelony · Post by **Toni Babelony** » 28 Aug 2006 00:42

Yesterday I saw the Randstadrail testing on the Hofpleinlijn in between Zoetermeer and The Hague! The trains were almost blended with the sky... The same dull colour.

It was funny to see Rotterdam Speed-Tram stock on a common track.
The constructionsite near 'Laan van NOI' is now really starting to shape up! It looks really great. I like the new signals that are used for the Randstadrail. They look much more modern than the classic NS-signals.

@Illigal-Alien: have fun! I maybe have to go on such a tour too, since my OV-card (free traveling pass) is about to terminate pretty soon...

Purno · Post by **Purno** » 28 Aug 2006 07:48

I almost have visited all lines of the Dutch railway network. Main thing I gotta visit is the line to Maassluis. The rest are little pieces like Maastricht-Eijsden

/me hugs his OV-card

Illegal_Alien · Post by **Illegal_Alien** » 28 Aug 2006 19:36

/me Hugs his OV too; pictures soon.

Illegal_Alien · Post by **Illegal_Alien** » 28 Aug 2006 22:58

Some pictures (Mobile phone)

Illegal_Alien · Post by **Illegal_Alien** » 28 Aug 2006 22:58

Illegal_Alien · Post by **Illegal_Alien** » 28 Aug 2006 23:00

And more...

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