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June 15, 2023 | Policy

NS applies for international open-access paths for its own services

Dutch minister will have the final say on whether to open the passenger rail market to international competition in the Netherlands.

March 15, 2023 | Main line

QBuzz requests permission for Dutch overnight open-access service

QBuzz plans to operate weekend services from Dordrecht via Rotterdam Central to Utrecht Central.

November 26, 2021 | Policy

Belgium confirms intention to give SNCB 10-year direct award contract

A notice was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

September 16, 2021 | Europe

Arriva to start three new open-access services in Netherlands

New Arriva open-access routes will not impact NS services says Dutch regulatory body.

May 24, 2021 | Locomotives

Disrupting the locomotive hire business

European Loc Pool was established in Switzerland in 2018 by a group of highly-experienced rail specialists who saw a need for innovation in the locomotive leasing market. IRJ correspondent Quintus Vosman talks to CEO, Willem Goosen about the company’s ambitions.

April 14, 2021 | Policy

First single safety certificate issued to Polish operator

The certificate was processed via the One-Stop Shop (OSS) tool.

April 6, 2021 | Europe

All aboard for Europe’s Rail

A proposal to establish Europe’s Rail as the successor to the Shift2Rail research programme was confirmed in February. Shift2Rail executive director, Carlo Borghini, reveals what Europe’s Rail will entail and his hopes and expectations for the new €1.2bn programme to Kevin Smith.

November 3, 2020 | Policy

ERA becomes European Union’s sole certification authority

THE European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has become the sole authority for the certification and authorisation of rolling stock across the entire European Union (EU), following the expiry of a deadline for member states to transpose the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package into national law on October 31.

July 7, 2020 | Main line

Regional operators appeal NS’ 15-year concession

FIVE regional passenger operators in the Netherlands have agreed to launch legal proceedings against the decision to award Netherlands Railways (NS) a 15-year direct-award concession to operate ‘core network’ passenger services from the start of the new timetable in December 2024.

June 26, 2020 | News

Fourth Railway Package technical pillar transposition deadline extended

THE European Union (EU) has adopted emergency legislation to extend the deadline for member states to transpose the directives of the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package to October 31.

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