ARRIVA has called on the Dutch government to allow private operators to help fill the void left by the withdrawal of Fyra high-speed services between the Netherlands and Belgium.

THE European Commission (EC) has launched an investigation into the use of state aid from the Dutch government for the operation of services on the HSL South high-speed line.

THE Court of Justice in Amsterdam has rejected a second attempt by AnsaldoBreda to obtain information from the various reports on the performance of the V250 high-speed trains from both Netherlands Railways (NS) and Belgian National Railways (SNCB).

ANSALDOBREDA has filed a lawsuit in a court in Utrecht, Netherlands, against NS Financial Services and Netherlands Railways (NS) for failing to fulfil their obligations under the contract for the 16 V250 high-speed trains which AnsaldoBreda supplied for the now-aborted Amsterdam - Brussels Fyra service.

EUROSTAR has reached agreement with Netherlands Railways (NS) to launch a service between London and Amsterdam starting in December 2016 as part of a package of measures announced by the Dutch cabinet on September 27 following the withdrawal of the V250 Fyra trains.

THE battle between the Dutch and Belgian operators and the Italian supplier of the V250 electric trains for the aborted Amsterdam – Brussels Fyra service is intensifying.

ANSALDOBREDA has reacted to Netherlands Railways (NS) decision to cancel its order for 16 V250 high-speed trains by arguing that the operator failed to correctly implement a recovery plan for introduction of the fleet.

NS Financial Services, the leasing subsidiary of Netherlands Railways (NS), has officially cancelled its contract for 16 V250 high-speed trains from AnsaldoBreda, following the lead of Belgian National Railways (SNCB) which cancelled its contract for three of the trains on May 31.

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) recorded a net loss of €76m in the first half of this year compared with a profit of €147m in the first half of 2012.

BELGIAN National Railways (SNCB) has begun preparing a claim for damages against AnsaldoBreda following the cancellation of its order for three V250 high-speed trains.