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Encyclopedia > Nederlandse Spoorwegen
N.V. Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Type Private Company
Founded 1938
Headquarters Utrecht, The Netherlands
Key people A.W Veenman, CEO
Industry Rail Transport
Products Rail Transport, Rail Construction, Services
Revenue 3.846 billion (2006)
Operating income 310 million (2006)
Net income 197 million (2006)
Employees 27,380 (2006)
Subsidiaries Strukton
Merseyrail
Northern Rail
Nedkoleje
Website English Homepage

Nederlandse Spoorwegen or NS (Dutch railways) is the main public transport railway company in the Netherlands. It uses the tracks and other railway network infrastructure supplied by ProRail, which used to be part of the NS as well. Image File history File links Nederlandse_spoorwegen_logo. ... A private company is a company that is independently owned. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Utrecht ( (help· info)) is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... Railway tracks running through a railway station in North East England A railway yard in Portland, Oregon. ... Railway tracks running through a railway station in North East England A railway yard in Portland, Oregon. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing In economics and marketing, a service is the non-material equivalent of a good. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... “EUR” redirects here. ... One thousand million (1,000,000,000) is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... “EUR” redirects here. ... One million (1,000,000), or one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... “EUR” redirects here. ... One million (1,000,000), or one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... In business, a subsidiary is a company controlled by another company or corporation. ... Merseyrail is the name given to the electric commuter train network centred on Liverpool. ... Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ... A Web site (or colloquially, Website) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP... Skytrain Bangkok. ... In the Netherlands ProRail (written in camel case) is a government task organisation that takes care of maintenance and extensions of the national railway network infrastructure (not the metro or tram), of allocating rail capacity, and of traffic control. ...


The Dutch railway system is said to be the most crowded network in Europe. In fact, the Dutch railway system is said to be the 3rd most crowded network in the world. The NS therefore announced that all railway traffic will be rerouted in a more efficient way starting in December 2006 to prevent the network from becoming dangerously overcrowded and to increase punctuality.[citation needed]

Contents

History

See also History of rail transport in the Netherlands Opening of the first railroad in the Netherlands The history of rail transport in the Netherlands is generally considered to have begun on September 20th, 1839 when the first train, drawn by De Arend successfully made the 16 km trip from Amsterdam to Haarlem. ...


Founding

The NS was founded in 1938 when the two largest Dutch railway companies, the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM) and the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS), formally merged. These two companies, however, had been intensively cooperating as early as 1917. There were both economic and ideologic reasons for the cooperation. Former headquarters of the HSM, build across the street from their main station in Amsterdam. ... The Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen or SS (Company for the Exploitation of the Staterailways) was a private railroad founded to exploite the government funded railways. ...

The old (in the foreground) and new (in the background) corporate headquarters of the NS.
The old (in the foreground) and new (in the background) corporate headquarters of the NS.

Due to the First World War the economic situation had declined in the Netherlands, and the railway companies started to lose money. The railway companies were considered of great importance and thus letting them slip into bankrupty was not an option. The companies thus started an intensive cooperation in which their operational activities were completely integrated, even though the companies themself remain independed entities. To financially support the companies, shares were bought by the Dutch government. In 1938 the government merged the HSM and SS into the current company, the Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The government bought the remaining shares, but never nationalized the company. The NS thus remained (and still is) a private company with the Dutch government as sole shareholder. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 704 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to nl. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 704 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to nl. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Nationalization or nationalisation is the act of transferring assets into public ownership. ...


NS as a state enterprise

During the Second World War the NS remained in independed company, but was forced to do the German's bidding; the NS was forced to construct the railway lines to camp Westerbork and help in the deportation of almost a hundred thousand jews. The NS went on a strike once during the war, in the winter of 1944, after it had declined to participate in one a year earlier. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... This article is about the concentration camp. ... After the landing of the Allied Forces on D-Day, conditions grew worse in the Nazi occupied Netherlands. ...


The NS played a pivitol role in the reconstruction of the country. There was little alternative transport in the country besides the train, while there was a huge demand for logistical services which the NS could provide. Look up Logistics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


While the 50s were generally a good time for the company, it started to decline in the 60s, like most other railways around the world. Not only did the NS suffer from the competition of the car and other modes of transport, it also suffered from the a loss of income when natural gas started to replace coal as the main fuel in powerplants and homes after the gas field was found near Slochteren. The NS had been involved in the transport of coal from the mines in Limburg to the remainder of the country. Natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane but including significant quantities of ethane, butane, propane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, helium and hydrogen sulfide. ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... Slochteren is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


The NS responded with an agressive strategy named Spoorslag '70. This strategy ment, among other things, that the NS substantially increased the number of trains per hour and also introduced the Intercity services. However, it was quite clear that this would never return the company to profibility and thus the company was declared to be of national importance, which ment that the NS would recieve large amounts of subsidies every year. A subsidy is generally a monetary grant given by government in support of an activity regarded as being in the public interest. ...


Reforms of the 1990s

In the early 90s the government started to question the subsidies given to the NS. Not only were there questions regarding the way the NS spent the subsidies, but, after the neo liberal reforms of the 80s, it was also considerd not done to award generic subsidies to companies. The government decided on the verzelfstandiging of the NS. (Although techinicly, this is not the case, but instead refers here to withdrawal of the subsidies.) The idea was that not only rail transport was economicly viable, but that there could be competition as well. The term neoliberalism is used to describe a political-economic philosophy that had major implications for government policies beginning in the 1970s – and increasingly prominent since 1980 – that de-emphasizes or rejects positive government intervention in the economy, focusing instead on achieving progress and even social justice by... Corporatization is a form of economic reform which takes services from the direct control of the government, and places them in the control of government-owned corporations. ...


There were two external circumstances which allowed for this to happen. Firstly, the European Union passed Directive 91/440, which prescribed, among other things, the (formal) seperation of the national railways into a two seperate companies, one which deals with the infrastructure, and the other which deals with the transport activities. Secondly, the old CEO of the NS, Leo Ploeger, retired, which allowed the government to name a new CEO which would execute the governments plans. The new CEO was Rob den Besten.


The plans entailed that the government would remain responsible for the railinfrastructure, while the NS would provide the (passenger) transport on a commercial basis. Where the services would prove to be economicly unviable the government would subsidise that route. The devision which was responsible for the infrastructure would later be turned into ProRail. In the Netherlands ProRail (written in camel case) is a government task organisation that takes care of maintenance and extensions of the national railway network infrastructure (not the metro or tram), of allocating rail capacity, and of traffic control. ...


To facilitate the government plans for the commercial operation of the NS, den Besten planed to split the NS into many smaller independ devisions. The idea was that these smaller devision would be beter able to respond to the market. The plans, however, recieved massive opposition from the unions, which ment that the only devision created was NS Reizigers. There were also other internal changes in the company. The routemanagers got de facto control over the operation, but they were dependend of a different organ in the company. De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without...


These reforms were never much of an succes and left the company in an uncontrolable state. Result was that the company started to decline rapidly, and that the employees started many unorganised strikes. Following this, the complete board of directors felt it neccesary to resign in late 2001.


In 2002 Karel Noordzij was named as new CEO of the NS with the mission to restore the rest in the company. In essence, he did this by reversing most the reforms of the late 90s and restoring the company to the old state. Meanwhile, the government had changed its opinion of the railways, it no longer considerd competition on (passenger) transport a viable goal. Thus, the government started to commision railway operators to run routes on the network. The NS was granted (by the national government) the concession to run on the main lines, whereas other companies recieved a number of the concessions on the secondary lines. The goal is to give individual concessions for the individual lines, but (at least) till 2015 the NS holds the concessions for main lines. In politics, a concession is the act of a candidate yielding to the other condidate. ...


Coverage

Coverage throughout the country is excellent with almost all cities connected, with a service frequency of two trains an hour or more in most of the country (and at least four trains per hour between all of the largest 4 cities: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht). "Train Routes in the Netherlands" shows all the routes of the Dutch Railways and the NS and the private companies. Trains usually run between 6:00 am and midnight, although there is also a night line which connects the Randstad throughout the night. Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ... Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province South Holland Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - City 319 km²  (123. ... Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province South Holland Area (2006)  - Municipality 98. ... Utrecht ( (help· info)) is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... // Train routes by timetable number Train routes in the Netherlands are identified by numbers. ... Transportation in the Netherlands // Rail transport Railway tracks (2001) all standard gauge (1. ... Schematic map of the Randstad. ...


In addition to its domestic services, NS is also a partner (along with Stena Line and 'one') in the Dutchflyer service. NS has also entered into a partnership with KLM to operate services on the new HSL-Zuid under the name High Speed Alliance. Stena Line is one of the worlds largest ferry operators, with ferry services around the UK and Scandinavia. ... ‘one’ is the brand name of London Eastern Railway Ltd, which operates local, suburban and express services from London Liverpool Street in the City of London to East and North London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and East Anglia, otherwise known as the Greater Anglia network. ... Dutchflyer is the name given to an integrated passenger service between the United Kingdom and The Netherlands. ... KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (in full: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Prior to its merger with Air France, KLM was the national airline of the Netherlands. ... The Hogesnelheidslijn Zuid usually shortened to HSL-Zuid, is a Dutch high-speed train line under construction (completion expected in 2007). ... High Speed Alliance is the name given to a rail operator in The Netherlands that will operate high speed trains over the brand new HSL Zuid high speed line. ...

Double decker train at Amsterdam Centraal.
Double decker train at Amsterdam Centraal.
NS Standaard Stoptrein, Plan V also known as Materieel '64
NS Standaard Stoptrein, Plan V also known as Materieel '64
A sneltrein (lit. fast train).
A sneltrein (lit. fast train).

Image File history File links NS_train1. ... Image File history File links NS_train1. ... Amsterdam Centraal station at night Amsterdam Centraal (Asd) is the Centraal Station (Central Station) of Amsterdam. ... Image File history File links NS_train2. ... Image File history File links NS_train2. ... Image File history File links NS_train3. ... Image File history File links NS_train3. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 758 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Thalys EMU at Amsterdam Centraal station, april 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 758 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Thalys EMU at Amsterdam Centraal station, april 2006. ... Thalys PBKA Thalys is a high-speed train network built around the high-speed line between Paris and Brussels. ... Amsterdam Centraal station at night Amsterdam Centraal (Asd) is the Centraal Station (Central Station) of Amsterdam. ...

Commercial transport types

There are two kinds of passenger trains:

  • A 'stoptrein' (literally: "train which stops," that is, a local train) stops at all stations, and is mainly used for local traffic. On some smaller lines, though, it is the only kind of service. 'Sprinters' are trains operating as a 'stoptrein', but only on dedicated lines in the Randstad. The Sprinter is the equivalent to the Swiss RegioExpress. Currently it is usually called 'Sprinter' because it usually uses the 'Sprinter' (2800 class) rolling stock; however, the service is sometimes operated using older style rolling stock (such as 'Plan V/T': 400, 500, 800 and 900 class).
  • 'Intercities' only stop at larger stations, and were introduced in the 1970s to provide fast train connections throughout the country. As with the formerly widely used 'Sneltrein' service, Intercities services are usually operated by 'DD-IRM' and 'ICM/Koploper' class trains.

Before 10 December 2006 there was an intermediate type called 'Sneltrein' which was actually a kind of 'Intercity' train. (There are actually still some 'Sneltreinen' left; most of them will be become Intercity trains with the completion of the HSL Zuid.) On that date the NS introduced a complete timetable overhaul which has more frequent Intercity trains serving an expanded Intercity network, and smaller branch lines and stations being served by Stoptreinen feeder services. This is all part of the NS modernisation and expansion program. Schematic map of the Randstad. ... The RegioExpress is a fast regional train in Switzerland, run by the Swiss Federal Railways. ... The Hogesnelheidslijn Zuid usually shortened to HSL-Zuid, is a Dutch high-speed train line under construction (completion expected in 2007). ...


The majority of the lines are electrified, all at 1500V DC. The HSL Zuid (between Hoofddorp and Belgian border) and Betuweroute (between Zevenaar and Rotterdam) will be electrified at 25kV 50 Hz AC. The Hogesnelheidslijn Zuid usually shortened to HSL-Zuid, is a Dutch high-speed train line under construction (completion expected in 2007). ... The Betuweroute is a new freight railway being constructed from Rotterdam to Germany. ...


The company was privatized in 1995. It lost ownership and maintenance of the railway network.


NS shares a common tariff system with the four smaller passenger train operating companies— (Syntus and Connexxion in the east, Veolia on the 'Maaslijn' in the south east, Arriva up north and on the 'lingelijn' from Dordrecht to Geldermalsen) in the country. Syntus bv is a public transport company operating trains and buses in the east of the Netherlands. ... Connexxion is the largest public transport bus company in the Netherlands. ... Veolia Environnement SA (formerly Vivendi Environnement) is a leading French-based multinational with activities in four main areas - water, waste management, energy and transport services. ... An Arriva train in Denmark Arriva plc is a UK-based international public transport operator and vehicle rental company, headquartered in Sunderland. ...


The NS is encouraging people to buy their domestic tickets at ticket machines. They are still available at counters (which they want to develop into service centres) at bigger stations for a supplement of € 0.50 per ticket (with a maximum of € 1 per occasion) since June 2004. As of 1 October, 2005, no tickets will be sold on the train and any traveler without a valid ticket will be fined €35 plus the fare. A vending machine is a machine that provides various snacks, beverages and other products to consumers. ...


Divisions of NS

  • NS Reizigers (NSR) - NS Travellers, responsible for passenger train services and for employing train drivers and conductors.
  • NS Stations - in charge of the operation of all 390 railway stations in the Netherlands, i.e., also those served by other railway companies than NS Reizigers; see also station facilities.
  • NedTrain - train maintenance.
  • NS Vastgoed - owns 48 km² of land, often near stations, and develops and operates these areas as public traffic nodes, offices and apartments.
  • NS Commercie - product- and customer management (marketing, sales and customer service).
  • NS Internationaal - operator, in conjunction with NS Reizigers and foreign partners, of international trains such as the high speed Thalys (from Amsterdam to Paris and ICE (to the German Ruhr area), the Swiss CityNightLine, (based in Zurich) travels to Munich and Zurich, and charter trains). (Night trains from Holland to Berlin or Paris no longer travel.
  • Nedkoleje - in a joint venture with Polish Railways (PKP), operates trains in West Pomeranian Voivodship (Zachodniopomorskie), Poland.
  • NedRailways - in a joint-venture with Serco, runs Merseyrail services in and around Liverpool, UK and Northern Rail in the north of England.

In dealing with the general public, these distinctions are not made and the terms Nederlandse Spoorwegen and NS are used. A railroad engineer or train driver is a person who operates a railroad locomotive. ... The guard, conductor, captain, or foreman (depending upon country of origin, or railway system) is the senior railway official responsible for the safe operation of a train, whether it is a passenger or freight train. ... There are 387 train stations in the Netherlands, since December 2004, when Almere Oostvaarders was opened. ... An SP freight train west of Chicago in 1992. ... Thalys PBKA Thalys is a high-speed train network built around the high-speed line between Paris and Brussels. ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... ICE 1 powerhead The InterCityExpress or ICE (German pronunciation: ) is a system of high-speed trains predominantly running in Germany and its neighbouring countries. ... For the conurbation see Ruhr Area. ... Munich (German: , pronounced  ; Austro-Bavarian: Minga [1]) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ... Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... West Pomeranian Voivodship. ... Serco Group plc is an international company with several branches. ... Merseyrail is the name given to the electric commuter train network centred on Liverpool. ... Liverpool skyline. ... Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area...


NS has contracts with Connexxion and BBA for the provision of bus services to replace train services in the case of planned and unplanned cancellations. Connexxion is the largest public transport bus company in the Netherlands. ... Connex may refer to: a brand name used by Veolia Transport a ficticious energy company in the film Syriana an earlier name of Vodafone Romania a private operator of the suburban railway system in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Connex Melbourne Category: ... A Go North East bus parked in a lay-by in Tyne and Wear, England. ...


Policy

There is a delay refund scheme entitling passengers to a partial or full refund of the ticket price if a journey is delayed by half an hour or more. The scheme does not apply on short-distance journeys and cases in which the delay is the result of planned cancellations that were announced some days in advance. Refunds are, in general, half the ticket price of a one-way trip after a delay of over 30 minutes, and the full ticket price after a delay of one hour or more. This applies to nearly all kinds of tickets. The refund is not considered a monetary compensation for lost time but rather as a reduction in charges where a poor service has been provided. The costs to NS of this scheme are kept manageable by providing a rather bureaucratic claim system: many do not claim because the system is perceived as cumbersome.[citation needed] Part of the cost of the scheme is paid by ProRail, since they are responsible for part of the delays.


Since January 1, 2004 tobacco smoking has been forbidden on domestic trains, station halls and covered parts of platforms. The smoking of cannabis was already forbidden, though it happens occasionally and is not as severely punished as in some other countries (that is, it is punished the same as tobacco smoking). Smoking is allowed near smoking-zones (Rookzones), poles with an ash-tray built in, seemingly randomly scattered around stations. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The cigarette is the most common method of smoking tobacco. ... Look up Cannabis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Since June 2003, the sale of coffee, soft drinks, beer, sandwiches, candy, etc., has ceased aboard domestic trains. The increasing number of Servex convenience stores at railway stations and the relatively short duration of most train journeys in the Netherlands have lowered the demand for on-train services. In 2005 a much reduced in-train service of drinks and small snacks has been reintroduced on longer journeys. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A cup of coffee Workers sorting and pulping coffee beans in Guatemala Coffee is a widely consumed beverage prepared from the roasted seeds — commonly referred to as beans — of the coffee plant. ... A soft drink is a drink that contains no alcohol. ... Beer in the glass Schlenkerla Rauchbier direct from the cask Beer is the worlds oldest[1] and most popular[2] alcoholic beverage. ... An Italian sandwich. ... A wide range of candies on display on a market in Barcelona, Spain. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Technological Assistance for Train Staff

Conductors have a small computer called Railpocket with timetable and fares information. The latest version is the HP iPaq h4350 Pocket PC, which can communicate through Bluetooth with their new Sony Ericsson T610 GPRS-telephone. A timetable is an organized list or schedule, usually set out in tabular form, providing information about a series of arranged events: in particular, the time at which it is planned these events will take place. ... The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly known as HP, is a very large, global company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. ... This article is about the iPAQ PDA; for the iPAQ Desktop Personal Computer, see iPAQ (desktop computer). ... The Dell Axim x30, a Pocket PC A Pocket PC, abbreviated P/PC or PPC, is a handheld-sized computer that runs a specific version of the Windows CE operating system. ... Bluetooth logo Bluetooth is an industrial specification for wireless personal area networks (PANs). ... The Sony Ericsson T610, released in 2003, is a mobile phone manufactured by Sony Ericsson. ... General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a mobile data service available to users of GSM mobile phones. ...


Statistics

  • 14.73 billion passenger km per year (2005), which is 30% of the seat km.

See also

// Diesel locomotives Diesel shunting locomotives 100 Class 200 Class 500 Class 600 Class Main-line diesel locomotives 2200 Class 2400 Class 6400 Class Electric locomotives 1700 Class 1756 1000 Class 1100 Class 1200 Class 1300 Class 1500 Class 1600 Class 1700 Class 1800 Class External links information in English Categories... This page provides an index of articles on Rail transport by country. ... There are 387 train stations in the Netherlands, since December 2004, when Almere Oostvaarders was opened. ... // Train routes by timetable number Train routes in the Netherlands are identified by numbers. ... The following are current and former trains in the Netherlands. ... The Nederlandse Spoorwegen logo is the corporate logo of Dutch railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch Railways), or NS. The logo was designed in 1968 by Gert Dumbar and René van Raalte for graphic design company Tel Design. ... Transportation in the Netherlands // Rail transport Railway tracks (2001) all standard gauge (1. ...

External link

  • www.ns.nl


 

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