The HSL Zuid currently has indeed some annoying problems which require speed restrictions. You mentioned the trains look old. That's right: the one you were one were served with locomotive hauled ICR carriages from the 1980s. Though they will soon be replaced by modern ICNG multiple unit stock, capable of speeds up to 200 km/h.
Note on the gates: not "every station" has them, just the biggest train stations. The vast majority of stations dont have them, and instead have simply poles where you can check in and out. I gotta say, this video has some of the best pronuncinations of a foreign not-Dutch speakers ive seen in a lot of train related videos. Its very easy to mispronounce Dutch placenames and words for people used to English, but you nailed them mostly quite well (only note is that Hoofddorp, the oo is more pronounced like an ow, rather then oo as in Hoof in English) . Good video!
My bad about the fare gates. It's just that I didn't go to the stations that didn't have them. Also, thank you for your compliments about my pronunciations of Dutch place names. I tried my best to get them right and consulted internet services like Wikipedia or Google Translate for places I didn't know how to properly pronounce.
like @jordenboogd5421 says the carriages you were in are old equipment same as the koploper the ones with the strange bump where the mashinst is they are being replaced by the new train icng is already ready in utrecht at the cartuiseweg
Nice vid! Though I gotta say that this is not a very representative route nor train. The train is much older than usual, and high speed is surely a different experience than most people will have taking the train.
Kudos on your pronunciations of Dutch words. Not bad, not bad at all. Pro-tip 1... if you see words that contain ij, consider the ij as one letter. It basically is a Y replacement. When using capitals the ij is therefor always a IJ, even in this case with Het IJ. As far as I am aware (haven't been to A'dam in a while) the IJ ferries are always free. Pro-tip 2: Never ever buy first class train tickets in the Netherlands unless you for some reason can't stand other people and need a cabin tto yourself. You pay 70% more and only get a slightly more comfy seat in return. It is a scam, clear and simple. Had you waited just a little longer you probably would have had the ICNG instead of the Traxx/ICRm combination. the ICNG is the new "high speed"train from NS nicknamed "the Wasp" among railfans.
If you think the highways are packed during peak hours you should try the train. The NS need to double their fleet, probably more as there will be induced demand.
The Dutch Railways NS has to pay about €100 million to the Dutch government for using the rail infrastructure and the passenger numbers from before covid haven’t returned, they are still significantly lower. The NS makes a loss every year post covid, while it made a profit pre covid. It gets a €13million subsidy from the government to limit the losses and to limit the higher train fares. So they haven’t got enough money to buy new trains, or maintain the trains like they should. And they have a shortage of personnel, for cleaning, for maintenance and for operating the trains, as well as train traffic controllers. And because of the high frequency of trains, the train system is on the brink of its capacity, a small disturbance can cause a major disruption in a big part of the country and sometimes the whole country. The government should renationalize the NS (and regional train companies also) immediately or stop them from paying for the rail infrastructure. Ticket prices need to decrease, they are far too high, after Switzerland the highest in Europe. And we are not getting value for money here. And let me be clear, this is not the fault of the NS.
@ Not entirely true. The NS is a public limited company in which all shares are owned by the government. So personnel of the NS are not civil servants and the government can’t intervene in daily operations of the company. They could if it was a government organization. This doesn’t prevent them from trying, the government and parliament always try to intervene, and sometimes they succeed along with public pressure. But legally the government is both only a shareholder and the only shareholder.
@@duploman0003 Some of the other trains I ridden on the NS were actually clean. It's just that the particular train set I rode for this trip report was surprisingly dirty. I'll admit, I was bit harsh on the trains in my review of it.
The HSL Zuid currently has indeed some annoying problems which require speed restrictions. You mentioned the trains look old. That's right: the one you were one were served with locomotive hauled ICR carriages from the 1980s. Though they will soon be replaced by modern ICNG multiple unit stock, capable of speeds up to 200 km/h.
I hope the issues on the HSL Zuid get fixed as soon as possible.
Nice: 'Rotterdam is better than Amsterdam'. Thank you!
You have your facts in order. My compliments
Note on the gates: not "every station" has them, just the biggest train stations. The vast majority of stations dont have them, and instead have simply poles where you can check in and out.
I gotta say, this video has some of the best pronuncinations of a foreign not-Dutch speakers ive seen in a lot of train related videos. Its very easy to mispronounce Dutch placenames and words for people used to English, but you nailed them mostly quite well (only note is that Hoofddorp, the oo is more pronounced like an ow, rather then oo as in Hoof in English) . Good video!
My bad about the fare gates. It's just that I didn't go to the stations that didn't have them.
Also, thank you for your compliments about my pronunciations of Dutch place names. I tried my best to get them right and consulted internet services like Wikipedia or Google Translate for places I didn't know how to properly pronounce.
like @jordenboogd5421 says the carriages you were in are old equipment same as the koploper the ones with the strange bump where the mashinst is they are being replaced by the new train icng is already ready in utrecht at the cartuiseweg
Nice vid! Though I gotta say that this is not a very representative route nor train. The train is much older than usual, and high speed is surely a different experience than most people will have taking the train.
Moi 👍😊😊😊
Dutch trains are great but the high-speed line doesn't have the best reputation
Better call it the not so high speed line
@@TVAtrainsWe also call it "half speed line" 😂
Kudos on your pronunciations of Dutch words. Not bad, not bad at all. Pro-tip 1... if you see words that contain ij, consider the ij as one letter. It basically is a Y replacement. When using capitals the ij is therefor always a IJ, even in this case with Het IJ. As far as I am aware (haven't been to A'dam in a while) the IJ ferries are always free. Pro-tip 2: Never ever buy first class train tickets in the Netherlands unless you for some reason can't stand other people and need a cabin tto yourself. You pay 70% more and only get a slightly more comfy seat in return. It is a scam, clear and simple.
Had you waited just a little longer you probably would have had the ICNG instead of the Traxx/ICRm combination. the ICNG is the new "high speed"train from NS nicknamed "the Wasp" among railfans.
By the way, you spell IJ, it’s one letter…
I dont know who uses them because the A roads are always packed
If you think the highways are packed during peak hours you should try the train.
The NS need to double their fleet, probably more as there will be induced demand.
The Dutch Railways NS has to pay about €100 million to the Dutch government for using the rail infrastructure and the passenger numbers from before covid haven’t returned, they are still significantly lower. The NS makes a loss every year post covid, while it made a profit pre covid. It gets a €13million subsidy from the government to limit the losses and to limit the higher train fares. So they haven’t got enough money to buy new trains, or maintain the trains like they should. And they have a shortage of personnel, for cleaning, for maintenance and for operating the trains, as well as train traffic controllers. And because of the high frequency of trains, the train system is on the brink of its capacity, a small disturbance can cause a major disruption in a big part of the country and sometimes the whole country. The government should renationalize the NS (and regional train companies also) immediately or stop them from paying for the rail infrastructure. Ticket prices need to decrease, they are far too high, after Switzerland the highest in Europe. And we are not getting value for money here. And let me be clear, this is not the fault of the NS.
Covid 🤣🤣🤣🤣are there really believers
That's a lie. As the NS itself is government owned. NS is not private and has not to pay anything. If anyone has to pay it is the government itself 😊
@ Not entirely true. The NS is a public limited company in which all shares are owned by the government. So personnel of the NS are not civil servants and the government can’t intervene in daily operations of the company. They could if it was a government organization. This doesn’t prevent them from trying, the government and parliament always try to intervene, and sometimes they succeed along with public pressure. But legally the government is both only a shareholder and the only shareholder.
It's overrated for sure (by foreigners), but not bad in general.
Dirtiest, nastiest trains in western europe
Really? I travel almost every week with NS and they are almost always pretty clean.
@@duploman0003 Some of the other trains I ridden on the NS were actually clean. It's just that the particular train set I rode for this trip report was surprisingly dirty. I'll admit, I was bit harsh on the trains in my review of it.
You know that how?
@@collectioneur been there, rode the trains.
You dont where you are talking about