Dutch Railways - Learn EVERYTHING About Them!
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So far, we have made few comprehensive videos about the railway systems of different countries (Japan and Switzerland for example), and now is the right time to do the same with the amazing Dutch railways.
While doing the research for this video, we totally understood why there were so many comments on our channel with the request to make a video about this fantastic railway system. Together with the Swiss railways, for quite a long time the Dutch railways have been the best performer on the European railway scene. At least.
Among other, we discussed the “logic” behind the development of railways in this country, some history that led to the formation of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), how the reform has been carried out, what are the most significant railway companies there, etc.
But maybe the most interesting parts are the ones where we spoke about the unique tariff system, transport indicators and trends, maintenance of the network, amazing customer orientation of the Dutch Railways, punctuality, and of course the energy efficiency and Green deal. Ok, let’s not forget the cooperation of the Dutch and Japanese experts on the matter of high-speed rail developments!
In any case, if you want to know more about this quite interesting railway system, check out our video, and don't forget to share your thoughts in the comment section!
Enjoy!
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As a half-Dutch person, I go to Holland quite often (except for the pandemic) and I think it is the best rail service in the world.
Ngl we will still complain about the NS every chance we get
RE: "The Netherlands has one of the best railway system and are 91% on time with a 3 minute margin"
Don't forget that with the Formula 1 Race in Zandvoort recently they had trains run every 5 minutes, easily beating every metro line in the country in frequency
Not Just Bikes wanted to make such video for almost a year now, but Railways Explained did it first. Good for you, Railways Explained! Great content, as always.
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As a train driver who drives freight both in Belgium and the Netherlands, I can say the difference between is the two countries is day and night. Let’s just say it’s frustrating when you cross the boarder back onto the useless Belgian network run by Infrabel (we call Infrabrol which translates into English loosely as Infrarubbish)
having one chip card for every public Transport and the OV Bikes in all the country is a amazing concept
The most importiant thing is to remember that the Dutch railway system wasn't just given to the Netherlands by some sort of benevolant ruling class who wanted the best for it's underlings. Only trough persistant pressure and complaining from the public, and a well-unionised workforce are the railways kept in the little-above-average state that they are in. A lot of struggle went into resisting the neoliberal tendencies that would have further damaged the system like it did in the UK. And a lot more struggle is needed to make it a mode of transportation that is truely governed by and for the people, in stead of the profit-incentives of some "free"-market fundamentalists at the top.
You touched on it in the end but i would like to add my personal experience with the high frequency on the dutch railway network.
Dutch people incoming to complain about their NS train getting delayed
Well what a great system. Works well and more importantly they realize getting people to the train station efficiently is just as important as the trains themselves. That's a lot of bicycle parking by the way.
There is a significant error in the history section; the two main companies prior to the combination of 1917 and merger of 1939 were not SS and NCS but SS and HSM - and the HSM was basically the renamed HIJSM mentioned in the oldest history part. NCS and NBDS were the two minor mainline railways, and they were absorbed by SS before the merger. The other companies were either subsidiaries of the big two or local railways, or both.
That 1 intercity train per 10 minutes experiment has in fact been expanded to 3 more lines! Besides Amsterdam-Utrecht-Eindhoven it will feature on Nijmegen-Utrecht-Amsterdam, Rotterdam-the Hague-Leiden-Amsterdam and the Dordrecht-Rotterdam sprinter
I came to the Netherlands in 2019. Coming from Switzerland, I really didn't notice that much difference between the systems characteristics. That was absolutely fantastic compared to the DB I ride more frequently compared to the Dutch Railways.
In the case of the power grid, all the electricity is collected in a lake, so to speak, and then distributed to everyone. If you order solar power, a larger amount of solar power is put into the lake. You, as the end user, do not necessarily receive 100% solar power from your socket, but you increase the share of solar power for everyone. So it is actually not worse if the electricity does not go directly to the train line but into the public grid. Hope I could help.
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As a train enthusiast and transport researcher from the Netherlands, I mostly agree. This is something that's been worked towards for the last 15 or so years. Punctuality was abysmal around the early 00s, below 80%. Nowadays, okay, part of it is due to lengthening the train schedules between cities somewhat in some places such that trains can effectively make up some time to get back on schedule, but a lot of it is also due to targeted investment to reduce the number of high-risk points and improve incident management to take care of them quickly (you touched on this when talking about subcontractor maintenance areas). Utrecht Centraal had its track layout renovated completely, dramatically reducing the number of switches and points where train lines cross.
You missed out on the railway stations, which are really special when you compare them to most other countries.
In 2019 Dutch Rail Traffic Controllers visited Switzerland to gain experience with their systems. Purposely no directors were on that trip so that the main focus would be on operational personnel working on the Swiss simulators for a couple of days, instead of talking about powerpoints in boardrooms. Thanks to the hospitality of the Swiss colleagues, the Dutch operators gained valuable in depth experience the Dutch use for their digital rail traffic control plans.