Failing backup system behind Sunday's train shutdown
2 years, 9 months ago

Failing backup system behind Sunday's train shutdown

NL Times  

The problems on the railways on Sunday were partly due to NS's backup system not working, State Secretary Vivianne Heijnen said in a letter to parliament. NS considered it irresponsible to continue running without the system on Sunday and shut down rail traffic completely. The material was available, and drivers could have used signals to see whether they could drive, Henri Janssen of FNV Spoor said. Heijnen was very critical of how NS handled the situation on Sunday, calling it a "very wrong turn."

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NS train shutdown extended to 8 p.m.; Passengers stranded across the country
2 years, 9 months ago

NS train shutdown extended to 8 p.m.; Passengers stranded across the country

NL Times  

The NS has announced trains are now canceled until "at least" 8 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. as originally stated. Passengers are stranded at stations across the country after the NS announced it would shut down trains on Sunday because of a "technical malfunction." This has led to a backlog of travelers at various stations, including Amsterdam Central Station where …

NS scraps all trains for Sunday evening; Optimistic about Monday morning re-start
2 years, 9 months ago

NS scraps all trains for Sunday evening; Optimistic about Monday morning re-start

NL Times  

Dutch railway service NS cancelled all of its remaining trains for Sunday, the organization announced. The national train operator had been dealing with a “technical malfunction” since noon that led them to cancel all trains initially until 5 p.m. That was then extended a few hours, as the organization struggled to overcome the problems. “Due to the enormous impact of …

Dutch rail traffic shut down over train control telephone outage; Limited restart could begin at 7 p.m.
3 years, 3 months ago

Dutch rail traffic shut down over train control telephone outage; Limited restart could begin at 7 p.m.

NL Times  

Most train traffic in the Netherlands ground to a halt on Thursday evening due to a telecommunications failure at the traffic control posts, national Dutch railway NS confirmed on its website. The failure with the telephone system meant that "very limited train traffic is currently possible," NS said just before 6 p.m. "Due to a telephone outage, we cannot reliably …

Trains in Netherlands back on track after massive communications outage
3 years, 7 months ago

Trains in Netherlands back on track after massive communications outage

NL Times  

Trains in the Netherlands returned to normal operations on Tuesday, after a large portion of train traffic was stopped on Monday afternoon. The exact reason for the communications system failure that caused the disturbance is not yet known, with the system considered to be “robust” and “incredibly stable,” broadcaster NOS reported. "Due to a malfunction in our telephone system, it …

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