Dutch Railways will conduct new round of ATO tests
Dutch railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen will continue the research on Automatic Train Operation (ATO). The new round of tests will be carried out in January 2020. It will…
How Dutch Railways can view train’s defects remotely
In a modern train such as the SNG (CAF Civity-platform) of the Dutch railway company NS, there are thousands of sensors that collect billions of pieces of data…
‘Combination of persons and technology important for ATO research’
“We want to investigate how we can strengthen the combination of persons and technology with the help of Automatic Train Operation, so that we can make a leap…
Dutch Railways successfully tests ATO
Dutch national railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) has successfully performed overnight tests of Automatic Train Operation (ATO). The technology has been examined on the Hanzelijn between Lelystad and…
Dutch Railways will perform ATO overnight tests
Dutch railway company Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) will test Automatic Train Operation (ATO) on the Hanzelijn between Lelystad and Zwolle. The operator will examine the unmanned driving at the…
Dutch Railways will introduce Airport Sprinter to Schiphol
In 2023 Dutch railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) will introduce a new train service branded as Airport Sprinter. It will provide a fast connection between Amsterdam Centraal station…
Third railway operator will test ATO in Netherlands
Dutch national railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) intends to test Automatic Train Operation (ATO) by the year’s end. It will become the third company to perform the ATO…
CAF to supply 88 Civity trains to Dutch Railways
Dutch Railways (NS) has awarded Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF a new contract for the delivery of 88 Sprinter New Generation trains based on the Civity platform. The…