![]() ![]() ![]() The case led to a parliamentary inquiry, which eventually led to State Secretary Wilma Mansveld of Infrastructure losing her job. The cabinet invested 8 billion euros into the line, but NS failed to put a high-speed train on the route. In June 2013, NS finally scrapped the use of Fyra trains and deployed regular trains on the route. NS international not only offers the traveler speed and convenience in booking. NS International services include high speed trains such as Thalys, ICE International, Eurostar and TGV. A month later, NS pulled the train off the rails again after part of the train fell off in Belgium. International passenger rail transport (NS International) NS International is the international subsidiary of NS, offering train travel to destinations abroad. After 5 years the first Fyra train traveled on this new line in December 2012. The original intention with the Fyra trains was a high-speed line between Amsterdam and Brussels, according to the Volkskrant. The settlement involved AnsaldoBreda buying the trains back from NS, with the agreement that NS will receive part of the turnover should the trains ever be sold to someone else.Ī spokesperson for NS told the newspaper that the Dutch rail company is aware of the deal, but not involved with it yet. AnsaldoBreda p aid NS 125 million euros in a settlement amount. NS originally paid 200 million euros for the trains, but the final cost of the failed project amounted to 772 million euros, according to a parliamentary inquiry in 2015. The compensation NS will receive amounts to around 20 million euros, AD calculates. Italian railway company Trenitalia is buying 17 of the 19 trains, train manufacturer AnsaldoBreda confirmed to the newspaper.Īccording to Italian media, Ternitalia is paying about a third of the price that NS originally paid for the trains. The Fyra trains in NS's failed high speed railway project are getting a new owner, according to newspaper AD.
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