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Hoorn–Medemblik Heritage Railway
The Hoorn–Medemblik heritage railway operated by the ''Museumstoomtram Hoorn Medemblik'' is a heritage railway in the Netherlands. It runs from Hoorn to Medemblik, a distance of about . History The original railway line was operated by ''Locaalspoorwegmaatschappij Hollands Noorderkwartier'' (1884 - 1935). The line was opened on 3 November 1887. The track followed a circuitous route to reduce the amount of land that had to be compulsory purchase, compulsorily purchased. The line used steam traction; diesel traction being introduced in 1929. The line was closed to passenger services from 1 January 1936 to 29 May 1940. On 5 January 1941 the line was permanently closed to passenger services; as was the railway station in Medemblik. Heritage railway Today, the railway is operated as a tourist attraction. The centrepiece of its collection is the former Nederlandse Spoorwegen locomotive 7742 Bello, 7742 ''Bello'', the only preserved light steam engine in the Netherlands. Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS; ; en, "Dutch Railways") is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. It is a Dutch state-owned company founded in 1938. The Dutch rail network is one of the busiest in the European Union, and the third busiest in the world after Switzerland and Japan. The rail infrastructure is maintained by network manager ProRail, which was split off from NS in 2003. Freight services, formerly operated by NS Cargo, merged with DB Schenker in 2000. NS runs 4,800 scheduled domestic trains a day, serving 1.1 million passengers. The NS also provides international rail services from the Netherlands to other European destinations and carries out concessions on some foreign rail markets through its subsidiary Abellio. History Early years World War I caused an economic downturn in the Netherlands that caused the two largest Dutch railway companies, Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM) and Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
