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Düwag Wadloper
Düwag Wadloper is a family of diesel railcars (type ''DH1'', Polish ''SN82'' series) and diesel multiple units (type ''DH2'', Polish ''SN83'' series) produced by the West Germany, German Duewag, ''Düwag'' plant in Düsseldorf. Between 1981 and 1983, a total of 50 vehicles of this kind were built specifically for the Netherlands, Dutch ''Nederlandse Spoorwegen'' railroad. At the beginning of the 21st century, they were mainly operated by private carriers; in 2006 they began to be phased out, and in 2008 they were sold to other countries. The trains went to carriers from Poland, Argentina and Romania. They were operated by ''Przewozy Regionalne'', Masovian Railways and ''Koleje Śląskie'', and also used by ''Trenes de Buenos Aires'' to operate a cross-border service between Argentina and Uruguay. They currently operate services connecting Argentina with Paraguay, and are operated in Poland by ''SKPL Cargo'' (mainly in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship), as well as on several lines in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
(, , NS ) is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. It is a Dutch state-owned company founded in 1938. The rail infrastructure is maintained by network manager ProRail, which was split off from NS in 2003. Freight operator NS Cargo merged with DB Cargo 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 (transport company), 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 Staatsspoorwegen (SS), to become unprofitable. The companies avoided bankruptcy by integrating their operations, which was complete by 1917. The cooperation was for both economic and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
