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Benelux Railways

The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg are three separate European countries that have their own railway systems, with much integration between each other. They are united by all running regular passenger train services, mostly hourly or more frequent, within each country and beyond.

Nederlandse Spoorwegen supplies the principal rail service within the Netherlands, supplemented by other operators such as Arriva and Syntus, who run a few local lines.
All the passenger services within Belgium are operated by NMBS/SNCB (Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen or Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Belges), uniting the Flemish and Wallonian parts of the country.
CFL (correctly called Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois) has a surprisingly large rail network, with frequent internal services and innumerable cross-border operations, including those from Germany and France.

John Law has been visiting the railways of this part of Europe since the early 1970s and has travelled on nearly all the lines opened to passenger traffic.
He has photographed the changing scene over the years and has compiled a huge number of images, the best of which are within these pages.

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Benelux Railways - Locomotives & Multiple Units (7th Edition)

This guide offers a comprehensive overview of locomotives and multiple units in service on the railways of Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
Key features include a brief historical background, detailed fleet lists, and information on international high-speed trains. It covers the organizational structures of Belgian National Railways (SNCB), Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), and Luxembourg Railways (CFL), along with private operators and maintenance companies.

The guide provides tips on fares, travel from the UK, detailed railway network maps, numbering schemes, livery details, depot allocations, and technical data for each class. Additionally, it lists preserved steam, diesel, and electric locomotives, along with museum information and over 90 color illustrations.
Compiled and updated by David Haydock, former editor of Today's Railways Europe, this guide is the result of extensive research with contributions from contacts across the Benelux countries, making it the most comprehensive resource on rolling stock in the region.

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Retourtje verleden - Materieelgids jaren '80

Which railway enthusiast does not long for the eighties, the decade in which the Dutch NS rolling stock took on many forms, both in terms of types and colour schemes?
The rolling stock was subject to a major modernisation campaign at this time. Outdated rolling stock such as the 1000 series locomotives and the '46 rolling stock made way for newcomers such as the 1600 series locomotives, the double-decker carriages and the Wadlopers made their appearance.
With this modernisation, the old colours from the fifties almost completely disappeared. New colour schemes appeared on a number of ICM rolling stock and the new Benelux rolling stock.

In the "Materieelgids jaren '80", Frank Oude Elferink describes the NS rolling stock from the eighties: from the steel baggage cars from 1932 to the diesel locomotives series 6400 from 1989. The rolling stock that NS rented from other companies for a longer period of time is also examined in more detail.
Thanks to the cooperation of a number of photographers, a representative image is shown of the NS rolling stock between 1980 and 1990. Time for a return ticket to the eighties.

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Retourtje verleden - Spoor terug naar '85-'86

The first regular part of the Dutch series "Spoor terug naar ......". This book pays extra attention to the electric locomotives series 1500, for which '85-'86 is the last year. Furthermore, the ICM, DE1/2 trainsets, the Plan E carriages and the old and new Benelux material are extensively highlighted.
There is also ample attention for changes in the field of infrastructure such as the delivery of the Westtak (Amsterdam CS - Schiphol), the upcoming closure of the Nieuwersluis - Uithoorn freight line and the electrifications and modernizations in South Limburg and the east of the country.

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Sporen door de jaren '90

Dans les années 1990, le paysage ferroviaire néerlandais a connu d'importants changements, avec l'introduction de nouveaux types de trains et la modernisation des véhicules existants.

Ce livre présente en détail les chemins de fer néerlandais et le matériel roulant de ces années. Avec de nombreuses illustrations, il offre un voyage visuel à travers cette époque de l'histoire des chemins de fer néerlandais. Les photographies montrent la diversité des trains que l'on pouvait trouver sur les chemins de fer néerlandais à l'époque.

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