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« on: September 20, 2017, 20:29:06 »
On a trip to Netherlands this week we had:

1) Incoming train delayed 1:15 mins so Eurostar had to find another train for the Brussels service (Nice new Siemens unit).

2) A delay at Brussels Midi due to a track problem - Eurostar train eventually went into a domestic platform

3) Thalys ticketless travel - no bar code to open the barriers at Rotterdam and no staff on the barriers - eventually a cleaner let me through having seen my email ticket.

4) This morning delays and cancellations on services from classic Amsterdam to Rotterdam due to a broken down train north of Delft. 

Nice new station at Delft though!
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« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2017, 01:00:39 »
NS were a bit of a nightmare when I lived in NL (2005-2008), with similar reliability and weather problems (wrong kind of snow etc)  we have in the UK▸ (United Kingdom). Sounds like they've not improved much since!!

Cheap, simple ticketing does make up for the problems a little though...!
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