Fewer trains due to lack of equipment – especially with Arriva.

Due to the hot weather, Arriva, in the north of the Netherlands, is struggling on Friday with many faulty trains. This means that fewer trains can travel in the north than usual. NS too is struggling with a material shortage. At NS there are mainly trains on the high-speed line

Drop around Groningen

Arriva announced yesterday that trains from Groningen – Veendam would not expire before 9:00. However, the ambition to run the trains during the morning rush hour failed. No trains leave from 7:10. Arriva uses buses between Zuidbroek and Veendam. Between Groningen and Delfzijl v.v, a total of 17 journeys will be canceled and between Groningen and Roodeschool (Warffum) v.v, at least 16 trains will be canceled today. Between Nieuweschans and Weneer there are no trains, but buses. It will take until noon at least. Initially, Arriva reported that the express train between Groningen and Leeuwarden would also be withdrawn from 9:00, but it seems to continue to work for the moment. Arriva.nl contains a detailed overview of trips that have failed.

Winter proof

The Most Arriva trains in Friesland do it, but here too there is a loss of ride. There are fewer trains, especially between Leeuwarden and Sneek. The equipment problems at Arriva are remarkable. Arrived at the House of Representatives in 2011 about winter problems at NS, Arriva pointed out that DB's daughter trains were able to withstand the wind. But trains seem less resistant to heat.

NS and Keolis

Arriva is not the only one suffering from a shortage of equipment due to hot weather. The Dutch railways have a shortage of trains that are suitable for the high-speed line. The Intercity Direct will only travel twice a day between Amsterdam and Rotterdam on Friday – normally four of them. The interstate trains The Hague – Eindhoven do not run between The Hague and Rotterdam. On Thursday night, Keolis had to cut a single train between Zwolle and Kampen due to a shortage of equipment. Apart from material shortages, hot weather also causes more disruption to the infrastructure.