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No trains on friday 17th. June 2005 in the netherlands
Posted: Tue June 14, 2005 07:23 PM UTC
due to a strike by prorail-workers on friday June 17th. there will be no trains from 15.00 untill 23.00 hrs.
better to take a day offf or take a bus or taxi
RE: No trains on friday 17th. June 2005 in the netherlands
Posted: Tue June 14, 2005 08:09 PM UTC
wowww good Carin to inform us.
Ah strikes happen more and more often.
Roamer61 had luck visiting Brussels and going to Paris... the strike began just after he departed and was finished when he got back...
it could have been different.
it is a pain for all who strands somewhere, especially tourists.
Good to warn them.
RE: RE: No trains on friday 17th. June 2005 in the netherlands
Posted: Tue June 14, 2005 09:01 PM UTC
i know danielle, specially when tourists think they can do some sideseeing:-)
good for roamer he was lucky :-) have a nice weekend weather will be great!
RE: RE: No trains on friday 17th. June 2005 in the netherlands
Posted: Tue June 14, 2005 09:08 PM UTC
It's a shame there is only information about a "POSSIBLE" strike at the Dutch railway website www.ns.nl. on the moment.
At the English version there's no information at all and the international and national railplanners just give info on trains as if they will run this friday.
There's a kind of status quo between the Unions and the Dutch Railways. Both don't want to have the passengers involved, but both don't want to change anything in their conflicting standpoints.
RE: RE: No trains on friday 17th. June 2005 in the netherlands
Posted: Tue June 14, 2005 09:13 PM UTC
the announcement was made at :
http://www.nu.nl/news/541000/10/Vrijdag_vanaf_03.00_uur_geen_treinen_%28video%29.html
(dutch language)
so instead of 15 it will be from 03-23 hrs
RE: RE: No trains on friday 17th. June 2005 in the netherlands
Posted: Wed June 15, 2005 02:58 AM UTC
ah too bad for, must be awefull not to go where you need to.
but ...in the netherlands we have enough transport like buses and taxi's to go anywhere, the country isnt that big:-)
as for people going oustide the netherlands, they could visit www.eurolines.com, they go to the most neighbouring countries at least once a day:-)
