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by anal_reactor 167 days ago
> they are fined

NS is state-owned so all fines are just money transfer between two branches of the government. Also, they know that "the trains fail with current amount of public funding, I wonder if less funding will improve the situation" is not good logic. Therefore there won't be any actual fines.

> and I think in an extreme case they can lose their concession

And then what? Most of the country will be left without trains? The company will be dissolved and replaced by the Chinese? Not gonna happen.
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martijnvds 166 days ago
> the trains fail with current amount of public funding, I wonder if less funding will improve the situation" is not good logic

Tell that to the current government (and most of the previous governments in recent years).

You can't put money into it! Guess NS will just have to increase ticket prices _again_.

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microtonal 166 days ago
And then what? Most of the country will be left without trains? The company will be dissolved and replaced by the Chinese? Not gonna happen.

I don't think it would happen all at once for the main network, but Arriva sure likes to get more and more lines.

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