from:
Amsterdam Muiderpoort Netherlands to:
Rotterdam Centraal Netherlands

Hi everyone! Welcome on board a brand new ride. I got a few request for a new ICNG ride. So here it is. On the 6th of April I was a spare driver and got the task to take an empty ICNG towards Rotterdam so it could start running with passenger in the southern area of the country. On our way to Rotterdam we get to do a little test that is not common on the HSL. Ready? Set... Go! As said we start the ride on the Watergraafsmeer in Amsterdam. I arrived here by train at Amsterdam Science Park and walked to my train from there. On the opening picture you can see the back of the train. After a pre-check in that cabin (braking tests etc) we're headed for the cabin in the drivers direction. Welcome on board! Enjoy the non-passenger ride. Since we do not drive with passengers there's no stop planned at Amsterdam Centraal. Therefor we can now pass through the station via one of the middle tracks. As you can see we approach a yellow signal that becomes green just before we pass it. This means there's another train running ahead of us on the some track. For this ride my TimTimPro was not working, so I had to relay on the info given to me by the light signals. Normally you can see on TimTimPro (sort of TomTom for Dutch train drivers) what trains are running in front of you so you can slow down even before light signals tell you to. I hope you enjoyed the ride! Spread the word and let me know. Cheers! :D The Meaning of Signals https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0017707/ Want More? Check out my other Socials! https://www.instagram.com/machiniststefan https://www.threads.net/@machiniststefan https://bsky.app/profile/machiniststefan.bsky.social