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“Hoek van Holland Strand” – yes, well …
The first time I went there, it was a proper international station, with rolling stock from: Dutch, German, Polish, Russian (USSR) etc. railways & some still-operating, but looking careworn… classic dark blue coaches, with brass lettering.
{ Yes: “Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et de Grandes Expresse Europeans” } !! [ If I’ve spelt that correctly ]
Does the proposed Scottish fare policy implement, in effect, a maximum cost per mile (capping a dynamic yield approach).
Should that be a policy in fares reform/simplification, along with single leg pricing? And should cost per mile be “as the lines run” or “as the crows fly” (to compete with other modes–car/bus/plane, that sometimes can take a more direct route)
Greg T.
I remember the international flavour there too!
However Hoek van Holland wasn’t just ‘Dutch, German, Polish, Russian…’ there was British too! Quite often a Class 77 would be found in charge of the international train we had boarded!
I think you mean the Hoek van Holland Haven station, not Strand. The old Strand (=Beach) station was not more than a 2-platform terminus for local trains, while Haven (=Port) still had 6 platforms (3 overgrown) before it got rebuilt to be part of the Rotterdam metro in 2017-2019.