Tuesday, 17 September 2013 - 02:16
AnsaldoBreda says Fyra 'safe and unlimited employable'
The Fyra is safe and can be used for unlimited commercial purposes. The high-speed train has received the necessary permits for this purpose.AnsaldoBreda CEO Maurizio Manfellotto stated Monday during a press conference at the Italian Pistoia he feels the victim of a media campaign that negatively influenced the public.
The reports are wrong, inaccurate, and misleading and we believe that what happens to us with the Fyra is abuse, reports Italian news agency ANSA, quoting Manfellotto. AnsaldoBreda will not retrieve the Fyra's that were already delivered to the NS from The Netherlands, as the NS demanded.
According to the NS the Fyra trains cause obstructions on the company property the Watergraafsmeer, but Manfellotto insists the trains are in a hangar that was built specifically for the Fyra.
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Smiley tourist
Wikimedia commons The improvement plan for Fyra that AnsaldoBreda agreed on with the Dutch and Belgian railways is the only solution to the dispute around the high-speed train. The plan mainly involves driving in case of snow. If the plan was implemented as agreed, five trains would have been ready to travel by this fall. This is the only safe and immediate solution, according to the Italian CEO. AnsaldoBreda will do anything to assert its rights because the Fyra is a train that complies with all the specifications required. The company does not understand why the other parties do not want to follow through on their agreement, according to news agency ASCA. AnsaldoBreda says to have faith in the Utrecht court. On September 19 the company will appeal to the court again to have the soundness of the trains inspected by a number of experts. An earlier appeal was denied. Manfellotto hopes that continuation of the project can be achieved by means of experts and lawsuits. It would be the best solution for the Dutch train passengers and the Dutch tax payers. For that reason he refuses to engage in hypothetical questions about possible compensation claims against the NS or against the Dutch state. So far he has not noticed his company losing customers by the Fyra affair, but the practice is not desirable for AnsaldoBreda. The Dutch Railways (NS) sticks to their decision to terminate the contract with AnsaldoBreda, starting August 30th. NS asked for a sound recovery plan for the trains and as far as they are concerned, they did not get it. Manfellott confirms the matter was discussed with the NS, but he can not elaborate any further, because he signed a confidentiality agreement. A modified version of the V250 train with a snowplow was presented in the Italian Pistoia Monday. With this adjustment AnsaldoBreda hopes that the train is more resistant to the winter but the NS will not have this train either. The NS states they still have nine trains they can not drive. The Fyra is not riding on the Dutch track and the improved trains may remain in Italy. Meanwhile, the NS submitted a new plan to the Ministry of Finance and State Secretary Wilma Mansveld of Infrastructure. This plan will be tested and passed before October 1 . By then it should be clear whether and when the high-speed train will make its entrance. The NS remains tight-lipped about the contents of this plan.
Smiley tourist
Wikimedia commons The improvement plan for Fyra that AnsaldoBreda agreed on with the Dutch and Belgian railways is the only solution to the dispute around the high-speed train. The plan mainly involves driving in case of snow. If the plan was implemented as agreed, five trains would have been ready to travel by this fall. This is the only safe and immediate solution, according to the Italian CEO. AnsaldoBreda will do anything to assert its rights because the Fyra is a train that complies with all the specifications required. The company does not understand why the other parties do not want to follow through on their agreement, according to news agency ASCA. AnsaldoBreda says to have faith in the Utrecht court. On September 19 the company will appeal to the court again to have the soundness of the trains inspected by a number of experts. An earlier appeal was denied. Manfellotto hopes that continuation of the project can be achieved by means of experts and lawsuits. It would be the best solution for the Dutch train passengers and the Dutch tax payers. For that reason he refuses to engage in hypothetical questions about possible compensation claims against the NS or against the Dutch state. So far he has not noticed his company losing customers by the Fyra affair, but the practice is not desirable for AnsaldoBreda. The Dutch Railways (NS) sticks to their decision to terminate the contract with AnsaldoBreda, starting August 30th. NS asked for a sound recovery plan for the trains and as far as they are concerned, they did not get it. Manfellott confirms the matter was discussed with the NS, but he can not elaborate any further, because he signed a confidentiality agreement. A modified version of the V250 train with a snowplow was presented in the Italian Pistoia Monday. With this adjustment AnsaldoBreda hopes that the train is more resistant to the winter but the NS will not have this train either. The NS states they still have nine trains they can not drive. The Fyra is not riding on the Dutch track and the improved trains may remain in Italy. Meanwhile, the NS submitted a new plan to the Ministry of Finance and State Secretary Wilma Mansveld of Infrastructure. This plan will be tested and passed before October 1 . By then it should be clear whether and when the high-speed train will make its entrance. The NS remains tight-lipped about the contents of this plan.