High speed to Paris in mid-2009

The first proper Thalys high-speed train journey between Amsterdam and Paris will not take place before mid-2009 at the earliest, Belgian railway company NMBS said on Wednesday.


A spokesman said there are problems with the track in the Netherlands while the Belgians were still waiting for essential equipment.

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