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Tender for EMUs in Netherlands on Etenders

  • 09-07-2012 01:02AM
    #1
    JeffK88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭


    Spotted this on Etenders ..anyone any idea why this would be listed on an irish tenders website.. seems the trains are bound for the Dutch railways and as far as I know Ireland does not manufacture any EMU . Anyone any idea what its about

    http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL360043


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  • #2
    kc56
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 436 ✭✭kc56


    Name: NS Financial Services Company (NSFSC) - AA52864 Address: Behan House
    10 Lower Mount Street
    Dublin
    Dublin 2
    IE Phone: +353 16381380 Fax:
    General Email: procurementsupport@ns.nl Website URL: www.nsfsc.com
    Company running the procurement is in Dublin.


  • #3
    JeffK88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭JeffK88


    Fair enough suppose that explains it ha cheers


  • #4
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,782 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Slightly more complicated than that: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2012/0903/1224323531879.html


  • #5
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,645 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    They get our U2 tax money, we get their train tax money, sure tis grand :D


  • #6
    JeffK88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭JeffK88


    I knew there was something fishy about that whole tender. Wonder if somebody from the journalism world discovered it here considering its only coming out now ?


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  • #7
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,730 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    Tenders for EMUs? are they coal powered then?


  • #8
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,282 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    corktina wrote: »
    Tenders for EMUs? are they coal powered then?

    They aren't "currently" coal powered, it would "seam" . It would be a "minefield" to find fuel for them :pac:


  • #9
    dowlingm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,358 ✭✭✭dowlingm


    Dutch complaining about tax avoidance - hahaha. If it wasn't for their curious tax treatment of patent royalties Google and a lot of pharma cos would paying a lot more tax.


  • #10
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,782 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    corktina wrote: »
    Tenders for EMUs? are they coal powered then?

    "they feed on a variety of plants and insects" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu


  • #11
    Hungerford
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 ✭✭✭Hungerford


    Victor wrote: »
    "they feed on a variety of plants and insects" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu

    Also "They drink infrequently, but take in copious fluids when the opportunity arises"


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