Well, what can I say about the Nederlandse Spoorwegen? (NS) I travel to The Netherlands from the UK fairly often, because I am Dutch, and my family lives there. I use a wheelchair myself, and I find traveling can be rather difficult, but not on the Dutch Railways. The Dutch seem to know exactly how to run an efficient railway system, and they are of the attitude that everyone should be able to access it. If you want to travel with luggage, or children then this is no problem. All of the trains seem to run with clockwork efficiency, and if there are any problems, they will warn you easily, and even give you an alternative route. ...  Read the complete review

The NS rail network covers virtually every corner of Holland, and it does so with clockwork efficiency. Trains are fast, frequent and punctual; they're also dead simple to comprehend if you're a visitor, with stations that are easy to navigate and different speeds of train service. Trains run 24hrs a day with clockface departures throughout the country. And bicycles are more than welcome outside the rush hour. I've used NS a couple of times in the last year, namely thanks to a handy ticket available to Eurostar travellers in the UK. Rather than booking through travel with Eurostar to Amsterdam or other major cities (which can be done, but only on more ...  Read the complete review