This post is a fascinating use of grammatic passive voice. The hallmark is gratuitous use of "being" verbs, i.e. "is,was". Passive voice is a way to avoid using

This post is a fascinating use of grammatic passive voice. The hallmark is gratuitous use of "being" verbs, i.e. "is,was". Passive voice is a way to avoid using active voice, which is an implicit way to avoid responsibility for an error. "Due to the enormous impact of the failure in the IT system, it is unfortunately not possible to run any trains today." // => "Due to the enormous impact of the failure in the IT system, NS cannot run trains today." "Although the cause of the failure has now been resolved, the impact is considerable. To be able to start up reliably, systems must be updated and trains must be brought to the right place. That takes time. For our passengers, this is extremely unpleasant news." // => "Although we have fixed the cause of the failure, the failure impacted most of our customers. To fix this failure so that trains would start reliably, we needed to return all trains to a central depot, which took nearly 12 hours. We apologize for the extremely unpleasant interruption." "The expectation is that tomorrow morning the normal timetable can largely be resumed. The night trains can still run." // => We expect to resume minor operation with night trains first and then major operations tomorrow morning. "The IT failure occurred at the end of the morning. It affected the system that generates up-to-date schedules for trains and staff. This system is important for safe and scheduled operations: if there is an incident somewhere, the system adjusts itself accordingly. This was not possible due to the failure." // => The IT failure occured at 11am in the scheduling system, a major requirement for safe operation; if train operations are interrupted at one location, the system normally reroutes other trains to prevent collisions. This system failed. "The international trains are not affected by this failure. For information about the timetables of other transporters, passengers can consult the websites of these transporters." // => The failure did not affect international trains. If you have an inquiry about other transportation services, please consult those services. "The journey planner is updated." // => We updated the journey planner accordingly to account for the interruptions. // Generally the use of "passive voice" indicates poorly-taught grammar, however the use could also indicate desire to avoid responsibility.