Herendish National Railways

Herendish National Railways (FH; Portuguese: Ferrovias Nacionais de Herendoland) is a state-owned company that operates passenger train services in Herendoland and maintains the infrastructure of the Herendish railway network.

The FH was founded in 1871 with the creation of the national railway network and is based in the country’s capital Cercadas.

History
Construction of Herendoland’s first railway line between Cercadas and Turiz began in 1864, with labourers and convicts sent across the country for the laying of tracks. The portion to Meidelo was opened in 1871, and the entire railway was completed in 1875. The railway network gradually began to expand and by the 20th century, the network served urbanised regions in Herendoland.

The FH was nationalised in 1949, after being in the hands of different private companies for nearly a century. The Metro Cercadas, the commuter rail system of Cercadas, was opened in 1952 and remained wholly operated by the FH until ownership of the brand was taken over by Transport for Cercadas (TPC) in 2001.

In the 1960s, electrification of existing railway lines in Herendoland began after the success of electric multiple units on the Metro Cercadas. All FH lines were fully electrified by 2011. The FH Alta high-speed rail service entered commercial service between Cercadas and Turiz in 2005, and the brand expanded in the 2010s to complement the existing railway lines.

Services
FH offers the following types of train services in Herendoland:
 * FH Alta, the flagship high-speed train service of the FH, it operates on the Turiz-Meidelo high-speed railway via its hub at Cercadas and Segura. It currently uses a fleet of Alstom Pendolino (Class Z02) and Siemens Velaro (Class Z14) trainsets.
 * FH Intercity, the brand name for all non-high-speed intercity rail services stopping at major cities and towns only. The fleet is mostly made up of locomotive-hauled passenger cars. Select overnight Intercity services are retroactively branded as FH Sleeper.
 * FH Regional and FH Regional Limited, which serve as all-stop and express regional services respectively using single-level trains.
 * Metro Cercadas, the commuter rail service exclusive to Cercadas using both single-level and bi-level trains. The brand itself is owned by Transport for Cercadas.

Rolling stock
The current FH fleet is made of both electric and diesel-powered multiple units, as well as locomotives and non-powered passenger cars. Most of the fleet ordered by FH is either European or Australian made. The trains are maintained and stabled at designated Regional Maintenance Depots (RMDs) in Cercadas, Turiz and Meidelo.