Geleen rail crossing closed after release of near-miss video
6 years, 1 month ago

Geleen rail crossing closed after release of near-miss video

NL Times  

ProRail closed the unguarded railway crossing in Geleen, Limburg, due to a number of recent near-miss incidents at the crossing. Last week the rail manager posted a video of one such near miss at this crossing online, as part of a campaign to warn against the dangers of level crossings. On Sunday ProRail posted another near-miss video of this same crossing. That was for us and the municipality of Sittard-Geleen enough reason to close this dangerous level crossing as quickly as possible."

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85% of ungaurded rail crossings in Netherlands have been closed or secured
8 months, 2 weeks ago

85% of ungaurded rail crossings in Netherlands have been closed or secured

NL Times  

Roughly 85 percent of the most dangerous level crossings in the Netherlands have either been closed or better secured over the past eight years, reported broadcaster NOS based on figures from ProRail. The unguarded crossings do not have active safety measures, like a boom that lowers to form a barrier when a train is approaching, or warning lights and bells. …

ProRail missing target for closing or securing unguarded crossings
1 year, 5 months ago

ProRail missing target for closing or securing unguarded crossings

NL Times  

ProRail will not achieve its goal of closing or securing all 180 unguarded rail crossings by the end of this year. There are at least 40 Not Actively Protected Crossings that the rail manager hasn’t addressed yet, De Telegraaf reports based on figures provided by ProRail. And we hope to close or secure those last NABOs in the coming years,” …

Dutch gov't to get rid of all unguarded rail crossings within 5 years
6 years, 1 month ago

Dutch gov't to get rid of all unguarded rail crossings within 5 years

NL Times  

The Dutch government plans to get rid of all unguarded railway crossings in the country within five years. No one else should become a victim due to the lack of booms and bells, State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven wrote to the lower house of Dutch parliament, NOS reports. Unguarded railway crossings are "just not of this time", Van Veldhoven wrote. …

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