Schoolchildren urged not to jump level crossings as train services increase
7 years, 7 months ago

Schoolchildren urged not to jump level crossings as train services increase

Dutch News  

Rail network operator ProRail has written to 250 schools located near a main railway line urging pupils not to take chances on level crossings. The number of trains between Amsterdam and Eindhoven has been increased to six per hour on Wednesdays, meaning crossings will be shut more often. The company has written to schools in towns including Boxtel, Culemborg and Geldermalsen, as well as dozens of smaller villages, where children are returning to school this week, warning them not to take risks. The extra trains are a test run for the new timetable in December, when six trains an hour are due to run between Amsterdam and Eindhoven every day.

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Severe rail disruptions in Randstad due to track failures, particularly around Amsterdam
1 week ago

Severe rail disruptions in Randstad due to track failures, particularly around Amsterdam

NL Times  

Rail services across multiple routes in the Randstad faced severe disruptions Sunday due to “multiple track failures,” according to Nederlandse Spoorwegen. A spokesperson said the disruptions are particularly affecting travel around Amsterdam. The track failures come on top of previously scheduled rail maintenance work in the Randstad, including reduced service between Amsterdam Centraal and Hoofddorp, as well as between Schiphol …

Hassled by delays at railway line, villagers demand bridge in TN
1 month ago

Hassled by delays at railway line, villagers demand bridge in TN

New Indian Express  

VELLORE: Around 300 residents from five villages -- Latheri, Annankudi, Thirumani, Vayathur, and Solanur -- staged a protest near Latheri level crossing on Wednesday, demanding the state and union governments to construct a structure to cross the railway gate. For around 8,000 families in the five villages, they said, getting across the level crossing is essential to access several facilities, …

Highest number of fatal accidents on Dutch railway crossings since 2015
1 month, 1 week ago

Highest number of fatal accidents on Dutch railway crossings since 2015

NL Times  

Last year, 11 people died in accidents on level crossings on the Dutch railway - the highest number since 2015 and a sharp increase compared to the year before. The number of near-misses is also increasing rapidly, the Telegraaf reports based on figures from the rail manager ProRail. ProRail records around 30 collisions at level crossings per year. Or they …

85% of ungaurded rail crossings in Netherlands have been closed or secured
10 months, 3 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. …

More disruptions ahead for Dutch rail passengers this year, warns ProRail
11 months ago

More disruptions ahead for Dutch rail passengers this year, warns ProRail

NL Times  

Dutch train travelers should be prepared for more disruptions on the tracks, said ProRail on Thursday. According to ProRail CEO John Voppen, most of the rail networks date from just after the Second World War and need urgent maintenance. An important cause of railroad disruptions on are temporary speed restrictions that come into effect when problems are found along the …

About 450 major train disruptions in 2022, says ProRail
2 years, 2 months ago

About 450 major train disruptions in 2022, says ProRail

NL Times  

Last year there were about 450 major disruptions on the Dutch railroad system. These were largely caused by collisions, signal failures, switch failures, stormy weather, computer failures and broken catenary systems, a spokesperson for ProRail confirmed after initial reporting by the Telegraaf. Last year, there were eighteen days on which more than 10 percent of all rail journeys were cancelled. …

Dutch gov't to get rid of all unguarded rail crossings within 5 years
6 years, 3 months 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. …

Netherlands rail collision: 4 children killed after train crashes into electric cart carrying them from daycare; probe underway
6 years, 6 months ago

Netherlands rail collision: 4 children killed after train crashes into electric cart carrying them from daycare; probe underway

Firstpost  

Four young children from a Dutch daycare centre were killed on Thursday when a train smashed into their electric cart at a crossing, in an accident described as the “worst nightmare of any parent”. The Hague: Four young children from a Dutch daycare centre were killed on Thursday when a train smashed into their electric cart at a crossing, in …

Dutch rail crossings to be painted yellow for extra safety
6 years, 7 months ago

Dutch rail crossings to be painted yellow for extra safety

NL Times  

ProRail is expanding its experiment with bright yellow-colored railway crossings after a first test in Baarn proved to be successful. According to ProRail, road users used the yellow crossing in Baarn more carefully, the number of incidents decreased, and the yellow crossing also strengthened the sense of security, NU.nl reports. A ProRail spokesperson could not yet say how long new …

Dutch rail crossings must be safer, Safety Board says
6 years, 7 months ago

Dutch rail crossings must be safer, Safety Board says

NL Times  

The number of victims of accidents at rail crossings in the Netherlands is unacceptably high and must and can be reduced, the Dutch Safety Board said in a report on three serious rail accidents in Winsum, Harlingen and Wouw in 2016 and 2017, NOS reports. The board also said that ProRail does not examine rail accidents structurally, and so "potential …

Schoolchildren urged not to jump level crossings as train services increase
7 years, 7 months ago

Schoolchildren urged not to jump level crossings as train services increase

Dutch News  

Rail network operator ProRail has written to 250 schools located near a main railway line urging pupils not to take chances on level crossings. The number of trains between Amsterdam and Eindhoven has been increased to six per hour on Wednesdays, meaning crossings will be shut more often. The company has written to schools in towns including Boxtel, Culemborg and …

People walking along Dutch train tracks delayed over 16,000 trains last year: ProRail
8 years, 1 month ago

People walking along Dutch train tracks delayed over 16,000 trains last year: ProRail

NL Times  

The number of unauthorized people walking along Dutch train tracks increased by 200 to a total of 3,105 last year, according to rail manager ProRail. According to the ProRail, these so-called "rail walkers" are often hikers, people walking their dogs, children playing or vandals. Over the past years ProRail invested heavily into keeping unauthorized people away from the train tracks. …

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