Unguarded railway crossing must be secured quickly, MP's say
3 years, 6 months ago

Unguarded railway crossing must be secured quickly, MP's say

NL Times  

Parties in the Tweede Kamer think unguarded railroad crossings must be made safer, and they are disappointed at the slow pace the Cabinet has approached the problem. PvdA MP Habtamu de Hoop called the accident "a painful reminder that we must get rid of unguarded railway crossings as soon as possible." In response to the debate, Van Veldhoven said that 75 of the 180 publicly accessible crossings have already been tackled and "dozens" of safe crossings have also received additional security. She also says that "extremely hard" work is already being done to secure railway crossings and that she will speed up the operation if she sees room for it.

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85% of ungaurded rail crossings in Netherlands have been closed or secured
7 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. …

ProRail missing target for closing or securing unguarded crossings
1 year, 4 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,” …

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