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

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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. The initial plan was to get rid of unguarded crossings within 10 years.

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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. …

More disruptions ahead for Dutch rail passengers this year, warns ProRail
8 months, 4 weeks ago

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

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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 …

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

ProRail missing target for closing or securing unguarded crossings

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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,” …

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

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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 …

Ministry not impressed by ProRail's plan to block unguarded crossings
6 years, 3 months ago

Ministry not impressed by ProRail's plan to block unguarded crossings

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State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven of Infrastructure and Water Management is not impressed by ProRail CEO Pier Eringa's intention to start blocking off unguarded railway crossings at his own initiative. Speaking to the Telegraaf earlier on Wednesday, Eringa denounced the slow decision-making around the closure of dangerous, unguarded railway crossings. Eringa called Van Veldhoven's reaction to ProRail's plan faint, speaking …

Dutch rail crossings to be painted yellow for extra safety
6 years, 5 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, 5 months ago

Dutch rail crossings must be safer, Safety Board says

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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 …

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