Etiket: rail
ROUNDUP 2: But no two-day warning strike – rail traffic rolls almost smoothly
(more details) FRANKFURT / BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – At the beginning of the week, there was not much left of the announced 50-hour warning strike in the wage conflict of the…
After Lely line, rail between Zwolle and Münster also has a chance to win millions from Brussels | Zwolle
Three from Westenholte district of Zwolle receive an award: ‘Wanted to give something back for the nice living’ When it comes to the efforts for Westenholte, Koos Bakker feels ‘a…
Serious rail accidents with dozens of injuries and deaths are rare in the Netherlands Train accident Voorschoten
The heavily used Dutch railway is considered to be particularly safe, serious accidents only occur occasionally. Very heavy ones with dozens of people injured, like now at Voorschoten, especially. The…
No extra money for rail and road in the North
Traffic deputy Vedelaar is not hopeful after yesterday’s traffic debate. “We all say that things have to be different,” says Vedelaar. “Investment is necessary. People must be able to take…
“Attractive and credible alternative to the car”: France wants to invest 100 billion in rail | Abroad
With the project, France wants to modernize and expand its rail network. The money must also come from state railway company SNCF, the European Union and local governments, according to…
Nature organisations: The Northern Netherlands must rely on its own strength and not insist on a better rail connection with the Randstad
According to eight nature and environmental organizations, the construction of the Lely line in combination with 220,000 homes is not such a good idea. Illustration: DvhN This is what eight…
“Rail blunder of the century”: Spain spends 260 million euros on new trains that are too big to run through tunnels
In Spain, the commotion surrounding the purchase of about thirty new trains has completely derailed. Earlier it became known that the Spanish Ministry of Transport had invested a total of…
Rail traffic still disrupted by incidents and strikes during evening rush hour | Interior
It’s a black day on the trail. Due to incidents in various places and a spontaneous strike around Liège, train traffic has not been running as it should all day.…
Rail at Meppel tackled with 35 million. The House of Representatives is forcing the cabinet to intervene in the ‘bottleneck’ in the Groningen-Zwolle railway track
A large majority of the House of Representatives voted against the wishes of the cabinet on Thursday to an amendment to tackle the rail bottleneck at Meppel for 35 million…
The federal government and the railways sign agreements for "Digital Rail Germany"
By Andreas Kissler BERLIN (Dow Jones) – Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) and Bahn Infrastructure Board Member Berthold Huber have signed agreements to advance the digitization of rail transport.…