Tag: Bunnik
Large strike of car mechanics, promotion at BOVAG in Bunnik
The collective labor agreement includes more than 84,500 employees of car traders, garages and bicycle companies throughout the Netherlands. They no longer pick it, but their regional strikes have not…
Utrecht cycling icon Wim Sluis is terminally ill: ‘The last stage of a very nice round’
“I did everything I wanted to do.” For a moment I think I see a tear, but then he is gone again. “It says that you once told me that…
Bunnikse Muntchat was probably spoils of war, but why was it there?
Even then, the treasure was not a cat piss, according to Cruysheer and De Groot, it was added together about 2400 Denarii, almost eleven times the annual salary of an…
Roman coin hoard in the mud near Bunnik: ‘The metal detector kept going’
The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden purchased the treasure with the help of the Friends Lottery. But for how much has not been announced. The museum, Koelink and Messelaar;…
Spectacular find with metal detector in Bunnik: 404 Roman coins
Hobbyists found 404 Roman and British coins of silver and gold in Bunnik. It is a unique combination for the European mainland and the largest Roman coin treasure ever excavated…
When a train bumped into an excavator in Bunnik, Anne worked in the control room
“We act on changes in the timetable, but also on incidents,” says Sander Creemer, team manager of the control room. “That goes from a defective switch to a bomb alert.”…
When a train collided with an excavator in Bunnik, Anne was working in the control room
“We respond to changes in the timetable, but also to incidents,” says Sander Creemer, team manager of the control room. “That ranges from a defective switch to a bomb threat.”…
Here you see the accident at the railway crossing in Bunnik
Kelly from Wijk bij Duurstede honked irritatedly at the driver of the excavator when he stopped at the railway crossing in Bunnik this morning. “When I saw that his lights…
Train rams stalled excavator in Bunnik, no trains until tomorrow due to damage
NS reports that the shocked train driver was slightly injured, but did not require medical attention. The driver of the excavator was also unharmed. The engine of his vehicle failed…
Excavator driver escapes death at railway crossing: ‘Extremely lucky’
The man on the excavator was able to leave the vehicle in time. “I spoke to the driver,” says spokesperson Raymond de Jong of rail manager ProRail. “His engine failed…