Tag: railway
Bombs on Bunnik: the railway and the bridge were badly hit during the war
“Planes, shooting and bombs. Bombs, just like that. That’s what’s so bad, and what scares us.” In September 1944, Bunnik student Geertje Roubos did not understand why her village was…
No frills in new princely acquisition of Railway Museum
The Railway Museum already has a special ‘royal route’ where you can view various old royal carriages from the inside. Now there will be another one. Striking about the interior…
Messina Stretto Bridge, only railway section co-financed by EU
(Finance) – The European Commission believes that Alone the part of the rail transit of the Messina Strait Bridge would be co-financeable by the EU as a strategic project, within…
Amersfoort railway to be overhauled tomorrow: here’s what to keep in mind
Despite all these works, there are still opportunities to travel by public transport. The NS will deploy buses at times when there is no train traffic. In addition, travellers can…
Historic train set ‘De Koploper’ from 1983 moves to the Railway Museum
The Koploper was given this nickname because it used to be possible to walk ‘through the head’ to the next train set. “The carriage was the first one that entered…
Railway museum in Utrecht gets historic train set ‘De Koploper’
The Koploper was given this nickname because it used to be possible to walk ‘through the head’ to the next train set. “The carriage was the first one that entered…
railway workers, firefighters, police officers… What they got – L’Express
While the Olympic flame keeps pace with its journey through the towns and villages of France, Paris continues its transformation for the opening ceremony. And while the period of the…
Two-mile-long fire after the railway in Ånge – Helicopter to waterbomb
According to SOS Alarm, several stations from the rescue service are on site and a helicopter will water bomb to extinguish the fire. – We drove past several fires without…
FS: traveling to discover Italian railway museums
(Finance) – Italy is full of museums. Archaeological, natural, technology and music. Fans of trains, tracks and stations find in Italy a network of railway museums that represent a true…
a man shot by railway security
Public agents of the SNCF Rail Security, attacked by a man armed with a chopper, used their weapon, during the night of Thursday to Friday, near a metro station in…