Tag: railway
The last unguarded level crossing in the province of Utrecht will receive railway barriers
Another unguarded level crossing, about 200 meters away, will be closed. Some farmers with tractors and other vehicles still cross the rails at an old dairy factory. This level crossing…
an NGO denounces a lack of transparency on the environmental impact of a railway project
In Guinea, Action Mines denounces a lack of transparency in railway projects linked to the giant iron deposit of Simandou, in the south-east of the country. The NGO affirms that…
Locomotive from Utrecht Railway Museum is being recreated (and it does go like a train)
Ronald Smits lay under the locomotive and sat on top of it. He made drawings and looked up everything he could find about the locomotive. Smits is chairman of Nienoord…
Book sale to boost railway museum plan
The next step in raising funds for the restoration, preservation and relocation of the historic Mt. Pleasant Lake Erie and Northern rail station will be a big book sale. The…
Fewer died on the railway
Eight people died and eight were seriously injured in accidents on the railway in 2022. The year before, 14 people died and four were seriously injured. The number of suicides,…
Alarm about two knife cuts at the railway station in Eslöv
The police have been alerted that two people have been stabbed at the railway station in Eslöv, according to information given to TV4 Nyheterna.– We are on site now and…
What are the stones placed on the railway tracks used for? It’s not to look pretty
The stones placed along the tracks have several specific functions. But we do not find them along the TGV and that too has a reason! Anyone living near a train…
Ukraine’s next goal: Cut the railway
previous full screen Next Areas under Russian control and with a Russian military presence and the Ukrainian counter-offensive on September 5. 1 / 2Photo: Johan Hallnäs/TT The Russians say they…
Ukraine’s next goal: Cut the railway
Facts: Ukraine Ukraine became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991. Since then, the country has been characterized by authoritarian and corrupt governments at times. A revolution in 2014 brought…
Railway barriers after the umpteenth tram accident Nieuwegein, but when is still unknown
Nieuwegein – The municipality of Nieuwegein also wants railway barriers to be installed at the tram crossing on Koekoekslaan, where there was a collision at the beginning of this week.…