Tag: tram
Tram beeps less, but noise pollution not yet solved: ‘As if it were driving through your house’
The problems with noise pollution started almost immediately when the new tram was put into use at the beginning of 2021. The province of Utrecht, owner of the tram, manually…
Woman dead – hit by tram
full screen The cyclist was hit by a tram. Archive image. Photo: Björn Larsson Rosvall /TT A cyclist in her 40s has died after she was hit by a tram…
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.…
After yet another tram accident, the province still wants railway barriers at Koekoekslaan Nieuwegein
Safe on paper Tram accidents are not unknown in Nieuwegein. In the spring of 2021, three trams derailed after a collision with a car. As a result of those accidents,…
Tram traffic restarted after derailment in Nieuwegein
Nieuwegein – The trams between IJsselstein and Utrecht are running again after last night’s tram derailment. A tram and a car collided on Koekoekslaan in Nieuwegein, causing the timetable to…
Svardman on a tram in Gothenburg
An alarm about a man armed with a sword, on a tram in Gothenburg, was received by the police on Thursday morning. Shortly afterwards, the man was arrested, and is…
In Nieuwegein the tram still ‘screams’, despite lubrication installations, sharpened rails and wheel dampers
Nieuwegein – It still drives me crazy, say residents in Nieuwegein on the Zegelstede about the tram that passes by every seven minutes. The tram has been running in Utrecht,…
RATP traffic: return to normal bus and tram traffic this Wednesday evening
RATP TRAFFIC. The circulation of buses and trams will resume normally this Wednesday, July 5, 2023 after several evenings at a standstill due to the damage caused to public transport…
Tram hero Rinke Terpstra receives posthumous Medal of Honor: ‘An example of sacrifice, courage and loyalty’
The ‘Eerepenning voor Humanclilevend Hulpbetoon’ was instituted in 1822 by King Willem I. The award is given to ‘those who have performed a charitable act that bears the hallmarks of…
Rinke Terpstra receives posthumous Medal of Honor for hero role during tram attack
The ‘Eerepenning voor Menschlievend Hulpbetoon’ was instituted in 1822 by King Willem I. The medal is mainly awarded to people who save others. Initially, these were mainly rescues at sea.…