Topic: BAM

The Dutch Advisory Council already recommended in 2017 that night work be curtailed as much as possible.

Safety expert: ‘Prevent ProRail liability for night work’

In the Netherlands, the railway construction sector must set clear goals to prevent health issues caused by night work. If not, there might arise the question of whether clients such as ProRail are criminally liable...Read more

16-04-2024|Comment|author: Alexander Molendijk

Emergency services on the site of the accident in Voorschoten, in the Dutch Province of South Holland.

No criminal prosecution for fatal Voorschoten train crash

The Public Prosecution Service of the Netherlands will not prosecute anyone criminally for the fatal train accident near Voorschoten, in the Dutch province of South Holland, last year. In that accident, a crane operator, who...Read more

05-04-2024|Comment|author: Emma Dailey

The Dutch rail sector no longer wants to bear the costs of sustainability alone

The rail sector no longer wants to bear the costs of sustainability alone. When SpoorPro organized the seminar ‘Working Electrically in the Railways’ in December, there was a lot of scepticism among – especially –...Read more

08-03-2024|1 comment|author: Jeroen Baldwin