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
Dutch government recalibrates quality standard for rail
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Rijkswaterstaat, has now set its quality standard for the Dutch railway: Basic Quality Dutch for Railways (Basiskwaliteit Nederlands Spoor or BKN Spoor). Moving forward, Rijkswaterstaat and ProRail...Read more
ProRail fails to meet CO2 emission target
ProRail reports a downgrade on the CO2 Performance Ladder from level 5 to level 4. The primary reason cited is the failure of the rail infrastructure manager to meet its emission target for own (direct...Read more
SNCF Réseau launches FRMCS prototype initiatives
In a bid to modernise and enhance railway communication systems, Europe is gearing up to usher in the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS-5G), slated to replace the ageing GSM-R (2G) by 2035. The system...Read more
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
ProRail: ‘More than 400 rail projects in 2024’
ProRail will carry out more than 400 rail projects this year. Over 9,000 rail workers will be involved in these projects. The work primarily involves maintenance, repairs, and renovations. The planned activities are separate from...Read more
51 million euro subsidy for Dutch military transport to terminal and siding tracks
The Netherlands is receiving a 51 million euro European subsidy to prepare the rail network for faster and easier military transport, as reported by ProRail. With the funding, logistics service provider Verbrugge Zeeland will extend...Read more
Automatic speed cameras at 40 Dutch railway crossings
To catch road users barely crossing a railway crossing when the red light is already flashing and barriers are lowering, the Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail will install speed cameras. These automatically detect whether someone commits...Read more
Teaching an old dog new tricks: adopting condition-based maintenance
InterviewWhile the demand for available rail infrastructure continues to increase, the shrinking labour force finds itself needing to adapt to new technologies. This brings many new opportunities, but also challenges. Gerrit Nieuwenhuis, Sales Manager at...Read more
What to do what all that data? – Watch the webinar discussion here
In the RailTech webinar ‘what to do with all that data?’, two experts in the field of railway monitoring and data shared their views on current practices and what can be improved to make the...Read more
FlixTrain plan trains to the Netherlands from next year
FlixTrain’s bright green trains that are already running in Germany and Sweden may come to the Netherlands next year. Flix notified the Dutch Consumer and Market Authority (ACM) this week and applied for track capacity...Read more
The hurdles of the Dutch-German Eindhoven-Aachen train: ‘not operational this year’
Various Dutch media reported in recent days about the forthcoming intercity connection from Eindhoven to the German Aachen. It should start operating at the end of this year during peak hours and at weekends. However,...Read more
The Netherlands and Belgium are neighbours yet ERTMS rollout worlds apart
Belgium prides itself that 52 per cent or 3.333 kilometres of its national railway network is equipped with ETCS. Across the border in the Netherlands, by contrast, ‘only’ four lines are currently under ERTMS. Indeed,...Read more