Director Pier Eringa of ProRail makes the decisions in the aftermath of an accident on an unguarded transition in the Groningen-Winsum. It became last week, eighteen people injured.
ProRail will within a few years completely off of the about a hundred unprotected level crossings. For the removal or securing, according to him, on average, a small eight tons per location is required.
ProRail is the government insist on money for the approach of the unsafe transitions. “We are going with the ministry to talk to. The realization will now be even more realized that this is really dangerous,” said Eringa.
The most unguarded to consider are in the outlying areas. According to Eringa, the problem has been growing, because there used to be “boemeltjes” reason, but now modern, quiet trains that 130 kilometers per hour. “As a result, the trains true assassin.”
Alternatives
Smart alternatives to hazardous transitions, such as alerts via an app, for the meantime, according to ProRail, no suitable solution. There is, however, look at it, but which now offer no watertight solution, and the railway infrastructure manager does not want to a false sense of security to create.
Eringa has next Tuesday a meeting with the farmer who, criticising the track after the accident in Winsum. That requires apologies because he Eringa wrongly in the media negatively portrayed in the aftermath of the accident. For the approach of the aware handle is a part of the land of the farmer is necessary.
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