It has happened again. Yesterday some trains crashed into each other at train station Muiderpoort. That's like the fifth time in 2 years a train accident has happened at or around Amsterdam Central Station. One of the trains, a luckily empty two-deck passenger train, rolled on it's side after the collision, almost rolling off into a ditch.
I'm feeling less and less save in our Railwayservice. Point is, I have to take two trains everyday to school, one of which starts at the dreaded Amsterdam Central Station, and back at the end of the day. This is a bit over the top, but it does make on wonder...
Another nice one; two families dead because of trains. One family, a father and his two sons, jumped in front of a racing train. They ofcourse did not survive. This isn't the fault of the Railway service ofcourse. But this one is; a father and his two children died because they were hit by a speeding train at a railwaycrossing. The warninglights were probably faulty.
Now, why oh why is almost no self-respecting automobile driving commuter willing to simply go by train to his/her work? I really wouldn't know.
I love trains though. Remember, it is *still* a safer mode of transportation than by car. As most people can't drive. But that is another story.
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