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Now All Trains Powered By Wind Energy

Now All Trains Powered By Wind Energy

All Dutch trains are now one hundred percent powered by energy generated via wind energy, the national railway corporation NS said Tuesday, calling it a world first. “since the first of January, a hundred percentage of our trains are running on wind energy,” NS spokesman Ton Boon informed AFP. Dutch electricity company Eneco won a tender released by NS two years ago and the 2 firms signed a…

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One dead, several hurt as Dutch train derails after hitting crane on tracks

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One dead, several hurt as Dutch train derails after hitting crane on tracks

The driver of a train has been killed and seven others injured after it hit a maintenance crane and derailed in the Netherlands. Pictures on Dutch news websites showed four carriages lying on their side in a field after the collision, which happened at around 9am local time (8am UK time) in Dalfsen, 75 miles (120km) east of Amsterdam. An eyewitness told Dutch radio station NOS the crane was on caterpillar tracks and was crossing the railway line at the time. Mayor Hans Noten said the driver had died and added there were not many passengers on the train, which was travelling at full speed, at the time.

Luckily it wasn't the busiest train, so as regards casualties it won't be as bad as it could have been.

Mayor Han Noten

He said two people were taken to hospital and five others were treated at the scene and released. Investigators are heading to the scene to try to establish the cause of the crash on the line between the eastern cities of Zwolle and Emmen. Police have detained the driver of the crane for questioning as part of the investigation. The train was operated by Arriva, a subsidiary of German company Deutsche Bahn.

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So they can afford fancy ass doorknobs but can't fix the perpetual beeping noises in the old trains

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