CFP wants fingers not burn to North/South line

The CFP has the writing with the city of Amsterdam to reports on the North/South line suspended. In a callout points to a spokesman of the transport company on ' the pitfall of fast delivery of a railway line. "As a line once in operation is taken, we do not get the line later forced out of operation due to technical failure or for security reasons."

Just like the municipality wants to the CFP the North/South line as soon as possible. But it must be justified, according to the CFP, especially as the arrival of the North/South line accompanied by a rigorous redesign of public transport.

Good cooperation as an example of how not to designate spokesman Eric Bosman to the light rail, the line running between Rotterdam, the Hague and Zoetermeer. Which was partially opened in 2006, but after several incidents, including a derailment with seventeen injured, shut down. Only fourteen months later the line was fully operational. Balan: "the North/South line should not only be open, it should also be driven."

The previous quarterly reporting on the North/South line was drawn up partly because of the CFP for the first time. This was, according to that report, ' the great importance of a good collaboration between the municipal project organisation and stresses the CFP. But the quarterly reporting shows only published this week by the municipality written down. Why that is, remains unmentioned.

According to Bosman are the joint reports by the CFP ' put on hold ' because the transport company still too little responsibility for the current schedule. Only when there is a final delivery date is wants the CFP report together again.

For the time being, the municipality keeps stuck to October 2017 if delivery date, despite numerous delays, such as bankruptcies of suppliers. Next summer should follow a definite date.

No reason to make Council members are concerned about the decision of the CFP. "The reference to randstadrail demonstrates to me that the CFP there is still no confidence in it," says Bart Vink (D66). "It is also possible to drive on a bang CFP imperfect system and to get the debt as shortly after the opening again would have to be stopped because of extra work. My fear is that the intended delivery date be met, but that the metro is taken out of service again. You should only open if you have a good product you can offer. "

SITA Ernsting (green left): "In the run-up to the handover, cooperation between the parties concerned, including the CFP, Ibrahim. This is not on. "

According to a spokesperson of the Municipal Subway Service there is no cause for concern: "the CFP is that too much of the work at this stage with other parties. Joint reporting is objective, but it is too early. "

http://www.parool.nl/ by: BAS SOETENHORST photo: REUTERS