"Cabinet has finished failing ProRail and take control of '

Since 2005, ProRail is an independent company with the Dutch State as the sole shareholder. Dijksma ProRail wants an agency, an independent administrative or public service is where the Ministry can keep better control. The government takes on that this year a decision is apparent from documents RTL Nieuws has recognized.

Travelers Association Rover claims that ProRail "takes too little account of the interests of rail passengers. Late last year it appeared that caused problems with the rails, switches and overhead lines for 40 percent of the train outage. ProRail, which is directly responsible because, let's work during the day run by hired contractors. Thereby cutting costs, but that train failure as a result.

Financial mess
From internal raport ages ProRail it appears in the Track Manager also be a "financial mess". Major projects such as the refurbishment of stations in recent years were much higher than initially budgeted. Tens of millions of taxpayers' money could not be accounted for, RTL writes.

According to an auditor's part of ProRails financial staff so "bad" that "better farewell can be taken." ProRail, which receives an annual billion from the government and has 4000 employees, steaming over the period 2018 to 2028 into deficit of 475 million euros.

Money that has been budgeted for the management and maintenance of the Dutch track. Because until that time to postpone projects, rail manager holds just about money, it appears. Besides the public contribution paid by the Dutch Railways, and other users of the rail network, ProRail further 260 million.

Leaked draft plan
De Telegraaf reported on the basis of a leaked draft plan of the government, the Dutch Railways still have a chance to exploit the high-speed line (HSL). The trains will call at fewer Hague and may slow down to make the line profitable. Also have fewer trains on the high speed line.

according to the committee Fyra, never got what was promised to him, as well as the NS government "were important financial interests than the interests of the traveler 'has the train traveler. The opinion of the committee was to the Cabinet, to ensure more rapid and affordable trains on the route. From the leaked draft, the newspaper, it appears reports that the trains do not have to go faster.

The government is taking, say the concept, four scenarios considered in order to improve the track order, a recommendation from the committee. At the first plan comes complete track owned by NS. In the second scenario, the distribution right, and NS holds remains the main track and other carriers shorter lines at the border.

Third option is to spend the entire Dutch rail network to the highest bidder, with NS can join the bidding. In the final analysis, the track would be divided into several large sections and also be tendered.

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