While other European train services are beset by striking workers, infrastructure costs and extreme weather, Dutch railways are facing a more unusual threat: Badgers
Badgers are causing railway mayhem in the Netherlands, as they have burrowed under tracks, leaving many passengers facing delays. The Netherlands is home to about 7,000 badgers. Local media has reported 40 locations across the country where badgers have potentially compromised the railway service, choosing inconvenient locations to build their or setts.
” Workum and Stavoren are in the northern province of Friesland. On Thursday morning, ProRail “built an artificial stronghold” in Molkwerum, a village located between Workum and Stavoren, as they try to tempt badgers into man-made setts built at a safe distance from the tracks. ProRail also announced plans to “install a badger-resistant fence several kilometers long” to prevent further encroachments. But the removal of the badgers will take time.
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