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Barge allided with bridge again
The ' Gouwenaar 2', enroute from Gouda to Alphen upon the Rhine, allided with a railway bridge near Gouda on April 4, 2026, at around5 p.m. The ship struck the bridge with its wheelhouse. As a result, ProRail has halted train traffic on the route. This meant that no trains were running between Gouda and Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel and Gouda and Zoetermeer Eadt. A contractor checked whether the Hoge Gouwe railway bridge had been damaged. The damage appeared to be minor. Train traffic was resumed around 7:30 p.m. The police boarded the ship to assess the situation. A complaint was filed against the skipper. The 'De Gouwenaar 2' has struck the railway bridge on several occasions in 2018 and 2023. It reached Alphen on April 4 and stsrtwy rhe return trip on April 6. Reports with photos: https://binnenvaartkrant.nl/schip-tegen-spoorbrug-over-gouwe?fbclid=Iwb21leARAZWRjbGNrBEBlV2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHqPFQp4YX31q023wh_NMDJP0-womqWawhVDSrb5L_hH5kc-YJkKND9J3DXWk_aem_pNC4LlONNvr5YBVVsrd99w https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2026/04/04/schip-vaart-tegen-spoorbrug-gouda-treinverkeer-stilgelegd/?fbclid=Iwb21leAQ-M39leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR56yjnG_zCrZnlx1oGVY1OANHHb7ACrzuT1TasqJ9Nq2VBY7JAxGFDcrIclLQ_aem_ziXqOvFosAfkCc-5NNm2Yw&gdpr=accept
Container barge allided with railway bridge
On May 13, 2018, at 6.52 p.m. the "Gouwenaar II", 1937 ts (EU-No.: 02337312), allided with the Gouda-Waddinxveen-railway bridge at Alphen on the Rhine. Due to the allision, train traffic of Prorail between Gouda and Boskoop was blocked also on May 15. The bridge had shifted on the foundation and the safety net was also visibly torn. The damaged had such an extent that specialized fitters had to take measurements. The results were expected in the course of the night. Two containers on deck of the barge which were stored at starboard side and got stuck underneath the bridge were damaged too. The ship was coming from Alphen at the Rhine and seemed to have approached the bridge carefully and had reduced speed. The fire brigade dropped off police officers on board with an inflatable boat after the accident. The "Gouwenaar II" later sailed to Gouda and berthed behind the lock. She berthed in the Leopold Dock in Antwerp on May 16 at 9 a.m. Dutch report with photos: http://www.alphens.nl/nieuws/infrastructuur/30613,geen-treinen-naar-gouda-door-aanvaring-spoorbrug.html https://www.omroepwest.nl/nieuws/3632432/Beperkt-treinverkeer-Gouda-Boskoop-na-botsing-schip-tegen-spoorbrug https://www.transport-online.nl/site/91239/containerschip-ramt-spoorbrug-in-gouda-fotos/ https://www.ad.nl/gouda/containerschip-knalt-tegen-spoorbrug-gouda-ook-maandag-nog-geen-treinverkeer~a97a3705/
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