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Results of photo contest “Railway and I”
The photo contest “Railway and I” organised by Operation Lifesaver Estonia expected to receive photos depicting special moments and viewpoints related to railways. As expected, the photographers presented a wide range of visions – some of them noticed trains, some nature and some looked back in time. Although the contest poster stated clearly that walking…
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PRESS RELEASE: ILCAD 2011
[image_frame style=”framed_shadow” align=”left” title=”ILCAD 2011″ height=”200″ width=”280″]http://ole.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/20111209-224420.jpg[/image_frame] “Act safely at level crossings!” International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) on 9 June 2011 (Paris/Warsaw, 7 June 2011) There is no doubt that the train is the safest form of land transportation. It is when then adds to this the direct interfaces with other forms of transport…
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PRESS RELEASE: 7th Railway Safety Week begins
NPO Operation Lifesaver Estonia and the Estonian Technical Surveillancer Authority organise another Railway Safety Week lasting from April 25 to May 1. The purpose of the event is to remind road users that railway level crossings are extremely dangerous as unexpected encounters with trains can have really tragic consequences – pedestrians, motor vehicles and trains…
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OLE Offers Water with Railway Safety Message
[image_frame style=”framed_shadow” align=”left” title=”OLE water” height=”350″ width=”250″]http://ole.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/OLE-VESI.jpg[/image_frame] Life cannot exist without water. Water is needed for survival for people, animals and birds, not to mention the fish. To put it simple: life on our planet could not exist if there was no water. The main purpose of activities of NPO Operation Lifesaver Estonia (OLE) is…
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PRESS RELEASE: Violation of Traffic Regulations is the Main Cause of Railway Accidents
According to the statistical information collected by the Estonian Technical Surveillance Authority (TJA), 30 railway accidents too place in 2010. There were 17 road vehicle – train collisions in which 2 persons died and 10 got injured. 13 persons trespassing on railway were hit by railway rolling stock, 9 of them died and 4 got…
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Young man dies under train wheels in Ida-Viru County
In the afternoon of December 12 a 15 years old young man was hit by a train in Sonda, Ida-Viru County and died. The train driver did not notice the accident and proceeded moving towards Tallinn. The freight train was stopped in Rakvere. The circumstances of the accident are being investigated. Source: www.delfi.ee
