Best solution will be awarded with at least EUR 100,000

UTRECHT 4 December 2006, After last year’s success, the infra manager of the Dutch railway network again organised a prize contest in 2006. The assignment: “How to get more travellers on regional lines against lower cost?”

The prize winners of the first phase, the ‘idea phase’ were made known during a ceremony on 4 December 2006. An expert jury selected six ideas from the 59 ideas submitted.

One of the winning ideas was submitted by Strukton Railinfra: 'Compact and decisive'. This idea was selected as the best of the contributions that focus on "management". The jury was charmed by the proposal to optimally tune regional transport, management and maintenance to one another in a compact and decisive organisation.

The prize winners will be given the amount of EUR 20,000 to further work out their idea. An independent jury will judge the proposals in early 2007. The best solution will be awarded with an amount of at lease EUR 100,000 to test and/or apply the solution in practice.

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