Aantal koperdiefstallen bij het spoor opnieuw in de lift
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Het aantal koperdiefstallen bij de spoorwegen zit opnieuw in de lift. Dat blijkt uit cijfers die Vlaams Belang Kamerlid Nathalie Dewulf verzamelde.
Om het fenomeen van de kabeldiefstallen op het spoornet dat in de periode 2012-’13 explosief steeg een halt toe te roepen, voerden Infrabel en de NMBS in 2013 (met succes) een nationaal actieplan tegen kabeldiefstal in. De jongste jaren zitten de koperdiefstallen echter weer in de lift.
De diefstal van koperen kabels heeft twee gevolgen voor de NMBS en Infrabel.
Ten eerste is er de vertraging die de treinen oplopen na zo’n diefstal. In 2016 ging het om 7.901 minuten, in 2017 om 5.193 minuten, maar in 2018 (het laatste jaar met volledige cijfers) over maar liefst 51.675 minuten.
Ook de kosten voor de herstellingen swingen de pan uit. In 2016 bedroegen die 0.75 mio euro, in 2017 0.6 mio euro, en in 2018 4.6 mio euro.
Vlaams Belang Kamerlid Nathalie Dewulf: “Een nieuw actieplan tegen kabeldiefstallen op het spoor dringt zich duidelijk op. Het Vlaams Belang vraagt alvast dat er opnieuw meer controleacties door de politie komen, naast het versneld doorvoeren van de vervanging van koperen kabels door aluminium exemplaren.”