NETHERLANDS: A delegation of young rail ambassadors has presented a report to Environment & Water Management Secretary Vivianne Heijnen outlining their experience of being part of the EU’s European Year of Youth and making recommendations on how to inspire and attract new talent to the rail industry. The rail ambassadors were led by Marleen van de Kerkhof, International Affairs Manager at Dual Inventive, on behalf of Railforum and Jonge Veranderaars, and Oscar Vermeij representing Rail Cargo Information Netherlands. The report says the rail sector has an unjustifiably outdated image among young people, and that rail’s ‘sustainable and innovative nature’ should be prioritised among young people in general, and women in particular.