Due to a technical defect, a Westbahn train was evacuated on the western section at Tullnerfeld station (Lower Austria) on Wednesday. A reader-reporter from “Krone” was himself on the broken-down train and reported on “catastrophic conditions” prevailing leading up to the evacuation.
After the traveler has to travel great distances by train every day, he has become accustomed to train cancellations or delays. According to the reading reporter of “Krone”, it was also not the first time that a train was on strike. But the man experienced an evacuation for the first time on Wednesday.
Waited on the train for an hour with no ventilation
“The train came to a stop a few meters after the Tullnerfeld stop. Nobody knew what was going on at first,” the reader-reporter begins to tell. The train conductor then gave the passengers the unsatisfactory explanation that sparks were raining from the overhead wires and that unusual noises could be heard. The passengers then had to wait on the train for an hour. “And you can imagine that without ventilation or oxygen supply,” says the reading reporter angrily. This is unacceptable, especially in the summer months when temperatures reach 30 degrees almost every day.
Evacuation of nearly 200 passengers
After an hour of annoying waiting, it was clear to the emergency services: this train was not going any further. About 150 to 200 passengers had to be evacuated. The passengers trudged along the tracks back to the platform in another train of the company to Vienna. But that was not the end of the “killing time”. It took another hour before all passengers were on board and the journey could finally continue.
Technical defect was to blame
According to the Westbahn spokeswoman, a power surge had occurred. The affected set must be towed away in the afternoon. The overhead line must be checked.
Separate train cancellations, delays between St. Pölten station and Tullnerfeld, as well as numerous angry passengers were the result of today’s event. After this frustrating experience, the reader-reporter asks the following question: “How is it that the train manufacturers do not have an emergency plan ready, such as a mechanical air supply?”
Source: Krone
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