Chaos on Tracks: Sparks Ignite, Slopes Chars in Heidelberg and Mannheim
- Malfunctioning rail service impedes travel.
Hey there! Let's dive into some recent rail chaos that took place in Heidelberg and Mannheim!
It all started when a defective overhead line above a railway track near Heidelberg caused a small fire on both sides of the tracks. This blaze, according to federal police, led to several train delays and disruptions in the late afternoon - a bummer, huh? A spokesperson for Deutsche Bahn confirmed the disruptions.
Once the federal cops arrived, they discovered the sparks had already burned out a portion of the slope. A spokesperson for the feds shared that the only evidence they found was a charred slope. Luckily, the fire department was on the scene, and they carefully cooled off the affected area as a precaution.
This incident affected the route between Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld Süd and Heidelberg-Pfaffengrund/Wieblingen, as revealed by the Bahn spokesperson. To carry out repairs on the overhead line, only one track was usable in the evening. The duration of these repairs remained unclear to the public. In the meantime, there was interim bus replacement traffic.
Now, here's where it gets interesting - these overhead line defects were as yet unidentified. We're keeping our eyes peeled for updates on that front!
- Heidelberg
- Overhead line
- Federal police
- Railway track
- Mannheim
- Fire department
- Deutsche Bahn
- The federal police investigated a fire on both sides of a railway track near Heidelberg, caused by a defective overhead line, which resulted in train delays and disruptions.
- In Mannheim, the fire department was called to cool off a charred slope caused by sparks from the same overhead line malfunction near Heidelberg.
- Repairs to the overhead line between Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld Süd and Heidelberg-Pfaffengrund/Wieblingen were underway, but only one track was usable in the evening due to the repairs, and the duration remained unknown, necessitating interim bus replacement traffic.
