Hobby Gardeners' Misadventure Halts Train Service On Famous Line
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Avid gardeners fell a tree, necessitating a halt in a vital railway sector - Tree enthusiasts are sawing down timber, leading to rail service interruptions on a vital route.
Following a Multi-day shutdown on the prestigious rail route connecting Hamburg and Hannover, the FEDERAL POLICE is now scrutinizing a pair of avid gardeners. This duo is believed to have chopped down a tree that fell across the electric line of the train between Celle and Uelzen, resulting in a freight vehicle ramming into the fallen foliage, toppling the overhead line in the process. A spokesman for the Federal Police in Bremen confirmed on Saturday, "We've initiated an investigation into a 55-year-old male and a 57-year-old woman for a dangerous disruption of railway traffic."
The actions of these individuals have battered the railway schedule: Approximately 382 trains faced delays or cancellations, incurring over 20,000 minutes of severe delay.
According to the "HANNOVER CITY CHRONICLE," the accused pair hail from the picturesque Lower Saxony town of Celle. They allegedly fellers the tree as its limbs sprawled across their property boundary, causing them a nuisance.
Was The Tree Really On Railway Property?
Evidently, the tree stood on railway land, making it the property of the railway. The two garden enthusiasts, as private individuals, should never have touched the tree with a girth of around 17 centimeters. "The repair was extensive; the overhead line needed extensive restoration," the Federal Police spokesman added.
If the pair is found guilty, they face the prospect of bearing the repair costs. The Federal Police has yet to provide a damage estimate. That is a matter for the railway to determine.
The Line's Colorful Past
The Hanover-Hamburg railway line has a storied history. Notable incidents include the Eschede train disaster in 1998, an equally harrowing event caused by a defective wheel rather than a fallen tree. This incident emphasized the importance of stringent safety measures in high-speed rail transportation.
- Hamburg
- Hannover
- FEDERAL POLICE
- Lower Saxony
[1]: "Eschede train disaster" Wikipedia page. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschede_train_disaster)[2]: "History of the Hanover–Hamburg railway" Wikipedia page. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Hanover%E2%80%93Hamburg_railway)]_
- The community policy of the Federal Police regarding interference with railway property may need to be revisitied, as a pair of hobby gardeners from the Lower Saxony town of Celle allegedly felled a tree on railway land, causing a delay of over 20,000 minutes in train services on the Hamburg-Hannover railway line.
- If found guilty, the gardeners may be required to undergo vocational training in railway safety, to ensure they are aware of the importance of their actions and the potential danger they posed to train services.
- Despite the recent incident, the Hanover-Hamburg railway line has a colorful past, with notable events such as the Eschede train disaster in 1998 demonstrated the importance of stringent safety measures in railway transportation.
