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Nicolas Zaugra
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The Wednesday evening incident which paralyzed the SNCF station of Lyon Part-Dieu did not go unnoticed by blocking thousands of travelers in an intense furnace for several hours.
The TGV, TER trains and those of the Italian company were affected by significant delays in the middle of rush hour. It’s a rather rare technical incident that struck a trenitalia train Going to Paris which caused cascading delays. In the aftermath of this beautiful pre-week-end mess of August 15, the company is explained. An investigation is open.
A frenzied trenitalia train pantograph
This is an essential element in the proper functioning of a train and unfortunately broke in the worst time. “A pantograph, articulated arm located on the roof of the train to capture the high tension of the catenary, was broken following a shock with an external object During the journey between Lyon Perrache and Lyon Part Dieu, ”explains Trenitalia Thursday in News Lyon.
The incident then caused a manual cut in the power supply of all the trains to allow secure intervention on the Italian train.
“For safety, the train stop has been requested and the supply of the whole station was cut at 5.30 pm time to ensure facts, thus involving the postponement of passengers from Frecciarossa 6656 on the next train, and the evacuation of the quays during the intervention of the teams,” continues Trenitalia in a press release.
An investigation is underway
“All measures have been taken in agreement with infrastructure and station managers to avoid any risk of incident for travelers and nearby people. The situation was quickly mastered and restored throughout the station at 6:10 p.m. or even before certain tracks. Nevertheless, during this peak period, the cut led delays for several trains, ”according to the communication of the company on the red train.
Some trains recorded upon arrival until 2:40 a.m. late Wednesday evening.
“At this stage, the investigation is underway to determine the causes of this hit by a commission of experts, including SNCF Network and Trenitalia”. The external object that struck the pantograph is not known at this stage.
A rare incident on a train that had never been recorded by Trenitalia since his arrival on the French network.
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