local transport
Deutsche Bahn offers train attendants to wear body cameras
More safety through body cameras – that is Deutsche Bahn’s motto in local transport. photo
© Henning Kaiser/dpa
They are intended to protect against attacks and have a de-escalating effect: Train attendants on local transport are now allowed to wear body cameras.
In the future, Deutsche Bahn will offer train attendants on regional trains nationwide the opportunity to wear Body cameras on. “The offer is valid immediately. The body cameras can be worn if desired. Colleagues can register for them now,” said a railway spokeswoman on Sunday.
Test phases showed that the devices had a “very de-escalating” effect and protected “against physical attacks,” explained Evelyn Palla, Regional Transport Director at Deutsche Bahn. Employees who wore a body camera during the pilot projects have not experienced any physical assault since then. “Bild” had previously reported.
The offer initially only applies to the approximately 5,000 customer advisors in Deutsche Bahn’s local transport. “Our employees are the backbone of rail traffic. This makes it all the more important for us to protect them even better from attacks,” explained Palla. “Every attack against our employees is one too many.” In 2023, 1,328 DB employees were attacked in local transport.
Deutsche Bahn’s local transport fleet includes 4,500 regional trains and S-Bahn trains, which offer 22,000 train journeys every day and transport around 4.7 million travelers per day.