New test results show that far more concrete sleepers could be defective than previously known. Deutsche Bahn is therefore warning of further restrictions. Some federal states would be particularly affected.Of Claus OttBlocked routes and tracks, on which, for safety reasons, only a leisurely pace is allowed: the rail network has become so outdated that delays and train cancellations have been increasing for a long time. Now, as a result of the train accident near Garmisch-Partenkirchen in June, there is even...
Line closures, increased risk of accidents: Three years ago, a railway quality inspector warned internally of dramatic defects in the rail network. Instead of thanking him, the company sent him several resignations.Of Markus Balser and Klaus OttThis view of the future was bad. Actually too bad to be true. Almost three years ago, a Deutsche Bahn inspector warned of a disaster in the state-owned company's rail network. Anatol Jung, a quality and safety inspector at Bahn-Netzgesellschaft, asked numerous employees confidentially...
