Five TER trains, parked near Amiens in the Somme, were vandalized during the night of November 11 to 12. The damage could have consequences across the entire network.
“ Such acts of vandalism are not only attacks on equipment, but also on public service and the daily lives of thousands of people. ” In a communicated, the SNCF reports that acts of vandalism were discovered in parked trains near Amiens, in the Somme. Five trains are affected. The events occurred on the night of November 11 to 12.
Repairs that promise to be “very heavy”
“ Initial observations show significant material damage, including 200 broken windows, damage to the on-board computer, and broken driver’s cab consoles. Our equipment teams are on site to carry out a complete assessment and to prepare for the repairs which promise to be very heavy », Specifies the SNCF, which is already announcing consequences on the TER Paris-Amiens and Paris-Compiègne-Saint Quentin lines. “ These lines are served by high capacity trains which have been damaged. Therefore, reductions in train composition and the temporary removal of certain connections on these major routes are inevitable. », Indicates the railway company.
Furthermore, it cannot be ruled out that the repair of trains will have an impact on the “ global programming of maintenance operations across the entire TER Hauts-de-France network, with possible impacts on other lines in the region. »
SNCF Voyageurs TER Hauts-de-France indicates that it immediately filed a complaint. The Region will also file a complaint, indicated Xavier Bertrand, on the social network X: “Shameful! These extremely serious acts of vandalism, which paralyze TER users, are intolerable. The Region will file a complaint.” According to information from France Bleu Picardie, an investigation is opened and entrusted to departmental security. Samples were taken by technicians from the technical and scientific police and are currently being analyzed to try to identify the author(s).