After the train accident with five dead and more than 40 injured in Burgrain near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the clean-up work is progressing on Sunday.
In addition to cranes, other heavy recovery equipment is used, such as a 250-ton rail crane from Wanne-Eickel in the Ruhr area. Among other things, it should be used to lift the locomotive back onto the track.
The overturned wagon, which was lifted onto federal highway 2 on Saturday, is being transported away with the help of the special crane. To do this, it has to be dismantled into two parts with an excavator. The second wagon, according to the Bavarian radio station, is already on the main road. He is due to be taken away on Monday.
In the late afternoon, heavy rain slows down the work. The operations management announces that the operation will be interrupted in the event of a storm, but ultimately the rescue work can be continued after a short break.
On Friday, the regional train derailed on the way to Munich. The parts of the train were wedged like crushed coke cans, said THW operations manager Bernhard Schrallhammer.
An excavator cuts one of the three overturned wagons into two parts for transport. At the scene of the accident, a wagon should first be removed on Sunday. On Saturday, emergency services had lifted him with cranes onto the federal highway 2 next to the track bed.
The section of an overturned wagon that was previously dismantled into two parts is transported away with a low-loader. It is still unclear why the regional train jumped off the tracks on Friday afternoon shortly after leaving for Munich.
The work will continue to affect road traffic. Traffic in Sindelsdorf (Weilheim-Schongau district) is diverted from the A95 motorway in the direction of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Traffic from the Augsburg region is diverted from the federal highway 17 to Füssen in the direction of the Fernpass. Traffic from Mittenwald/Innsbruck is routed towards Bundesstraße 11 near Krün. Access to the Passion Play in nearby Oberammergau is still possible, it said.
It was initially unclear on Sunday to what extent storms could hinder the clean-up work. The German Weather Service (DWD) predicted thunderstorms in the foothills of the Alps for the afternoon and evening.