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Did anyone get stuck on the Swiss railway ?
SWITZERLAND: POWER FAILURE SHUTS RAIL NETWORK The state rail network
ground to a halt for four hours because of an electric failure, stranding hundreds of thousands of commuters during the evening rush hour. People were left on platforms or stuck in carriages on a day when temperatures soared to 90 degrees. "Trains are halted across the whole network," Swiss Federal Railways said in a statement. The shutdown was caused by a power failure at 5:45 p.m. local time on part of the track in the southern Italian-speaking part of the country. The trains were back running at 9:30 p.m. but with delays. The system normally runs like clockwork, and the Swiss are among the world's most avid rail travelers. Earlier this year, the state network introduced a timetable to help shave minutes off journeys. Tom Wright (NYT) |
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Tom Peel a =E9crit : SWITZERLAND: POWER FAILURE SHUTS RAIL NETWORK The state rail network ground to a halt for four hours because of an electric failure, stranding hundreds of thousands of commuters during the evening rush hour. People were left on platforms or stuck in carriages on a day when temperatures soared to 90 degrees. "Trains are halted across the whole network," Swiss Federal Railways said in a statement. The shutdown was caused by a power failure at 5:45 p.m. local time on part of the track in the southern Italian-speaking part of the country. The trains were back running at 9:30 p.m. but with delays. The system normally runs like clockwork, and the Swiss are among the world's most avid rail travelers. Earlier this year, the state network introduced a timetable to help shave minutes off journeys. Tom Wright (NYT) The power failure made of course the news also here in Switzerland, including online new such as http://www.nzz.ch/2005/06/23/eng/article5893345.html This was the first nationwide breakdown, regional power failures happened once in a while before. Swiss Federal Railway website www.sbb.ch has some information on that failure, but no english translation yet (only in german, french and italian) Even Swiss Federal Railway boss Benedikt Weibel was stuck in a train near French border ..... . |
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"Runge" wrote in message
... so what ? Switzerland is in Europe. When travelling recreationally, people often go from one city to the next by train. This is rec.travel.europe. I'll let you connect the dots. Richard |
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