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From then on, “stabilization can be expected again,” said Christof Hermann, ÖBB regional manager for the eastern region (Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland) on Monday in the Ö1 morning journal of ORF.Wien. The ÖBB confirmed that there are currently too few train sets and that there are currently gaps in maintenance, but countermeasures have already been taken. Resources have been invested in and the measures are already having an effect. “We will see a slight improvement in the next few weeks and I therefore assume that we will be able to implement further measures at the beginning of March. We will bring four additional vehicles to the region, which we will then put in reserve and use,” said Hermann.
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Trade unions: “Massive staff shortage in the workshops”
When the unions pointed out that “massive staff shortages in the workshops” were part of the problem, Hermann said that there was a “high need for personnel” but that we would now have to get a response from the market. The ÖBB regional manager also mentioned that the “largest investment program ever in the vehicle fleet” had been started. According to the Ö1-Morgenjournal, Transport Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens) also asked the ÖBB management in writing to improve the situation.
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