overlooked switch? Tram derailed in Vienna

overlooked switch?  Tram derailed in Vienna

There were no passengers on the tram at the time, and the driver was not injured in the incident. Passers-by were not affected. Driving was restricted for two and a half hours, lines 11 and 71 did not run between Enkplatz, Grillgasse and Fickeysstraße. Regular operations were restored at 9 a.m., Wiener Linien said.

The incident happened at 6.30 a.m. in the area of ​​the Fickeysstraße stop – the affected tram set had just come out of Simmering station and had started operating. The driver may have overlooked a switch during a fork trip, so that the tram jumped off the rails at low speed. “The exact course of the accident is being investigated,” a spokeswoman for Wiener Linien told APA. The clean-up work was done at full speed. The tram was lifted back onto the tracks, pulled in and thoroughly checked. “Meanwhile, the train has been initiated again,” said the spokeswoman.

Source: Nachrichten

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