Since the new Lint trains of the Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB) are in use, there have been complaints.
Initiatives are now underway throughout the Oberland, including in Gmund.
Criticism of Lint trains is getting louder.
New initiatives in Gmund.
Mayor takes a stand in the municipal council.
Gmund - squeaking, honking, lack of accessibility - across the Oberland, affected citizens demand that something change.
In fact, there are now various initiatives.
Rudolf Probst (62) is particularly annoyed by the situation.
That's why he has now set up a Facebook group.
It is called "Kreischgau" and keeps the members up to date under the title "Bavarian Regional Railway - The Horror Railway for the entire Oberland!"
The group now has over 70 members.
Probst hopes that there will be a lot more.
“I was looking for a way to capture those affected,” says Gmund, explaining the initiative.
The Facebook group is to become a platform to bundle experiences with the BRB.
It also publishes letters that those affected now write to politicians, such as Mayor Alfons Besel.
In one, for example, he is asked to “make noise pollution a top priority”.
Criticism of Lint trains: "Shocking list of defects"
And that is what Besel does too.
On Tuesday evening in the local council, he also criticized the “unbearable squeaking” that can be heard up to the town hall.
He spoke of a “shocking list of defects” and informed that he had turned to BRB managing director Fabian Amini.
"He then described the measures already mentioned," said Besel.
This includes the repair of the lubrication system in Gmund.
He also asked for noise measurements in the district office.
According to Besel, the BRB is obliged to ensure perfect technical operation.
“We will not take it out of duty.” Georg Rabl (FWG) also railed: “We were fobbed off with the cheapest glump in order to bridge the time until the planned electrification in 2035.
That is a cheek. "
Meanwhile there are other initiatives: A resident at Ludwig-Erhard-Platz is in correspondence with the President of the State Parliament, Ilse Aigner.
In it, she makes it clear that Amini's “mantra-like repeated arguments” (“Wait, will work in, still needs to be readjusted”) are not measures to solve fundamental problems.
Since there are no technical solutions in sight, the Gmunderin draws the following conclusion: "It is the wrong train that has been cut down." Her demand and that of the residents are therefore: replacement of the Lint trains.
"Bravo," agrees Gmunder Gleis resident Michael Much and also demands: "Nothing happens anymore, the train has to go."
Initiative calls for replacement of Lint trains
Another initiative comes from the Waakirchner community and district councilor Gisela Hölscher (FW).
After the demo in Holzkirchen for more accessibility, she joined a working group that was founded in the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district (we reported).
Together with the members of the working group - he includes the Miesbach district disability officer, Anton Grafwallner, his colleague from Tölz, Ralph Seifert, the Lenggries inclusion ambassador and second chairman of the Germany-wide association “Unhindered” Markus Ertl - and Rudolf Probst from Gmund, a letter of protest was drafted.
This should be sent to political decision-makers.
Apart from the noise issue, the focus is on deficits in the area of accessibility.
As a conclusion, the letter calls for an immediate replacement of the imported cables from the Lint 54 model.
Anyone who thinks that something about the squeaking of the trains in Gmund could change quickly is wrong - even if one could suspect this due to the currently installed signs for a brief closure of the level crossing on Max-Obermayer-Straße.
On Monday and Tuesday, September 21st and 22nd, construction work on the track is necessary - combined with a partial noise nuisance because the surface of the level crossing has to be removed and a track tamping machine has to be used.
"That has nothing to do with the squeaking problem," confirms Heino Seeger, Managing Director of Tegernsee Bahn Betriebs GmbH, and asks for your understanding for the measure.
