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DB passenger train derailed in Middle Franconia: 80,000 euros damage - mountain train from Nuremberg on the way

2021-05-24T00:23:20.167Z


A DB train derailed on Sunday morning in Erlbach near Nuremberg. The cleanup continues. The damage is very high.


A DB train derailed on Sunday morning in Erlbach near Nuremberg.

The cleanup continues.

The damage is very high.

A train derailment on Sunday morning (May 23, 2021) resulted in high five-figure property damage.

As an emergency manager from Deutsche Bahn announced, the train was about to pull into the Markt Erlbach station (district of Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim) from a siding around 06:40 when the train derailed. 

The railway is currently at right angles to the tracks and was badly damaged in the derailment.

Property damage is assumed to be around 80,000 euros.

A rescue train from Nuremberg is currently on its way to Markt Erlbach. 

The cause of the accident is still completely unclear.

A crane has put the train back on the tracks, now the damage is being checked.

According to the railway, the accident happened during a shunting run.

The trains currently end in Wilhermsdorf.

The deployment will drag on for several hours.

Replacement bus service was set up between the two stations. 

(kmm / News5)

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Source: merkur

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