Railway expert issues catastrophic testimony to the Upper Bavarian rail network - "Totally dilapidated"
Created: 01/11/2023 10:36 am
By: Carina Zimniok
After the train accident in Peiting, the discussion about the rail network in the Oberland flared up again.
Bahn expert Moy sees a lot of catching up to do.
Peiting – Could the derailment that happened in Peiting have been avoided?
The
Munich Merkur
spoke to Norbert Moy from the Pro Bahn Oberbayern passenger association.
Mr. Moy, is it still possible to ride the train in Bavaria without fear?
Moy:
Yes.
If you take a cool look at the statistics, train travel is still the safest.
Across Germany, eight to ten people die every day on the roads.
And even if something happens to a train, it doesn't always end badly - you can see that in Peiting now.
A rail appears to have broken there.
Moy:
Yes, the appearance suggests that.
That happens quite often.
However, a rail can also break straight through, then the train jerks a bit, but it does not derail right away.
Bahn expert Norbert Moy comments on the train accident near Peiting.
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The route was renovated over weeks.
Is it possible that a dilapidated rail is not noticed?
Moy:
A broken rail can also occur very suddenly.
Were the routes not checked after the Burgrain accident?
Moy:
Burgrain is difficult to compare with Peiting.
The tracks in Peiting were only recently renewed, and the switches are also new - the fallback switch enables trains to pass each other automatically.
Ironically, this happened in a freshly renovated area.
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The rest of the Pfaffenwinkelbahn is considered to be in extreme need of renovation...
Moy: Definitely
.
There were massive problems there last summer, many slow-moving sections, between Weilheim and Peißenberg only 20 km/h were sometimes allowed.
It's an area that just hasn't been cleaned up in a very long time.
The whole Pfaffenwinkelbahn is in a state that shouldn't be any more today.
Also when it comes to unbarred level crossings, for example.
From our point of view, however, the line has great potential.
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Where is there still a need for renovation in Upper Bavaria?
Moy:
Oh, there are many spots.
Electrification is urgently needed in the Oberland, the entire Werdenfels network is in need of renovation.
The route Murnau - Oberammergau is totally dilapidated, the trains can no longer even run at the previous maximum speed of 60 km/h.
After the catastrophe in Burgrain, shouldn't the renovations go a little faster?
Moy:
Yes, I would like more pressure.
But everything always takes a long time on the railway.
The fact that Deutsche Bahn is putting 80 million euros into the Werdenfels network is a sign.
But we are dissatisfied that this is being extended to two years.
Again construction sites, closures - the passengers are just tired of that.
The interview was conducted by Carina Zimniok.
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