rail transport - Trains collide with obstacles on tracks - Damage to property
At two collisions of freight trains with obstacles on tracks in Regensburg, a total damage of 125,000 Euro has occurred. According to the Federal Police, an unknown perpetrator placed a so-called wheel chock on the tracks at the Ostbahnhof multiple times within the past two weeks. Wheel chocks are keel-shaped devices used to stop or secure a vehicle from rolling away.
In the two incidents last week, two freight trains first picked up the wheel chock and then became entangled at a switch. No one was injured. A railway employee found another wheel chock under a group of wagons in the early hours of Monday, which had been placed there unauthorized. The Federal Police are now investigating for dangerous interference in railway traffic and are looking for possible witnesses.
- The perpetrator, responsible for placing wheel chocks on the tracks in Regensburg, seems to have a history of causing criminality in Bavaria's rail transport system.
- The recent incidents of freight train collisions with wheel chocks on the tracks in Regensburg have led to significant damage to property or goods, totaling 125,000 Euro.
- Despite the ongoing investigations by the Federal Police in Regensburg, preventing obstacles like wheel chocks on tracks remains a crucial challenge for ensuring safe rail transport in Bavaria.
- If not identified and stopped, the ongoing criminality related to wheel chocks and other obstacles on railway tracks in Bavaria could potentially lead to devastating accidents and collisions in the future.
- To address the issue of dangerous interference in railway traffic due to wheel chocks and other obstacles, authorities in Bavaria may consider implementing stricter penalties and increased surveillance around railway stations, like the Ostbahnhof, to protect rail transport and commuters.
