I recall a recent notice on bahn.de regarding closures on a major track line into Frankfurt. It was attributed to vandalism. This may be the explanation.
https://www.fodors.com/news/news/thieves-are-causing-massive-delays-for-european-trains
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
33818 posts
we get it a lot in England too
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23626 posts
We have had whole, vacant hours stripped of their copper pipe. It is a problem.
Posted by
Wengen
2492 posts
I am a bit worried now. Gutters, rainpipes etc.. are all copper on our house. But otoh Wengen is hard to transport your loot from.
Regarding that "vandalism" incident: My nice was on its way from Belgium to Switzerland that day. She ended up being an hour later than expected. If you run lots of trains over lots of routes the system still manages to get everyone to their destination.
Posted by
Massachusetts
1069 posts
Thanks for posting Lola. Copper theft has been a problem in Boston and the suburbs for several years.
Posted by
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
14719 posts
I was on a Eurostar train from St Pancras to Gare du Nord in 2015, I think, and we had a delay of 101 minutes. The train staff said it was from theft of copper wiring on the main higher speed route in France.
While I had allowed myself flex time of a day or so before the start of my RS tour, I learned never to cut things closely with regard to transportation.