Concrete slabs on the tracks near Delitzsch significantly affected rail traffic on Thursday. A freight train crossed the obstacles, two trains failed.
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The Bundespolizeiinspektion Leipzig is investigating an incident on the railway line in the Delitzsch area. On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the emergency control station of the Deutsche Bahn informed the Bundespolizei at about 5:45 p.m. that concrete slabs were in the track area. According to the previous findings, two concrete slabs with dimensions of about 30 x 10 centimeters were on the rail heads. A freight train [...] The article Concrete slab…