Train: the Galley for Hundreds of Passengers
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The break of a catenary, north of Lyon in the afternoon of Monday, cut off the power supply of a track.
It is not yet clear whether the overwhelming heat is causing a major electrical failure at the SNCF. Several TGVs have remained blocked. In the north of Lyon, passengers had to wait inside the train which was no longer air-conditioned. They then descended near the tracks. Water was brought by rescuers. SNCF announces that all trains continue to run on the Lille - Marseille axis, but there are significant delays in both directions. (Transports).
Trains supposed to arrive at Lyon train station in Paris this afternoon are significantly delayed, ranging from 2:30 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. depending on the case.
Several trains are expected to arrive at Lyon train station in Paris this afternoon, with delays of up to 2h30.
He returned from a weekend with his family in Lille and was due to arrive at 4:00 p.m. in Lyon. This resident of Craponne testified, between tufting and anger: "We have hardly been given any information." The train stopped on the tracks since 3:45 p.m., due to an electrical failure, did not start again until 10:00 p.m., and again 2:30 p.m. of delay were announced by the agents: the arrival of the passengers was then scheduled at 00:30 p.m. inste…
The journey from Paris to Nice has turned into hours of waiting at the tracks for hundreds of people during an extraordinary heat wave, with meteorologists warning that similar temperature extremes will come more often.
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