André, a 69 -year -old pensioner, was looking forward to discovering the new Liège tram, but his first experience was not up to his expectations. Between technical breakdowns, delays and crowded tram, he could not take advantage of the journey as he had imagined. For his part, the TEC spokesman evokes a car accident as a possible cause of the inconvenience.
André is disappointed. As a Walloon public transport user, this 69 -year -old pensioner was happy to take advantage of the brand new cork tram. But once on board, his enthusiasm quickly gave way to annoyance. “I went up around 3 p.m. in Liège-Guillemins towards Standard”, says André. “But the tram never really started: it did some jolts if I may say so, then it was blocked for 30 minutes, closed doors. We could only pass by the front”.
After waiting, André decides to descend to borrow a tram in the other direction. “”What I wanted above all was enjoying the journey, seeing the view “he describes, specifying that in addition, he came from Waremme “Just for that”. The tram he borrows towards one of the other two directions, coronary, makes a few stops, but no luck, the vehicle stops on the way and is still immobilizes. “It’s just a scandal”, protests André who describes a tram “crowded“Due to him, according to him, accumulated delays.”People are piled up on each other “describes the pensioner who also deplores technical hiccups. “The doors had trouble closing, opening up, assures André. Breakdowns like that, it is not possible. We waited for 5 years for it to be perfect. And there, it’s a cata. “
-How can you get to a disaster like that?
“We were waiting impatiently”, The passenger is sorry, who finally went down to Opera, to join Liège Saint-Lambert station on foot. However, even if he gave up on the day of the inauguration, André will give a second chance to the Liège tram. “”After so many tests, how can we get to a disaster like that? But hey, we’ll see how it goes thereafter. “
Three possible causes
According to Stéphane Thiery, TEC spokesperson, three main reasons may explain the inconvenience described by André. First, technical incidents occurred, then, the crowd was such that it caused additional deadlines, finally an accident involving several cars blocked the tram route. “”What I can tell you is that the tram crosses 53 sensitive crossroads and that an accident between cars, therefore without involving the tram, occurred at Pont Atlas stop, which blocked the tram from standard to coronmeuse and cork expo, describes Stéphane Thiery. Perhaps it is linked to the expectation that the witness says he has experienced “.
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