A broken down Intercités, bound for Paris, paralyzed traffic between Vierzon and the capital this Tuesday, October 15. Several delays have been announced by SNCF.
This is a new hassle for regulars on the Brive-Paris line. This Tuesday, October 15, users of the train that left Brive station at 5:58 a.m. and were due to arrive at Austerlitz station at 10:30 a.m. found themselves stopped for long hours. About an hour after their arrival, the train stopped on the tracks.
A power fault
“It happened suddenly, the train started to slow down. We were informed of an electrical problem. The train left again, but then stopped a second time,” laments Nelly, a shipwreck passenger from the Intercités. Around 11 a.m., a three-hour delay was announced to travelers; a locomotive had to come and tow the broken down train. Eventually, the delay is expected to reach five hours.
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Four more trains disrupted
This breakdown, which took place near Salbris, seriously disrupts traffic between Vierzon and Paris. “The train is immobilized due to a power supply fault, on a section where there is only one track. Two TER trains and two intercity trains on the Brive-Paris line are impacted by this breakdown. In the While waiting for the problem to be resolved, they were immobilized at Vierzon and Châteauroux stations. They will be delayed by 45 to 60 minutes. indicated the SNCF at the end of the morning.
Pierre Vignaud
