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26. September 2006
,,Jemand im Zug" hat den Transrapid in Lathen in Bewegung gesetzt, obwohl - so Staatsanwalt Alexander Retemeyer - der Zugführer den Werkstattwagen auf der Strecke, ,,so groß wie ein Scheunentor", hätte sehen müssen. Vorher hatte indes der Leitstand die Fahrt freigegeben, obwohl sie durch mehrere Vorkehrungen hätte erkennen müssen, daß der Reinigungswagen noch auf der Hochtrasse stand. Die Staatsanwaltschaft in Osnabrück ermittelt daher gegen alle für die Fahrt Verantwortlichen.
26. September 2006
"Someone on the train" set the Transrapid in Lathen in motion, even though - according to state prosecutor Alexander Retemeyer - the engineer ought to have seen the maintenance car - "big as a barn door" - on the track. Previously, however, the control center had cleared the trip, although on account of multiple safety mechanisms and precautions they ought to have recognized that the cleaning vehicle was still on the overhead track. The state prosecutor in Osnabrück is thus investigating charges against all persons responsible for the trip.


The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman
by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Wed Sep 27th, 2006 at 04:28:15 AM EST

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