2024-08-07 12:20:49
Blackout on the rails. Train traffic was completely interrupted this Thursday 31 July for a large part of the day between Paris and Lyon (Rhône). The reason was a very strong storm that occurred in Yonne early in the morning with very strong gusts of wind. The “mini-shadow tornado” also affected the SNCF, which caused the fall of at least four trees on the catenaries of the high-speed line near the Saint-Florentin junction.
Problem, the TGV Inoui that left Lyon at 6:30 am for Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine) then Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) came crashing into one of these trees around 7:30 am near Vergigny. “At 300 km / h”, specified SNCF to Le Parisien – Today in France. The train did not derail and neither the driver nor any of the 700 passengers on board were injured. As a sign of the violence of the storm, many roads have been cut in the area and about 8,600 houses are without electricity according to Enedis.
#Black #traffic #SNCF #sabotage #traffic #stopped #hours #Paris #Lyon