On Friday, June 24 In route-Z motorman led the tram 10. She hours. 4.05. Modern Pesa “Swing” broke at the intersection of ul. Kiliński. There were problems with battery charging. For help they were sent technicians from the Municipal Transport Company in Lodz. Damaged car was pushed by another tram on an unused track Kosciuszko Avenue, next to the court.
mechanics got into the car, and the motorman got out of the vehicle. Approached hours. 5. At some point, “Swing” for unknown reasons started. The mechanics were not able to stop him. After a moment, frightened they jumped out of the car rozpędzającego.
Damaged “10″ sped Kosciuszko Avenue, turned left in Zwirki, and then right in Piotrkowska. There, on a straight stretch he began to pick up speed.
The mad drive ended only been moved the crossover on the pl. Independence. Witnesses say it was a miracle that no one was hurt.
– Our employees see that the tram he moved rushed to the chase and tried to stop him. Wagon was escorted by cars MPK, to avoid an accident. Sorry, there was a derailment and serious damage to the composition – says Bartosz Stepien from MPK.
Tram driving down the street Piotrkowska passed without stopping four stops. Passing through the intersection on a red light.
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– Just before the “runaway tram” was driving the vehicle traffic control MPK – says Kazimierz, a passenger who was waiting for a tram at the stop at the Independence Square. – Through a megaphone informed to move away from the track, because the tram goes after them, they can not stop – adds resident of Lodz. Fortunately, the street was not enough people.
When the “top ten” missed stop on the street. Piotrkowskiej the street Sieradzka, he entered the crossover. This set was not straight ahead, but to the left. Wagon entered the steering at high speed. Wheels jumped out of the bus and tram ran a few meters down the sidewalk and hit a pole traction. She hours. 5.05.
– It was established a special committee consisting of staff MPK Lodz and specialists from Bydgoszcz Pesa. Their findings must give an answer to why he started the tram – says Bartosz Stepien.
browsed are recordings of city monitoring. Technicians also check a log of all operations performed by the on-board computer tram. You can not, unfortunately, play recordings of monitoring the tram because MPK claims that the technical team on al Kosciuszko disengages power to the cameras.
– Nonsense. In the “Pesi” it is the emergency power supply – says one of the engine drivers. – They hide your head in the sand – he adds.
It is interesting also that no one from the city of carrier reported a dangerous situation to the police. – So far, it did not affect us such a report – says Jadwiga Is the traffic department Municipal Police Headquarters in Lodz.
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The Commission initially questioned employees MPK. Once again meet on Tuesday. No one in Lodz trucking company can not answer the question why the tram has not stopped emergency brake. Unofficially employees MPK admit that probable cause uprising wagon was inadequate safety brake “Swing” after it has been unplugged since it pushes another tram.
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| The large heat bent rails on ul. Gdansk Lodz yesterday because of the heat, arched rail. From hours. 14 for over an hour trams were not running. A similar situation took place also on the street. Narutowicza the Matejko. The biggest problems are always at high temperatures torowiskami made in the so-called. Hungarian technology. In Lodz, such tracks include on the streets of Gdansk and parts Narutowicz. The rails were laid there in concrete slabs and the slits between steel and concrete are filled with rubber. When it is very hot metal under temperature relaxes and expands. Then there is a bending of the rail. In this situation, employees MPK cut out a piece of rail track with cold water cool and complement previously cut section of another piece of metal rails, Lodz already departed trams Historical escape trams took place in the 60s of the twentieth century and concerned old wagon N-type Several times it happened that spontaneously wagons were leaving the depot and workers were moving in pursuit of them. In March 2014 years unknown perpetrator “borrowed” a tram MPK, which at the weekend left the depot Phone. The perpetrator left the depot and took a tour of the city. At the abandoned until the next day, they came upon Żabieńcu employees MPK. Municipal carrier has set the 5000 gold award for the indication of the person who stole the tram. Zbigniew Papierski, MPK president announced that the contract with protecting depot was terminated. |
Review of the main events of the week in Lodz Province. 13-19 June 2016.
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