More than six hours late and a night trip to Rally Paris early in the morning: the Bordeaux-Paris TGV went on Sunday at 8:50 pm took more than eight hours to reach its destination, after having fatally hit a person on the tracks, according to an AFP journalist on board.
While waiting for an evolution of the situation, the TGV team was available to “fragile” people, elders and children, water bottles. In the midst of an episode of Heat Wave, the air conditioning worked in most cars, said the AFP journalist.
When stopping for four hours
At the stop for more than four hours, the TGV finally went in the direction of Bordeaux, its exit station, the damage caused by the clash required to change the train. The driver, “surprised” by the scene he attended according to the train crew, had to be replaced during the night.
Around 2:20 am, at the Bordeaux station, all passengers went down to return to another TGV, all in some confusion, between fatigue and a bad amount of cars.
“Unfortunately given the time, the train will not be able to drive at the usual speed,” said the Board head with resigned passengers, adding that the TGV should move at a speed “between 200 and 250 km/h”. Leaving around 2:50 am Bordeaux, the second train arrived at the Paris-Montparnasse station at 5:25 am
Source: BFM TV
