Public transport officials in Vienna have rubbished claims that mayhem will be bought about when it shuts down one of its busiest U-Bahn connections for several weeks next year.Wiener Linien, which manages public transport service in the federal capital, announced today (Mon) that it will stop offering service on the U1 underground line between Reumannplatz […]
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Viennese public transport agency Wiener Linien has defended itself over a series of defects and major delays in service.The company has come under fire for various occurrences in the recent weeks including the case of a pensioner whose foot got stuck in the door of an U-Bahn train. The public transport vehicles door allegedly failed […]
Around 145,000 people used Viennas 24-hour underground service on New Years Eve, it has been announced.Public transport agency Wiener Linien said today (Tues) the 145,000 registered passengers made last Fridays New Years Eve the busiest night since it started offering U-Bahn operations throughout the night on weekends and before national holidays.Around 750,000 celebrated New Years […]
The Viennese Animal Protection Union (Wiener Tierschutzverein) has launched a controversial poster campaign in a desperate bid for donations.The images saying “Galgenfrist” (Last Respite) showing pets sitting on stools with nooses around their necks are an attempt to raise money from citizens and companies.The organisation looks after hundreds of abandoned animals at an estate in […]
A Romanian company has been assigned to produce tram bodies for Viennas public transport network.Romanian Times reports today (Tues) that Siemens Austria, the Austrian subsidiary of German technology giant Siemens AG, ordered the Bucharest Transport Society (RATB) to manufacture 60 structures for trams set to go into operation in the Austrian capital during the coming […]
A clip of a randy couple having sex in a Vienna underground has become an internet sensation.The camera phone video footage shows a young man having intercourse with a woman in a train of the Wiener Liniens U1 U-Bahn service. While he is standing with his pants down, his partner is on one of the […]
Passengers trapped in a crowded underground train for two hours in Vienna will receive nothing but tickets worth less than 30 Euros as compensation by the citys public transport agency.Answer Lang, a spokesman for Wiener Linien announced today (Thurs) that the company had decided to offer the eight-day rider tickets costing 28.80 Euros to the […]
Around 200 passengers were trapped in a crowded underground train for two hours in Vienna yesterday (Tues).The U4 line train got stuck in a tunnel between Schottenring and Roßauer Lände stations between 2pm and 4pm after a power cut.According to Viennese public transport agency Wiener Liniens error management guidelines, a stranded train must be evacuated […]
A man left lying in a bus in Vienna by the driver at the end of his shift was found dead the next morning, it has emerged.Newspapers in the capital report today (Fri) that the body of a 40-year-old man was discovered in a N43 “Nightline” bus in transport agency Wiener Liniens bus garage by […]
Public transport officials in Austria are looking across the border as Germany has become entangled in a heated debate over the possible introduction of a “drink and ride” limit for passengers.Criminologist Christian Pfeiffer told the Berliner Kurier newspaper today (Fri) the implementation of a legal limit for passengers may slash damage costs and the number […]