Passengers of the TER (Transport express régional) were blocked between Luxembourg and Thionville due to horses walking on the rail tracks. Just another thing to be added to the list of problems concerning the infamous line...
"Horses were roaming the tracks between Bettembourg and Hettange-Grande in the late afternoon, which led to an interruption of traffic in both directions," confirmed the conductor of one of the delayed trains in Luxembourg City on Tuesday evening.
An unlikely event that surprised and angered border workers stuck in the middle of rush hour. Although we think that there are worse things than the sudden appearance of these lovely creatures, the way nature intended it to be...
The regular passengers of the Nancy-Metz-Luxembourg line are accustomed to various hazards happening during their trips, such as the countless power failures, bush fires or other breakdowns on a line used by TER, TGV and freight trains.
