Train services running again after fire on X2000 trains – Swedish Dagbladet

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– It is a fully developed fire in the train, and a large amount of oil coming out of the locomotive. Right now the three forces to extinguish the severe fire, but it may take up to 2-3 hours, said fire chief Hans Ingbert at the emergency services in Eastern Skaraborg to SvD at 15:20 o’clock.

The alarm is received in 13:30 o’clock, after accommodation tågspåret contacted the emergency services. All of the approximately 230 passengers were evacuated.

– fire is extinguished and after the fighting has begun. What caused the fire is still unclear, said Christina Herthnek Communications in Skövde to SvD at 17:20 o’clock.

The fire-fighting lasted for hours because of an oil spill in connection with the fire. The rescue had three strengths in place.

Earlier in the day has been complete shutdown of parts of the Western Main Line.

– We have an accident site manager there who is investigating the incident . Right now we have no forecast of when the traffic gets going again, but there is train service between Stockholm and

Gothenburg affected, said Anders Eklund, the press officer at the Swedish Transport Administration to SvD.

But the train service was resumed at 17 o’clock , told the Finnish Transport Agency.

– the trains diverted between Gothenburg and Stockholm and go through Falkirk, Jönköping and Nässjö. That means that it takes much longer to go, said Bodil Sonesson press officer at the Swedish Transport Administration to SvD at 17:30 o’clock.

It is still unclear what caused the fire, but SJ will to make a technical assessment of the event.

– It may take a few days, possibly weeks. Therefore, we can not currently answer what caused the fire, says SJ’s press communicator Alejandro Soler to SvD.

Soler says that passengers are entitled to compensation.

– They are guaranteed receive compensation for his detention, but if it gets anything beyond that is difficult to answer right now, he says.