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Just cut, not stolen? Has Germany been spared from overhead line theft? It's been a regular thing in Sweden for a decade or so. https://www.thelocal.se/201204
by moogly 4y ago
Just cut, not stolen?
Has Germany been spared from overhead line theft?
It's been a regular thing in Sweden for a decade or so.
https://www.thelocal.se/20120404/40090/ https://www.thelocal.se/20120404/40090/
https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2021-08-11-copper-thefts-cost-the-swedish-transport-administration-six-million---get-help-from-the-police.HJBXaeRglK.html https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2021-08-11-copper-thefts-c...
They're also now stealing copper sheets from graveyard buildings and church doors, plus grave adornments.
- amelius 4y agoPerhaps the thieves had to run and leave the cable?
- Archelaos 4y agoAccording to the news magazin Der Spiegel, cables in two cable ducts were cut. One in Berlin and one in Dortmund (400 km away). -- Source: https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/deutsche-bahn-derzeit-kein-fernverkehr-in-norddeutschland-a-3e03e230-ae20-463d-a91c-da6edfec8bf6 https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/deutsche-bahn-derzeit-kein-f... (in German)
- jaclaz 4y agoIt is not clear if it is copper (communication, not power) cables or fibre.
- TonyTrapp 4y agoOther articles (e.g. https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bahn-sabotage-101.html https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bahn-sabotage-101.html) do mention fibre cables.
- jaclaz 4y agoYep, so the copper thieves (this time) are innocent.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoSilica (SiO2) thieves don’t realize the beaches are full of it.
- jaclaz 4y agoYep, and while they are there they can steal also some salt water, but the rail infrastructure won't likely be affected.