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> Munich probably has one of the best public transport systems in the world, but god forbid the S Bahn have some issues during winter or a storm, and some peopl
by mschuster91 1y ago
> Munich probably has one of the best public transport systems in the world, but god forbid the S Bahn have some issues during winter or a storm, and some people have to lose their minds about what a disaster the public transport is.
Well, the winter storm of two years ago [0] when there wasn't a single tram running for days should be an example... there hasn't been any investment in resiliency for decades. Only one tram car [1], a 1950s catenary service vehicle [2], was able to run, there was nothing else that was heavy enough.
And even when there is no weather extremes, the S-Bahn is at record levels of unreliability [3]. Particularly the older people remember how reliable public transport used to be. It hasn't even come close to growing with the city, and that's why people are rightfully pissed.
[0] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wintereinbruch_in_S%C3%BCddeutschland_Dezember_2023 https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wintereinbruch_in_S%C3%BCddeut...
[1] https://www.tramreport.de/2023/12/08/mvg-schneechaos-2023-1/ https://www.tramreport.de/2023/12/08/mvg-schneechaos-2023-1/
[2] https://www.trambahn.de/atw2942 https://www.trambahn.de/atw2942
[3] https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/s-bahn-muenchen-2024-erneut-unpuenktlicher-neuer-tiefststand,UWotyeK https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/s-bahn-muenchen-2024-er...