Flaming ghost train haunts Schwarzwaldbahn in Germany

[Yavianice]

Maintenance train catches fire, driver bails, train keeps driving at 40-60 kph with nobody on board for about 28 km, passing multiple stations and setting fire to some grass on the side. 
 

it was rerouted on a dead end track where it finally derailed.

 

the firefighters “haven’t seen this one yet”.

 

the police is investigating.

 

https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/suedbaden/brennende-lok-faehrt-fuehrerlos-durchs-kinzigtal-100.html

[cteno4]

No deadman’s switch or all down hill? Bailing without some thought to stopping train or brakes dead? Seems odd...

 

jeff

[Yavianice]

Yeah I don’t get it either.