German Rail Passengers Wait for Hours in Freezing Weather Over Technical Fault

Travellers in northern Germany taking a regional rail service were left waiting in sub-zero temperatures for four hours, due to a technical defect a train service spokesperson said on Saturday.

The passengers who were on their way from Schwerin to Rostock spent four hours on the train that lacked heating and power as it stopped ahead of Bad Kleinen on Friday evening. Technicians then managed to repair the train so it could be towed to Bad Kleinen, the police said.