The metropolis of Greater Nancy announces this Friday evening in a press release that eleven line 1 tram units in Nancy, in Meurthe-et-Moselle will be subject “with additional expertise and / or in-depth maintenance“, that is to say the equivalent of half of the fleet of trainsets, which has around twenty in total.
A decision made after the two technical incidents having touched trams on Wednesday 3 November. It was first in the morning, a fire started in an engine compartment of a tram that disrupted the network. Then in the afternoon a break in the connection between two wagons again disrupted traffic, forcing the Kéolis service provider to set up substitute shuttles.
A device that always stays in place, until normal : “transport will be provided every 9 minutes, from Essey-Mouzimpré station to Vélodrome station by tram, then by bus at the same frequency, from Vélodrome station to Brabois“assures the metropolis which specifies that activity will not be disrupted for bus lines 2, 3 and 4. The service provider and Greater Nancy are currently working to increase”the frequency of passages of the cars“.
Le Grand Nancy recalls this Friday that “the safety of passengers and staff on board remains guaranteed“and ensures that the security systems have worked, no injuries are also to be deplored during these incidents.