No wonder that wanted to stay in this beautiful weather, hardly anyone at home:
Lahntal Total was also in this year's highlight another very successful in the catchment area of Kurhessenbahn. Even the record from last year, when 80.000 Besuchern der Veranstaltung lag, konnte getoppt werden. Dieses Mal zählte man 90.000-100.000 Menschen, die sich dieses Ereignis nicht entgehen lassen wollten.
Auch die Kurhessenbahn trug ihren Teil zum Erfolg dieses Events bei, indem sie ihre Verkehrsleistungen mit speziell zu Fahrradwagen umgebauten VT 628 und lokbespannten Zügen mit Fahrradabteilen, die besonders viele Räder aufnehmen können, erbrachte.
Trotz der teilweise von weit her georderten Züge konnten sie dem Ansturm der Fahrgäste mit ihren Fahrrädern kaum standhalten. Viele Züge, besonders flussaufwärts Richtung Feudingen, waren hoffnungslos überfüllt. Vielerorts mussten Fahrgäste an den Halten stehen gelassen werden, weil die Aufnahmekapazität the trains at the end was simple.
There were also some critical voices that complained for the second time because of overcrowding are to have been left behind. It is of course annoying if you have purchased a ticket, wanted to enjoy the day and will not be allowed now because of full trains. In such cases, report to the organizers, the TOUR GmbH, transport rates.
We hope that these experiences will not go too negative in some hanging heads. The Kurhessenbahn and we as a passenger association eventually always pleased if as many people use the train. It must be noted also that it constituted a difficulty, trains to order from outside that are designed to the needs of cyclists. A denser trains would be very difficult to have more cars are not permitted due to the short platforms.
also had some delays to passengers and the associated line also suffered reductions, what with the strong response and the large number of bikes that had to be loaded can be justified.
Despite all the problems were most travelers very nice and thanked the volunteers who helped with the loading of their bicycles.
has in my and hopefully other people's eyes, this festival will for environmentally friendly mobility set.
Lahntal Total is a success story to be continued and must be tried in other places have. Maybe once the Eder track.
