I sat and watched a news piece this morning over the German railway system (oddly coming up each week now as a national news topic), but this item was over something that few people ever discuss....bridges.
Most people never think about it, but there are over 26,000 railway bridges in Germany today. It might surprise you....that at least 9,000 of them are one-hundred years old or older.
So the Bahn has to go out every three years by regulation, and test them. Those in poor condition....get on a rehab or replacement plan. Right now on the list? Projects are (not just bridges but track as well) going up to around 28 billion Euro....a fair sum.
Part of the big saga over the national railway system? By the time you add in the complaints, the trains themselves, overcrowding, late deliveries, cancellations, the tracks and the bridges....it's a five-star problem now confronting the German public.
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