Ever since I decided that I wanted to take the train up north, I’ve been collecting the reasons that the CFL has given for the delay or cancelation of a train that I might have been on:
- The “presence of unauthorized persons near the tracks” (6 January 2015).
- “Catenary works” (7 January 2015).
- “A police action” (7 January 2015).
- “Traffic problems” (multiple).
- “Failure of the signal box” (10 January 2015).
- “An overload in Pétange station” (13 January 2015).
- “Works for the construction of the Roud Bréck stop” (13 January 2015).
- “Technical problems with the railway track” (14 January 2015).
- “The cancellation of train” XXXX (multiple). To clarify, this is where one train is canceled because another train was also canceled.
- “The presence of animals on tracks” (19 January 2015).
- “Breakdown of a train” (multiple).
- “Lack of equipment” (multiple).
- “Lack of personnel” (multiple).
- “Delay of previous train” (multiple).
- “Disturbances” (multiple).
- “An emergency operation” (19 January 2015).
- “Incident caused by a third party at a railroad crossing” (21 January 2015).
- “Operational problems” (26 January 2015)
- “A last minute modification of the staff planning” (25 January 2015)
Just to be clear: I’m not making fun of CFL. I love riding their trains, and I appreciate all of the walking paths they’ve made. I’m sure they wish the trains were always on time. I am simply astonished at all that can go wrong with the trains.