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Derailment in Normandy: SNCF Plans "Several" Weeks of Work

Summary by France24
Two 250-ton cranes and 200 SNCF operators have been mobilised since Tuesday to lift and evacuate the six cars of the train that derailed in Cléon, near Rouen. If the lift phase is to last about a week, 200 people will still stay on the site for "several weeks", said Matthieu Chabanel, CEO of SNCF Réseau, during a press visit to the site. "Several catenary poles have been ripped off, the track and crossing have been damaged", he detailed. Signall…

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Two 250-ton cranes and 200 SNCF operators have been mobilised since Tuesday to lift and evacuate the six cars of the train that derailed in Cléon, near Rouen. If the lift phase is to last about a week, 200 people will still stay on the site for "several weeks", said Matthieu Chabanel, CEO of SNCF Réseau, during a press visit to the site. "Several catenary poles have been ripped off, the track and crossing have been damaged", he detailed. Signall…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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In Normandy, two cranes are now in action. Five days after the derailment of a TER which caused 44 injuries, they slowly lift up the rugged trainsets. In Cléon (Seine-Maritime), the operation, very delicate, is planned to last a week. The yard advances centimeter per centimeter; the slightest sudden gesture could have serious consequences. These two cranes are one of the most powerful models in Europe. Without them, the construction site could n…

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The landing operations of the train, which derailed near Rouen on Friday night, injured 44 people, have just begun and are "particularly complex".

·Paris, France
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In Normandy, it was the start of the TER survey operations that derailed Friday 11 September near Rouen (Seine-Maritime). These are particularly delicate operations, which will last at least a week. To this end, a huge crane was transported on site.

The TER at Cléon has damaged the track, the catenaries and the signs. The return of the trains on the Rouen-Caen axis will require several... L的article The private Rouen-Caen line of trains for several weeks after the accident of Cléon appeared first on Le Singulier.

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franceinfo.fr broke the news on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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