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German train makes emergency stop for toilet paper

From Kathimerini · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Sources not specified Outcome reported
  • A German high-speed train made an unscheduled stop because the toilets ran out of toilet paper.
  • The train, traveling from Sylt island to Berlin, stopped at Hamburg-Bergenдорf station where the train manager purchased three large packs of toilet paper.
  • Deutsche Bahn attributed the shortage to last-minute staff absences, stating that supplies on the route were not checked before departure and promising more frequent checks.

A German high-speed train was forced to make an unscheduled stop over the weekend when it was discovered that the onboard toilets had run out of toilet paper.

the employee of the month

— Instagram userCaption accompanying a video of the train manager buying toilet paper.

The passenger train, operating a route from the island of Sylt to Berlin, halted at the Hamburg-Bergenдорf station. The train manager personally disembarked to purchase three large packs of toilet paper, as confirmed by a Deutsche Bahn (German Railways) spokesperson to the German News Agency (dpa).

A video of the incident, shared on Instagram, shows the train manager rushing with the toilet paper packs and boarding the train. The video caption humorously referred to him as "employee of the month." The clip has garnered over 700,000 views.

the lack of toilet paper was due to last-minute staff absences, something that indicates that the supplies on this route were not checked before departure to see if they were sufficient.

— Deutsche Bahn spokespersonExplaining the reason for the unscheduled stop.

Deutsche Bahn explained that the toilet paper shortage was due to last-minute staff absences, which led to supplies not being checked before the train's departure. A spokesperson assured that the company would implement more frequent checks on this route to prevent similar incidents from occurring again.

the company will conduct more frequent checks from now on so that similar incidents do not happen again.

— Deutsche Bahn spokespersonPromising preventative measures.
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Originally published by Kathimerini in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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