In Chorzów, he was noticed by another tram driver, suspicious of his colleague’s speed and route number 33, which does not exist in this city. He informed the management and the technicians remotely cut off the power supply to the line in the area of the market square, interrupting the run.
The tram, manufactured by the Polish company PESA, costs around 150,000 euros and was taken to the depot for repair. The thief was stopped by the police, he was perfectly free, but without the right to drive such a vehicle. During the interrogation, the man said that his father was a tram driver and he himself had such a dream.
Law enforcement officers are investigating how he obtained the access card that allowed him to start the tram. Initially accused of creating the risk of a surface transport accident and burglary. The man was arrested for three months and faces up to eight years in prison.
