Castor log
Castor train reached Wörth at the Franco-German border. Police seized 40-50 activists. Train had run at high speed through France. Near Arras there were scuffles with police.
Cars of the train being rearranged in Wörth. Train expected to start off at 2 p.m. Indications it will run Karlsruhe - Pforzheim - Bietigheim-Bissingen – Heilbronn. Police helicopter also watching Karlsruhe – Mannheim. 0160/992 181 52. +++++ About 20 police personnel carriers in Wörth, many other smaller vehicles.
+++++ Train sequence: green locomotive, blue locomotive, painted passenger car, unpainted passenger car, 12 Castor cars, painted passenger cars, blue locomotive Pressestelle der südwestdeutschen Anti-Atom-Initiativen
Mobile 0160 - 992 181 52 +++++ Press conference set for noon in Dannenberg +++++ Attorney charges police blocking access to media. Courts have declared illegal 2,000 police seizures of people during Castor transports since 2001. Francis Althoff, Bürgerinitiative Umweltschutz Lüchow-
BI-Presseteam (05861) 986527, (0171) 545 46 84, 00170) 939 46 84 +++++ Change of police personnel from French to German 0160 - 992 181 52 +++++ After train passed Avricourt, where Sébastien Briat was killed by last year’s Castor train, at 10:30, about 20 activists erected a memorial plaque beside the track, candles and flowers were placed. No accompaying helicopter in lorraine. Thick fog, train running at high speed. Reding 9:29-10:02: Locomotives changed (now diesel), new mechanics, drinks for cops on train. Bischheim 11:05: 30 demonstrators see train pass at 40-50 km/h. Lots of press, police holding back. At midday local road to be renamed "rue des Castors" +++++ Members of Greenpeace group Kaiserslautern protested at central railway station. Train due to cross border around midday at Woerth/Lauterbourg. Eveline Marasas 0160 / 997 951 53 +++++
Maxéville (just before Nancy) 07:45 activists stop train for a quarter of an hour. No accompanying helicopter. Police push 60 activists out of the station. Train running 16 minutes ahead of schedule, apparently leaving out planned stops. Apparently being pushed through as fast as possible. +++++
In Nancy 8:09 a.m. Shortly before there were scuffles between about 60 protesters and police. No other action in or near Nancy. The 60 activists moved on to Avricourt. At that time no helicopter accompanied the train. Passed Arras Voyageurs at 2:05 a.m..
Police hindering media reporting on unprecedented scale. Reporters kept away from population and protest groups. Court ruling sought to lift assembly ban. German newspaper publishers recently complained of a creeping erosion of press freedom in Germany.
http://de.indymedia.org/2005/11/133014.shtml +++++ In the evening 200-300 people blocked Federal Road 216 between Lüneburg and Dannenberg with tractors and barricades. Police stretched to take control of traffic. When straw bales burned the road was closed for several hours. Pictures at http://germany.indymedia.org/2005/11/133076.shtml, http://anti-atom-aktuell.de and http://goehrde.plentyfact.net.
Train with 12 Castors set off from Valogne around 5.25 p.m.. Expected in Wendland Monday morning if nothing holds it up. Links at http://x1000hamburg.de +++++ Demo pictures at http://germany.indymedia.org/2005/11/133033.shtml and
http://germany.indymedia.org/2005/11/133023.shtml +++++ Castor has no safety certificate, documentation kept secret: http://de.indymedia.org/2005/11/133014.shtml +++++ French nuclear opponents report at 4.35 p.m. that they have the second confirmation that the Castor train has to be punctual because a large strike is to start at 8 p.m. on Monday. The train stands in Valognes, only the start of it visible: 2 green diesel locomotives,
1 passenger car “painted” with advertising, 1 normal passenger car, 12 Castors?, 2 passenger cars?, 1 diesel locomotive? Normal police and CRS riot police are “protecting” all bridges.
Police have been waiting since the morning. The page http://www.sortirdunucleaire.org/index.php?menu=agir&sousmenu=actions&soussousmenu=transports&page=index#Valognes
is kept up to date. Jean-Yvon
+++++ Train sequence: green locomotive, blue locomotive, painted passenger car, unpainted passenger car, 12 Castor cars, painted passenger cars, blue locomotive Pressestelle der südwestdeutschen Anti-Atom-Initiativen
Mobile 0160 - 992 181 52 +++++ Press conference set for noon in Dannenberg +++++ Attorney charges police blocking access to media. Courts have declared illegal 2,000 police seizures of people during Castor transports since 2001. Francis Althoff, Bürgerinitiative Umweltschutz Lüchow-
BI-Presseteam (05861) 986527, (0171) 545 46 84, 00170) 939 46 84 +++++ Change of police personnel from French to German 0160 - 992 181 52 +++++ After train passed Avricourt, where Sébastien Briat was killed by last year’s Castor train, at 10:30, about 20 activists erected a memorial plaque beside the track, candles and flowers were placed. No accompaying helicopter in lorraine. Thick fog, train running at high speed. Reding 9:29-10:02: Locomotives changed (now diesel), new mechanics, drinks for cops on train. Bischheim 11:05: 30 demonstrators see train pass at 40-50 km/h. Lots of press, police holding back. At midday local road to be renamed "rue des Castors" +++++ Members of Greenpeace group Kaiserslautern protested at central railway station. Train due to cross border around midday at Woerth/Lauterbourg. Eveline Marasas 0160 / 997 951 53 +++++
Maxéville (just before Nancy) 07:45 activists stop train for a quarter of an hour. No accompanying helicopter. Police push 60 activists out of the station. Train running 16 minutes ahead of schedule, apparently leaving out planned stops. Apparently being pushed through as fast as possible. +++++
In Nancy 8:09 a.m. Shortly before there were scuffles between about 60 protesters and police. No other action in or near Nancy. The 60 activists moved on to Avricourt. At that time no helicopter accompanied the train. Passed Arras Voyageurs at 2:05 a.m..
Police hindering media reporting on unprecedented scale. Reporters kept away from population and protest groups. Court ruling sought to lift assembly ban. German newspaper publishers recently complained of a creeping erosion of press freedom in Germany.
http://de.indymedia.org/2005/11/133014.shtml +++++ In the evening 200-300 people blocked Federal Road 216 between Lüneburg and Dannenberg with tractors and barricades. Police stretched to take control of traffic. When straw bales burned the road was closed for several hours. Pictures at http://germany.indymedia.org/2005/11/133076.shtml, http://anti-atom-aktuell.de and http://goehrde.plentyfact.net. Train with 12 Castors set off from Valogne around 5.25 p.m.. Expected in Wendland Monday morning if nothing holds it up. Links at
http://x1000hamburg.de +++++ Demo pictures at http://germany.indymedia.org/2005/11/133033.shtml and http://germany.indymedia.org/2005/11/133023.shtml +++++ Castor has no safety certificate, documentation kept secret: http://de.indymedia.org/2005/11/133014.shtml +++++ French nuclear opponents report at 4.35 p.m. that they have the second confirmation that the Castor train has to be punctual because a large strike is to start at 8 p.m. on Monday. The train stands in Valognes, only the start of it visible: 2 green diesel locomotives, 1 passenger car “painted” with advertising, 1 normal passenger car, 12 Castors?, 2 passenger cars?, 1 diesel locomotive? Normal police and CRS riot police are “protecting” all bridges.
Police have been waiting since the morning. The page
http://www.sortirdunucleaire.org/index.php?menu=agir&sousmenu=actions&soussousmenu=transports&page=index#Valognes is kept up to date. Jean-Yvon
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