Here is the letter of resignation by Matthias Fenner, the President of ESN.
http://petek1.republika.pl/Resignation_e-mail_to_sections.pdf
Here is the key excerpt from it:
We all know that the ESNtrain had to be cancelled. I was the Board Member responsible for the contact between the company behind the ESNtrain and ESN International. The unique and fantastic ESNtrain is not running, meaning mistakes were made. The full picture behind the cancellation still has to be drawn as the situation is complex and not all information available yet. To facilitate this process, I am stepping down.
I simply do not think that Bernhard Jäggle or the ESN Train team was withholding information from Matthias Fenner (ESN President). The terms "situation is complex and not all information available yet" indicates to me that the ESN Train team just don't know how much money they got and how much money they owe to ÖBB.
- How much of the EUR 100,000 will be refunded by ÖBB to the ESN Train team? Or is ÖBB even claiming more money from the ESN Train team? The term "complex" relates to the issue that even ÖBB still has to negotiate with third parties (Wagon Slovakia, other railway infrastructure authorities) how much has to be paid to them. The sudden cancellation of ESN Train created an so-called "undefined" situation, where even the legal experts at ÖBB probably don't know how to deal with it.
- How much of the bought stuff (drinks, T-Shirt, printed ESN Train guides) can be liquidated and turned into money?
Thanks for the information! It is a very sad situation. But to make it clear, EU is so overregulated, that running such a train across so many borders is nearly impossible without breaching some of it's regulation. Salute to the ESNtrain-Team for trying! ÖBB should have had more guts and more confidence in the project!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Daniel! :) Sorry, but live on, honestly. Why do you have to put salt into an open wound here?
ReplyDeleteIt's never easy..
But how do you know so much inside info about this? Who are you???
Thanks for keeping us updated with your critical opinion on what is developing after the cancellation of ESNTrain...
ReplyDeleteIts unfortunate that the ESNTrain team did not keep us abreast on the difficulties they were experiencing in order to make this project a reality..I believe that we the members would have been better prepared and would have provided more support to the team and the project. We were part of the project and I am sure that all of us would have been able to contribute in one way or another to make the project work..if not.. we would have gladly accepted defeat that we made our best try.