Dentures, Guitars and Part of a Sailboat: Thousands of Items Found in ÖBB Trains
Once again, the category of suitcases, backpacks and bags takes first place with 11,300 found items. This is followed by nearly 5,600 electronic devices such as mobile phones and in third place around 3,600 wallets, cash and securities. Oddities were also forgotten: wheelchairs, hearing aids and drones are also included in the balance sheet published on Friday.
Numerous Lost Items on ÖBB Trains - Some Returned
Lost items can be handed in to staff or at one of the seven Lost-and-Found offices of the ÖBB. Of the 30,700 items collected this year, about 38 percent were able to be returned to their owners. Items that are not collected are handed over to public authorities, as required by law, the federal railways explained in a press release.
In addition to the top three from 2024 and the previous year - luggage, mobile phones and wallets - the ÖBB also lists more unusual things. In 2024, not only were five wheelchairs and 38 walking aids (crutches, walkers, sticks etc.) found, but also 13 hearing aids, three braces, two dentures and even a body part prosthesis were forgotten. In addition, 17 prams, 42 city bikes, 51 mountain bikes, ten e-bikes, 134 scooters as well as 55 e-scooters and two drones were left behind on the trains.
Part of a Sailboat Left on the Train
Almost 630 pieces of sports equipment were at least temporarily lost. These included 59 skateboards, 16 snowboards or skis, 15 pairs of ski and snowboard boots, ten pairs of ice skates and three pairs of inline skates. According to ÖBB, a part of a sailboat forgotten on a train seems "particularly curious". In total, 103 musical instruments were also found. String instruments such as guitars (52) were lost most frequently. But also 18 wind instruments such as trumpets, 21 string instruments (including violins) and two keyboard instruments like a keyboard were forgotten.
Identification documents were also found. In addition to 51 residence permits, 329 identity cards, 390 annual tickets, 494 credit or debit cards and 338 passports were left on ÖBB trains and ended up at Lost-and-Found. In addition to ten car license plates, 18 vehicle documents and 110 driver's licenses were among the lost items this year.
(APA/Red)
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