Rail services gradually resume in Greece 3 weeks after deadly crash

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Rail services gradually resume in Greece 3 weeks after deadly crash

STORY: Rail services gradually resume in Greece 3 weeks after deadly crash DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:59 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the first train departing Athens central railway station 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): PANAGIOTIS TEREZAKIS, Interim CEO of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) 3. various of the train accident in central Greece on 28 of February 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): IOANNIS KOKKINAKIS, Station master at the Athens central railways station 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): ELLI REVISVILI, Passenger 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Greek): GIORGOS KARANIKAS, President of the Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE) STORYLINE: Passenger and freight trains gradually resumed service in Greece on Wednesday, three weeks after an accident in the center of the country that resulted in 57 deaths. Following a review of safety measures, operations will be fully restored in April, Panagiotis Terezakis, interim CEO of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE), said af

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