The sustainability of existing tunnels, given the increased road traffic and changed vehicle mix, or the new rolling stocks, needs innovative design practices. and a length of 3.9 kilometres (2.4 miles), of which 3.3 kilometres (2.1 miles) was through a tunnel. All suspects including company officials, technicians and government inspectors were cleared of criminal negligence. The unit had its fire extinguishers out of the passengers reach in the sealed attendant compartments. Kaprun, Austria, Nov. 15, 2000-The final death toll is 155 people in what can be pronounced history's worst cable car accident. The disaster killed 155 people (150 on the ascending train, two on the descending train and three in the mountain station). The victims were also thought to include two Americans from a ski club at a US military base in Germany. Inc.", Miclea, PC, Chow, WK, Chien, SW, Li, J, Kashef, AH & Kai, K 2007, '. The town is a tourist destination known as "Zell am See-Kaprun" with the neighbouring Zell am See and known for the glacier Kitzsteinhorn. The clear blue skies and a planned ski competition meant that the two carriages were packed as they entered the tunnel on the first day of the winter season at the year-round ski resort. Experts from the Austrian infrastructure ministry arrived at the scene to start their investigation, but officials said there were no plans to close the country's other underground funiculars. The smoke killed the attendant and the only passenger in the other identical train. The stations were abandoned and the tunnel sealed, and it remains unused today. Kaprun disaster - Wikiwand Asked about possible British casualties, Major Richard Schieder of the Austrian police said: "The problem is the people on board were very badly burnt so identification is going to be very difficult. There was disbelief when it emerged last night that there was no fire-fighting equipment in the tunnel or on the train. Fire safety in rail and road tunnels is challenging because of the specific features of the tunnel environment. The railway's owners, Gletscherbahn Kaprun, said: "Due to a fire in the tunnel, there was a shorting in the electrical circuit, consequently causing the train travelling up to the ski slope to catch fire." Salvage workers and police continue to work steadily to identify victims and to discover the cause of the catastrophe. By Philip Sherwell, Michael Leidig in Vienna, Julian Coman in Kaprun, Jenny Booth and Daniel Foggo 12 November 2000 12:00am. Kaprun, AustriaGletscherbahnen Kaprun AG will get back the only car which remained intact after the November 11th, 2000 tragedy.The "Kitzsteingams" car was destroyed by the fire into the tunnel. The Kaprun disaster refers to the fire that occurred on November 11th 2000 in the tunnel of the Gletscherbahn (glacier train in German) Kaprun 2 funicular (cable railway) in Kaprun, Austria, not far from Salzburg. The Kaprun disaster - Timenote The train complied with area safety codes, which did not address the systems installed on the train during its 1993 upgrade.