all four saw abatement of action after 23 days of trial – the judge concluded that the train driver had an instant lapse (augenblicksversagen) that does not require a major penalty. the others are responsible for a debatable driving info and signalling recommendation which however was correct in theory – they just missed seeing the danger. the financial penalty was between 7,000 dm and 20,000 dm for the defendants to get out of the criminal trial.