High-Speed Hostage Crisis

You're the lead conductor on the Berlin-Warsaw Express, now commandeered by armed separatists demanding safe passage into Belarus. With 200+ passengers, limited communication, and a dwindling fuel supply, you must navigate complex negotiations while preventing panic. The next 3 hours will determine everyone's survival.

Challenges

Survivors

Popularity

Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Senior Train Conductor

Conversation Partner

Commander Viktor Reznik

Setting

Control cabin of a high-speed train, instrument panels casting a blue glow, occasional lightning illuminating rain-streaked windows

Location

Berlin-Warsaw Express, somewhere in eastern Germany

Learning Objectives

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Maintain train speed while negotiating safe passage

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Keep passengers calm through strategic information control

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Secure border crossing clearance without alerting authorities

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Listen carefully, Conductor. Your train is now under our control. Two hundred and thirty-seven lives depend on your cooperation. First order: maintain speed above 100km/h and acknowledge your understanding.”

This is how Commander Viktor Reznik's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#575

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