Transport Minister Oscar Puente introduced service reductions on the Madrid-Seville rail route after a recent crash near Urda killed 69 people, following an earlier collision that claimed 46 lives in January. Investigators found that central controllers in Madrid erroneously cleared a Renfe train to advance following a signalling failure, causing it to strike a stationary Iryo train at speeds between 160 and 200 kph. In response, authorities have established an interim 40 kph speed limit for trains operating under visual obstacle spotting during signal outages. The government has also pledged an emergency aid package for victims featuring doubled insurance payouts and accelerated compensati…
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Services on the Madrid-Seville corridor will remain reduced until safety reviews finish a…: Services on the Madrid-Seville corridor will remain reduced until safety reviews finish and the delayed European Rail Traffic Management System is installed.
The government will provide an emergency aid package featuring doubled insurance payouts,…: The government will provide an emergency aid package featuring doubled insurance payouts, faster compensation, and enhanced incapacity cover for victims.
Spain plans to deploy a world-first artificial intelligence agent to analyze real-time co…: Spain plans to deploy a world-first artificial intelligence agent to analyze real-time communications between controllers and train drivers for anomalies.
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The decision comes after two fatal crashes on the line this year.
MADRID: Services on the Madrid-Seville rail line will be reduced after last week's crash until Spain's Railway Safety Agency reviews the line's safety system and the government completes the delayed rollout of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), Transport Minister Oscar Puente told reporters on Tuesday (Nov 3).
The crash killed 69 people near the town of Urda in central Spain. Another in January, involving the same companies on the same line, killed 46.
Several trains were automatically stopped last Wednesday due to the failure of a signalling system, after which central controllers in Madrid took over. A train operated by state-owned Renfe was authorised to proceed, even though there was a stationary Iryo-operated train ahead, according to Puente.
Investigators estimated an impact speed of 160 to 200 kph (100 to 125 mph).
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