Santiago rail tragedy: RENFE admits to signalling problems, but says train was mechanically sound
Friday, August 9, 2013 @ 12:27 AM
SPAIN'S rail board RENFE says there were no mechanical problems with the train which crashed just outside Santiago de Compostela, but admitted the signalling could have been better.
And ADIF, the rail franchise firm, which initially said 'the driver has to do something, if not there's not point in having one' has recently admitted that if the track had been fitted with ETCS automatic braking, the accident would not have happened.
Analysis of the train showed that the brake pedal known as the 'dead man', which comes on when there is no response from the driver and is designed to prevent accidents where he or she loses consciousness or dies at the wheel was flat to the floor.
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