The train driver claimed, under shock, to be doing 190Km/h in a 80km/h bend.
The automatic breaks, which only trigger at discrete points, didn't kick in, and that part of the line, in spite of being part of a high speed line, is not covered by ERTMS [1].
It seems that a fortune was spent on advanced trains, which get votes, but perhaps not on safety, which save lives.
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[ 2.2 ms ] story [ 15.1 ms ] threadThe automatic breaks, which only trigger at discrete points, didn't kick in, and that part of the line, in spite of being part of a high speed line, is not covered by ERTMS [1].
It seems that a fortune was spent on advanced trains, which get votes, but perhaps not on safety, which save lives.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Rail_Traffic_Manageme...