Renfe endurece el control sobre los trenes de Talgo
Inspeccionará los 'bogies' cada 5.000 kilómetros, frente a los 10.000 kilómetros de antes, lo que supone la realización de un control cada tres o cuatro días. Leer
Renfe, Spain's state railway operator, is under scrutiny for controlling high-speed Talgo trains plagued by structural issues. The operator has met with Semaf, the railroad union, to reassure operators who are concerned about the increasing number of defects in the Series 106 trains, manufactured by Talgo. Despite Renfe's agreement with the Spanish-Portuguese company to end these structural flaws, the origin of the problem remains unclear.
The defects cause cracks in the train bogies, leading to precautionary removals to avoid jeopardizing safety. Renfe has proposed preventive measures, such as increasing inspection frequency and implementing a new magneto-motive particulate test, but Talgo has not provided a definitive solution. The operator now demands Talgo to develop an additional real-time deformation monitoring system, similar to the one used in Japanese Shinkansen trains.
Renfe claims all safety measures are in place, but the union calls for more drastic steps, including a complete suspension of the Series 106 trains if structural integrity cannot be guaranteed.
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