The Government is pointing to a failure in the control center, which authorized the march against regulations.
The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has stated that the collision between the two trains in Urda (Toledo) occurred after the Adif control center in Atocha allowed the normal movement of trains to resume, contrary to what is established in railway regulations.
The Spanish Ministry of Transportation and Sustainable Mobility has stated that the collision between two trains in Urda, Toledo, occurred after the Adif control center in Atocha allowed trains to resume normal circulation, despite railway regulations. The system of security LZB had failed at 8:32, causing six trains to stop over a 90-kilometer stretch, and eight minutes later, the operator authorized the resumption of circulation.
However, this decision contravened regulations, as authorization should have been given only for a visual speed of 40 kilometers per hour. The AVE train reached a speed of 200 kilometers per hour when it collided with the Iryo train at 8:53.
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