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The calls between Atocha and the train drivers before the Urda crash, explained phrase by phrase

The audio recordings of the communications between the control center, AVE, and Iryo are filled with technical terms, but also with uncertainty in the face of an anomalous situation. And they include a key order

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The calls between Atocha and the train drivers before the Urda crash, explained phrase by phrase

Three audio recordings have been released, related to the Urda train accident. One recording is a conversation between Adif's Circulation Regulation Centre (CRC) in Atocha and the driver of the AVE 02080 train, Antonio Acedo Meneses, who died in the crash. The other two recordings are calls between the same centre and the driver of the Iryo train.

The CRC in Atocha likely contacted all trains affected by the malfunction that caused the accident. The analysis of the audios was based on railway regulations, including the Railway Circulation Regulation (RD 664/2015).

Written by urgent.news from El Pais's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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