X-ray of the security system that stopped working before the Urda accident: almost one fall every two days
Óscar Puente states that the LZB, which prevents two trains from coinciding at the same point, has stopped being in service on at least 170 occasions so far this year.
A problem with the LZB system, which prevents two trains from being in the same section of track, affected six high-speed trains on the Madrid-Sevilla line on Wednesday at 8:31. The trains, which were spread over a 63-kilometer stretch, stopped as a result. The LZB system has been out of service 170 times this year, according to Minister Óscar Puente. A train collision occurred in Urda, Toledo, after incorrect protocols were applied when restarting the trains, resulting in at least 69 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
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