Experts Ask to Review Protocols and Strengthen Railway Management After the Urda Accident

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The railway accident in Urda (Toledo), with 69 victims, requires a review of the functioning of the Spanish railway system, from the protocols of action in the face of an incidence to the supervision of the traffic, the maintenance of the installations and the management of the public enterprises. Three experts in the field of engineering agree on the need to analyze the possible deficiencies and strengthen the security mechanisms.

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"A system that has been in operation for more than 30 years is more likely to fail than a modern one," says the president of the Council of Industrial Engineers, César Franco. "The Renfe train runs 25 kilometers for 17 minutes, that no one will react is something that has me bewildered."