Computer Communication Failure Possible Cause of Train Crash in Spain

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The computer malfunction that affected the signalling system on the high-speed rail line Madrid-Sevilla would have started from three computers from the 1990s, which should have been replaced by the beginning of 2026. The railway unions and specialists in the field contest the idea that the entire responsibility for tragedy would fall to one single person. [...] Article Calculators of the 1990s and an error in traffic management: The assumptions…

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The railway accident in Urda, Spain, in which at least 68 people died, was preceded by the failure of three computers used on the Madrid–Sevilla high-speed line since the 1990s. Equipment should already have been replaced, as part of a modernization project that exceeded the deadline, writes 20minutos.es.

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This was the second fatal railway accident in Spain in 2026 (after the 18 January accident in Adamus municipality, where 46 people died), and was the most deadly railway accident in Europe since 2013.

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The computer malfunction that affected the signaling system on the Madrid-Sevilla high-speed rail line would have started from three computers from the 1990s, which should have been replaced by early 2026.

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Three computers from the 1990s, which should have already been replaced, were involved in the malfunction of the system that triggered the train accident in Spain. Centruld e control directed him to the mechanic to get back on his way with 200 km/h. Then the impact followed.