Clash between trains in Andalusia, the unions: issues on the road have been reported for a while | EUROtoday

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The high-speed railway line between Madrid and Andalusia – the place on the night of Sunday 18 January two trains derailed inflicting not less than 39 deaths and 122 accidents – was fully renovated final May, with an funding of 700 million euros. But it continued to current issues. Problems which, in response to what some worldwide media reported, have been reported for a while. In a letter final August, a Spanish practice drivers’ union reportedly warned the practice operator Adif of heavy put on on the tracks, together with the one the place the 2 trains collided. Potholes, bumps and imbalances in overhead energy strains triggered frequent breakdowns and broken trains. High-speed convoys between Madrid and Andalusia would have been hit by delays from 2022, following varied issues: faults in signaling, but in addition vital points with overhead energy strains. A community, the Spanish high-speed one, is especially weak to cable theft, because it crosses giant areas of abandoned countryside.