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according to the head of Renfe, it is not a question of cost, but that this line, opened last year, is still in a transition phase; it will not be a fully operational AVE line until 2018. There are some outstanding issues with the ERTMS ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_R ... ent_System )...
the judge ruled this afternoon that, although the timing and place of the call was 'unfortunate' given what transpired, it was part of the normal work of a train journey and could not be held to be responsible for the crash.
http://www.elcorreogallego.es/santiago/ ... ia-819940/
I doubt that - the idea that 'countryside' should be 'pretty' is modern :-)
indeed. This sort of accident inevitably (and rightly) puts the spotlight on rail safety, but longer-term stats give the incidence of passenger fatalities in Spain at <0.4 per billion passenger km...
what's the alternative though? Should Galicia remain cut off and economically backward, with mules and ox carts? Should Santiago be just a museum for affluent outsiders to photograph on brief visits, or should it modernise like any other city? Should Spain keep its old trundle trains that took...
and one week later, the locals went out with candles, whilst the train went very slowly past
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/video/gali ... 597834.htm
Afterwards, they walked in pilgrimage along the Camino Real, which is the route of the Camino Sanabres/Ruta de la Plata, to the cathedral...
photos of the improvised altar in Obradoiro
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/album/sant ... 218877.htm
and there was an act of homage today in the Bonaval park
http://www.elcorreogallego.es/santiago/ ... ia-819217/
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/album/sant ... 884149.htm
and short video...
there's a solemn funeral mass in the cathedral in Madrid tomorrow Thursday 20.00, led by the cardinal archbishop http://archimadrid.es/pagina/index.php? ... 77:O168966 (scroll down)
the data recorders for the time leading up to the crash have been under the spotlight today, and reveal the driver was called by his controller shortly before
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23507348
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/ga ... 121605.htm
if anyone wants a driver's view of the track, there's a video on Youtube put up last year of the entire Ourense-Santiago section http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvvvL3OTtXk
Fast forward to minute 31 for the fateful curve. Since the crash, someone has posted comments explaining the various...
not sure that money's what's needed at the moment. AFAIA there's not been any call for donations. Renfe is paying compensation/accident insurance to the injured and to the families of the dead http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/ga ... 200585.htm
[sorry, posted before seeing Ivar's response]
the BBC have put a brief extract on their site http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23486048 though it's been pushed off the front page by other things
Photos on Voz de Galicia from both inside and outside of the cathedral - the service was relayed on a large screen in Quintana to what looks...
there's also an invitation to light a candle at 19.00 as a symbol not only of solidarity but also to signify that there is light at the end of the tunnel http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/ga ... 248430.htm
those praying for the dead and injured might perhaps include one for the driver. Whatever his judicial status, I doubt if he is sleeping easily
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23486048
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