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Italy train crash: 'Twenty killed' near Bari.

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Old 12th July 2016, 15:17
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Italy train crash: 'Twenty killed' near Bari.

Twenty people have been killed and dozens more hurt in a head-on collision involving two passenger trains in southern Italy, officials say.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36774059


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Old 12th July 2016, 19:35
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My heart and thoughts go out to those who have suffered in this collision, and the family's who have suffered because of it.
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Old 12th July 2016, 22:38
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Not ANOTHER single line collision. That's terrible.

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Human error was suggested in the initial reaction.

What is the point of sophisticated safety systems if some "wally" can override them and cause this sort of carnage ?
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Human error was suggested in the initial reaction.

What is the point of sophisticated safety systems if some "wally" can override them and cause this sort of carnage ?
I totally agree with you in the light of the recent German collision.

In this case the BBC are suggesting that there wasn't even a safety system to override....

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The system relied on telephone calls and "human error" remains the main line of inquiry, reports say.

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The inquiry is focusing on the lack of automatic signalling system on a small part of the Italian railway network.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36781217

Seems incredible in the 21st century. And here is the UK fretting about how slow we are in implementing ERTMS. This puts it in proportion.

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Italy rail crash: Andria station master 'let crash train go'.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36792246
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Italy rail crash: Andria station master 'let crash train go'.
Seems incredible. Even in the 19th century it was standard practice in most countries to operate a single line with tokens and/or interlocked signals.
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Very sad, may the victims rest in peace.
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