Train derails in Spain, killing nearly 60

[Pardus]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/24/world/europe/spain-train-crash/index.html

'he train was broken in half

 

[NFS4]

No comments? Weird.

That being said, that's horrific. Just saw the video on Reuters; said the driver was going twice the speed limit for that curve.

 

[JimmiG]

Why don't they have systems installed to automatically slow down or stop speeding trains?

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Why don't they have systems installed to automatically slow down or stop speeding trains?

Because they do. Just not the standard one in Spain. But they still have speed regulators.

 

[Albatross]

Maybe the train saw a red flag.

 

[dpodblood]

What the hell is going on with all the plane accidents and train derailments lately???

 

[OlafSicky]

What the hell is going on with all the plane accidents and train derailments lately???

It's either the end of times or it's a Musk conspiracy, trying to scare us into using his vacuum tube transport.

 

[dpodblood]

It's either the end of times or it's a Musk conspiracy, trying to scare us into using his vacuum tube transport.

Did the bible talk about train crashes? I didn't think they had trains back then. :O

 

[Imp]

Anyone have the drivers' names?

You know what I'm talking about....

 

[Arcadio]

Video of the crash. It's rare for a train derailment to be caught on camera.

 

[Imp]

Saw that video this morning. Pretty f___ed up that you can tell exactly when there are 0 people dead and 70 people dead within a few seconds.

 

[JimmiG]

Because they do. Just not the standard one in Spain. But they still have speed regulators.

Well they certainly weren't operational if the train went around the bend at 190 km/h when the speed limit was 80km/h..

 

[Koing]

Crash looks so brutal

Koing

 

[maddogchen]

Sitting on a train watching a train crash, yikes!

 

[OCGuy]

Tell me did you sail across the sun
Did you make it to the milky way to see the lights all faded
And that heaven is overrated

Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there

 

[waggy]

so this was caused by the train going to fast? i would think they would have something to slow these things down on corners.

sad for those that died.

 

[Dari]

No comments? Weird.

That being said, that's horrific. Just saw the video on Reuters; said the driver was going twice the speed limit for that curve.

Sounds like something he's done often...

 

[KDOG]

I guess that explains why the curves weren't more banked - he wasn't supposed to be going that fast anyway.... If he didn't die, he'll wish he had.

 

[rsutoratosu]

http://front.**********/video-shows-horrible-high-speed-train-crash-in-spain-907473033

article says it was going 2x the allow speed... and the engineer shouting im going 190 !

might be equipment failure or something.

weird, i guess kinja is blocked

According to Spanish newspaper El País, the engineer was shouting to main control over the radio, claiming that the train was running at 118mph (190km/h) moments before the crash. Then he said it was running at 124mph (200km/h) and finally, just before taking the curve, he screamed "I'm going at 190km/h!"

El conductor había dicho previamente, antes del siniestro, que iba muy rápido, a 190 kilómetros por hora; después habló de 200. Finalmente, al entrar en la curva, volvió a decir: "¡Voy a 190!", según explicaron ayer a EL PAÍS fuentes de la investigación.

 

[waggy]

hmm wonder if it was equipment failure or just trying to save time and go fast.

 

[Vdubchaos]

That's horrible

High Speed Train never really appealed to me...for this very reason.

 

[EagleKeeper]

hmm wonder if it was equipment failure or just trying to save time and go fast.

I doubt that any person qualified to run the train would want to exceed twice the limits knowing what would happen.

 

[waggy]

I doubt that any person qualified to run the train would want to exceed twice the limits knowing what would happen.

I agree. but sadly you never know.

A few years ago there was a train collision because the conductor was testing and missed a stopped train.

 

[Jaskalas]

That impact looked brutal.

I hope to learn why it was moving so fast.

 

[Herr Kutz]

Things like this usually happen in 3's, so it looks like I'm good to go on trains again.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57593058/canada-train-derailments-number-of-missing-rises-to-60/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23294630
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23448002