It's a box-office lineup next Wednesday, as the Transport Select Committee are set to quiz ASLEF, RMT, Network Rail, DfT, EWR Co and Chiltern Railways on East West Rail.
Title of the session...Delivering East West Rail.
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Los nuevos datos y la explicación de Óscar Puente dan una cronología más clara.
8:31 - El AVE 2080 para tras un fallo de sistema LZB
8:36 - Adif manda la orden de renaudar la "marcha normal"
8:43 - El AVE reanuda la marcha y acelera
8:52 - Alcanza 200km/h aprox.
8:54 - Choque
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🚨#ULTIMAHORA🔴Accidente ferroviario en Toledo.
Gráficas de velocidad del AVE, de SpainTrainRadar.
08:51 → 235,8 km/h
08:54 → 0,2 km/h
Los datos muestran una fuerte caída de velocidad en apenas 3 minutos. Son valores estimados x tramos, no registros oficiales.
👇🧵
Looking at this footage, the crash site is huge and clear it was at a significant speed. Strongly suspect fatalities will rise significantly, and very severe political ramifications will happen.
Questions were already being asked, and this incident will not quell those.
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Cómo de bestial ha tenido que ser el accidente de Los Yébenes, que supuestamente el AVE 103 estaba parado por avería de la señalización, el Iryo lo ha embestido, y del golpe el Iryo ha avanzado unos 100 metros por el terraplén y se ha arrancado toda la catenaria. Recemos.
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Alcance entre el AVE 2080 y el Iryo 6076 en Urda (Toledo). Según informaciones recibidas, parece que en ese momento se circulaba con Bloqueo de Señalización Lateral debido a una avería en el sistema LZB. Fotos: Créditos a sus autores.
It's been an awful year for Spanish rail, with this being the fifth major rail incident on Spanish soil in the last year.
Thoughts with all those affected.
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Post-sale restructure at DB Cargo UK expected amid senior management changes
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Traveller next to me as we waited for the Miami Metromover was unimpressed at me correcting his assertion that we were waiting for a train when in fact it was an Automated People Mover.
How to win friends and influence them.
Solid if unspectacular. But that's probably what is needed in this role. I'm indifferent to his lack of railway experience. From the people who I've spoken to about working with him, he's a tough negotiator and sharp. If he can soak up Treasury scrutiny, that's a win imo
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East Midlands Railway set to take two Grand Central Voyagers on short-term lease
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Yesterday's tweet disappeared but anyway, spending some time in Casablanca! Utterly intoxicating city! Wandered around taking photos...
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A move that's been on the cards for some time, though the phased introduction (early 2027-May 2028) still leaves the possibility of some going to East Midlands Railway on a short-term basis.
Taking some time off for a couple of weeks so I shall see you bright eyed, and bushy tailed at the end of October.
As Cilla would say, t'ra for now!
Got to say, no OLE aside, this is one bloody gorgeous livery
Naturally, as the Rail Forum Conference draws to a close, the Draughtsman at Donny Platform 1 beckons
