Electrical Failures, Software Changes and Blind Spots on the Tracks: Adif's Risk Map that Explains (without Sabotage) Railway Chaos and Why It "Will Go to More"
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A train from Ouigo stops on its way to La Sagra (Toledo) because of a failure in its signal systems, and forces the four who came behind to stop. It is about to close on June...
Adif will implement within a week measures to increase the reliability of the railway infrastructure as it passes through La Sagra (Toledo) and thus minimize the risk of occurrences due to lack of tension caused by problems in the catenary. Following the study of the reasons for the incidence recorded last Monday, June 30, the Railway Infrastructure Manager has approved an emergency action consisting in the change of location of several highly s…
The Spanish railway sector closed 2024 in chaos: widespread delays, recurrent breakdowns and the indignation of the users marked a black year. With the beginning of 2025, the situation has not been accompanied by an improvement of the service and has shown that the problems persist. Barely begun the new year, on January 1, a serious computer failure completely paralysed the operation of the Talgo Avril trains, affecting more than 14.

"It is not technically reasonable to think that it is normal that because a train stops on the line, that has to cause a fusion of the catenary, of the thread that carries the electricity, about hundreds of meters before", argues the French operator Adif signal
An Ouigo standing on the road, origin of the overload of tension that cut the circulation in Madrid-Andalusia
The president of the Board asks explanations from the vice president of the government and leader of the PSOE in Andalusia Technical solution for the railway chaos: Adif will modify 900 meters of catenary in Toledo
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