Spain train crash: scores killed, more than 130 injured
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
The automatic breaks, which only trigger at discrete points, didn't kick in, and that part of the line, in spite of being part of a high speed line, is not covered by ERTMS [1].
It seems that a fortune was spent on advanced trains, which get votes, but perhaps not on safety, which save lives.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Rail_Traffic_Manageme...