The Spanish crash was specifically caused because the Spanish regulators allowed trains to operate on "low speed" track without ATC. And the operator proceeded to drive along the "low speed" track at very high speed.As for the others... we can agree to disagree on a few topics.. you mention the Automatic train stop in Europe and yet the FRA does not allow high speed trains like the one in Spain to operate without automatic train stop. Do the European countries require trains running only at speeds under 80 mph to operate without ATC? (I am asking that as a legitimate question, I do not know the answer).
Because many early reports like this one said so. None us are part of the investigation - we all rely on the news.What makes you think there was another driver?My question is where was the other driver? What was he doing? Was he even in the cab?
Almost all amtrak trains operate with one engineer. I would think the high speed passenger trains all run with one driver.. all though that's just a guess.
I'm sure we didn't, probably a glitch where the GPS lost track for a second and then "jumped" to catch up.Hey Ryan, how did the CS reach 94.7 mph? And the EB actually has a really fast moving average, 57.6 mph! That's pretty amazing for an Very-LD train, anywhere in the world.
Yeah, I noticed that and was a bit puzzled. My first question was, was the second driver in the head cab, or somewhere else on the train deadheading as a relief driver. The latter does happen. I have seen such on Amtrak for example, even on an Acela, where a deadhead engineer was camping out in the rear cab ready to take over in case the operating engineer timed out on a late running train.Because many early reports like this one said so. None us are part of the investigation - we all rely on the news.
It wasn't exactly high speed but we did have a nice chat approaching Innsbruck.Many European trains don't even have room for two people in the cab.
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