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by drdirk 155 days ago
Spanish article from LaVanguardia states that the train was rather new and the track recently maintained.
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AdamN 154 days ago
New isn't always better. Lots of these types of accidents are because there was a repair or update that caused the failure.
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pixl97 154 days ago
Recently maintained is more concerning if you look at the failure rate as a bathtub curve. Failure rates are much higher within the days after maintenance because any defects in repairs are apt to show up quickly.
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