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The Spanish Minister for Public Works and Transport is preparing a "common front" to defend the reliability of Spanish high-speed trains, in the wake of the Santiago de Compostela accident.
The government and industry executives are concerned about the negative impact that the tragedy could have on one of Spain’s leading exporters, which is bidding for contracts in Brazil, the US, Russia, and other countries, notes Cinco Días
According to the Minister for Public Works, the accident took place on a “upgraded conventional” section of track that was was not purpose built for the high-speed trains. As such, it was similar to the Eschede accident in Germany which killed 101 people in 1998.
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