The recent railway tragedy in Urda has renewed comparisons with the 2013 Alvia crash at Angrois. The article argues that the two cases reveal contrasting approaches to managing rail disasters, separated by 13 years.
Former Transport Minister Óscar Puente said he decided to resign “for dignity and for the victims,” despite Pedro Sánchez’s opposition. The article reports that the Popular Party dismissed his decision as an electoral calculation driven by opinion polls, a claim the author rejects. It also says the party had not invoked similar considerations when comparable disasters occurred while it was in government.
The account of Angrois, the article says, was captured by the documentary Frankenstein 04155, directed by Aitor Rei. The film received an award at SEMINCI in 2015 and was funded through crowdfunding by the Alvia 04155 Victims’ Platform. The train’s nickname, “Frankenstein,” came from railway workers’ jargon and referred to a machine assembled from parts of other trains.
Sources: elDiario.es.