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...happened before." The regional government says, and the unions acknowledge, that 129 million euros have been invested in the last few years on that line, the oldest in Valencia's subway. But apparently that money was not spent on upgrading the safety system on Line 1. "Had there been autobreak-signals installed in that track section-or a more modern safety system-the accident would have been much less damaging or would not have happened at all," says Trigo. "But, you know, investments follow a calendar. And unfortunately, they didn't get here fast enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Caused Spain's Deadly Subway Crash? | 7/5/2006 | See Source »

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