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http://ondalivrefm.net/2016/09/09/a...parecidas-com-autocarros-do-que-com-comboios/ of the causes of the Tua train derailment in 2008 - basically poor track maintenance, and inappropriate matching of light weight carriage body (more tram than bus I would say) to a railway chassis which was not suitable for the route.
CP restructured the rolling stock of the Tua Line, "keeping the base" and putting on "much like structures buses than trains"
By: Free Wave · 09/09/2016 · 0 Comments
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Professor Bragança Mário Vaz, who joined the team responsible for the expert to the accident of the Tua Line 2008 made a mortal victim and led to its closure, says that what caused the derailment was the mismatch between the rolling stock and the route and accuses the CP of lack of maintenance.
The lecturer of the Faculty of Engineering of Porto University and researcher of INEGI - Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering, recalls the assessment that was at the time the request of the Ministry of Home Affairs and at the conditions of lack of maintenance was surprised did not happen a fatal accident before.
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"At some point, decided to restructure the rolling stock, to adapt to the new day, maintaining that it was the basic structure, and putting up structures much more similar fiber buses than trains.
Created a mismatch between the suspensions of rolling stock and the suspension of the material and the railway route. Created situations to derailments.
The fact of operating at low speeds, worked as a guardian angel for a long time. "
For the specialist in mechanical engineering, was up capacity to evaluate the quality of service, however, this knowledge has never been used by the CP.
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"We had in Portugal engineering available to assess the conditions of the line, as it turned out later during the investigation stage to assess the structure of the rolling stock, and whether it was or not compatible with that track.
However, the CP never resorted to such services, and was improvising here and there, until the accident happened.
At that time we were called, and what is realized that there had been a slouch for a long time. And the knowledge that the CP had, we could see in Bragança station, and staff, so-called "flight of bosses", who walked with a gauge, on foot, on the road to see if the distance between the rails remained . That ended, and continued to operate in a way almost no maintenance. "
The opinion of the teacher and researcher FEUP Mário Vaz, born in Bragança
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The future of heritage railways in Portugal is in the hands of the government and not the people.
I think this post on Facebook confirms what I said in my earlier post about the governments role
https://www.facebook.com/movimentocivicopelalinhadotua/posts/1177046475700899:0
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XMOS Messrs,
According to the published in the Official Gazette on last August 30, 2016, the Council of Ministers decided to declassify the Tua Line of the National Railway Network, demoting once again its importance.
Throughout our history, the Tua Line was probably the rail link more "chacoteado" of the country, where he suffered a bit of everything. Contrary to what is stated on the Official Gazette, the link between Macedo de Cavaleiros and Bragança not ended in 1992, but in December 1991, when this section was left completely isolated from the network, since after the end of the section between Mirandela and Macedo de Knights.
It was, however, in 1992 the CP, a dubious legitimacy to act, came to Bragança and Macedo de Knights take the rolling stock there was. This survey was done in the dead of night, on the grounds that the material would need intervention, and is then seen cuts in local telecommunications. The event became known as "The Night of the robbery."
Already between 2007 and 2008, a railway infrastructure that in 120 years of existence had never given any major problems, suffering in just over a year, four serious accidents that resulted in fatalities. At the same time, the dam Tua "jumps out of paper" and becomes a reality.
With this barrage came the promises of development, prosperity, jobs and a brighter future. What never came, was a viable alternative, fast, cheap and PUBLIC for what had been stolen from the people, the Tua Line. Nevertheless there is a "mobility plan" that is perceived now, will move few people.
The section between Carvalhais and Bragança, there is much that is not part of the National Rail Network, being closed since 1992 and already disqualified. It's "logic" the declassification of the section between the wall of the dam of Foz Tua-and Brunheda, as this was the area to sink.
What is not understood at all is the declassification of the Tua line in the area to requalify (Brunheda - Cachão), or the section currently has rail service and is served by Mirandela Metro (Cachão - Carvalhais).
With this decision, the government pronounced in a clear and evident in relation to the Tua Line and its potential: ignoring it, forgetting it, and giving a final "blow" in the subject, which clearly says that is not interested in maintaining it, or to ensure the public rail service. In a more general way, which is back to note is a political oblivion with the District of Bragança, as has already happened in the mid 1990s when it closed about 250 kms Northeast Transmontano (Lines Corgo, Tua and Flavor).
Another thing that does not understand is the very characterization used by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers as regards the Tua Line, "useless" and "unsustainable" are some of the words used. From what we remember, the Mirandela Metro, which operates in only 16 kms from the Tua Line has consecutive profit for more than four years of activity.
Again, ignore the historical and cultural factor, ignores an entire tourism potential that was going to happen, and shoots up the responsibility into the hands of private that solely have profit interests (the limit serve customers, but not the semi-isolated populations of the villages which were served by rail).
That said,
The Mirandela Metro will continue to earn subsidies to operate the shuttle service until the Mobility Plan go?
The regional mayors were heard and agreed;
You have to say about this? They had counterparts? What transportation will be in the future, for the people?
The Tua Valley Regional Development Agency also agreed with the decision. What will they say about it?
With this downgrading, the people lose the right to public service. With this decision, the locals no longer be entitled to accessibility that have always had, over nearly 129 years, and now have to settle for tourism and private holding that will operate in the valley of Tua.
And the people, nothing can be said. The Government sold "our" Tua Line.
