In Spain, they spent 258 million euros on trains that did not fit into the tunnels (3 photos)

The mistake was revealed two years after the start of construction - when brand new trains were put on the rails.





Spain decides to replace commuter trains in regions Asturias and Cantabria. In the last one, there was a complete mess with them, the head Cantabria complained more than once and said:

"Local lineups date back to the Wild West era."

The roads there are narrow-gauge - less than 1435 millimeters. Trains under they were designed, but made rather unusually. This was done companies Adif and Renfe.



One of the Renfe trains

They built it for two years, invested 258 million euros. Well, they put brand new compositions on the rails. It turned out that the "specialists" did not take into account tunnel size. The trains turned out to be too wide and just can't get there. passed.

Both companies blame each other, and the head of Cantabria is indignant:

“When starting a project, it is assumed that the responsible the company knows what it will have to provide to the consumer. If this train, they need to know the width of the wheels and whether the train can run on tunnel."



Suburban station in Spain

The project was thwarted - to remake trains, you need at least two of the year. Spanish Prime Minister Isabel Rodriguez internal investigation, and Transport Minister Raquel Sanchez repented, admitted the mistake and threatened to fire all those responsible. But the post itself left.

But the heads flew from others: they were removed from their posts head of the technical inspection of the railway company Adif and Fleet Manager of the National Railroad Network Spain (Renfe).

The search for the perpetrators continues.