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Spanish rail chiefs to be quizzed by MPs after crash Spain rail crash: 'No malfunction reported'
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Senior officials from Spain's railway operators are due to be questioned by a parliamentary committee following last month's deadly train crash in Santiago de Compostela. The head of Spain's public railways says the crew of the train which derailed at high speed last month killing 79 people had not reported any problems before the crash.
The heads of train operator Renfe and railway administrator Adif will face questions about rail safety. Renfe chief Julio Gomez-Pomar was speaking to a parliamentary panel about the crash near Santiago de Compostela.
The derailment on 24 July killed 79 people and left about 170 injured. The derailment on 24 July also left about people 170 injured.
Train driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo is under investigation but has not been formally charged.Train driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo is under investigation but has not been formally charged.
The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe in Madrid says that although the appearances of the two senior officials before a congressional committee have been prompted by the train crash, the session is not expected to look at the causes of the accident. "Throughout the journey there is no record of communication from the train to the monitoring centre to report any damage or abnormality," Mr Gomez-Pomar said.
He said all normal security procedures had been followed and that the driver had not been on duty more than the standard number of hours, having just returned to work after two days off.
The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe in Madrid says the parliamentary session is not expected to look at the causes of the accident.
Instead, MPs will ask what measures have been taken since then to improve safety.Instead, MPs will ask what measures have been taken since then to improve safety.
Among the issues the rail chiefs are likely to be asked about are procedures for communication between rail company employees, our correspondent says.Among the issues the rail chiefs are likely to be asked about are procedures for communication between rail company employees, our correspondent says.
The train's "black box" data recorder has revealed that Mr Garzon was talking to a colleague on his work phone and consulting documents just before the derailment.The train's "black box" data recorder has revealed that Mr Garzon was talking to a colleague on his work phone and consulting documents just before the derailment.
Judicial authorities have said the train was travelling at 192km/h (119mph) despite a speed limit of 80km/h (49mph) on the bend where it derailed. Judicial authorities have said the train was travelling at 192km/h (119mph) - more than twice the speed limit - on the bend where it derailed.
All eight carriages careered off the tracks on the express route between Madrid and the port city of Ferrol on the Galician coast.All eight carriages careered off the tracks on the express route between Madrid and the port city of Ferrol on the Galician coast.