Gaps and safety warnings ignored

After the tragic accident in central Greece shortly before midnight Tuesday, the shortcomings and omissions of local train networks and the unheeded warnings are again coming to light.

For instance, in 2019 ERGOSE, the projects branch of Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE), was ordered by the European Commission to return €2.4 million of funds due to problems in the signaling and telecommand project of the Athens-Thessaloniki-Promachonas railway, highlighting the long delays in the network upgrade projects.

Hellenic Train is often in the news for delays, poor services or even accidents that were avoided at the last minute.

At the same time, and despite the fact that complaints by railway employees' associations about safety systems are numerous, the Railway Regulatory Authority (RAS) has never been seriously involved, limiting itself to a decorative role,...