Thessaly Railways
Five OSE insiders got hold of audio files of Tempe train crash
Five people, most of them senior managers at state-run Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) which operates the rail network, gained access to the organization's audio files from the night of the train collision at Tempe in the early hours of March 1, 2023, railway executives told Kathimerini on condition of anonymity.
Train cash site cleared by order of police, fire brigade
The police and fire department decided to remove the damaged wagons and use diggers to clear the site of the railway accident, the country's deadliest, in Tempe, central Greece, in February 2023, according to statements given at the end of January 2024 to the Larissa Magistrate's Court by the digging machine operators and what was stated, on condition of anonymity, to Kathimerini by officials w
First trial over Tempe tragedy adjourned to April 5
TV crews gather outside an Athens courthouse for the first trial on Friday concerning a lawsuit filed by relatives of a victim of the Tempe train crash, Greece's deadliest, in late February 2023. The trial was adjourned until April 5.
Greece marks anniversary of its deadliest train crash
Relatives of the 57 victims of Greece's deadliest train crash attended a memorial service to mark the anniversary, in Tempe, central Greece on Wednesday. Relatives left flowers at the fence alongside the tracks where the collision occurred, with the names and photos of the victims.
Thousands march through Athens to mark train crash anniversary and demand justice
Thousands of striking Greek workers and students marched through central Athens on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the country's deadliest train crash - and demand justice and bigger pay rises.
Key points in the ongoing Tempe tragedy probe
Even though a year has gone by since the February 28, 2023 rail disaster near Larissa at Tempe, central Greece - which claimed the lives of 57 people, most of them young university students returning from a long weekend break - judicial authorities appear to have widened the scope of inquiries in recent weeks, adding more names to their list of suspects.
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Farmers: The nationwide meeting will take place tomorrow in Nikaia of Larissa after the government’s new support measures
Today at 17:00′, the meeting of the farmers of Thessaly
Former railway chief testifies in Tempe inquiry
A former railway chief has told the parliamentary inquiry into the deadly Tempe railway collision that when the general railway traffic code is not being followed by personnel, "no [electronic safety] system can save you."
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Former OSE deputy chief testifies in Tempe inquiry
Former Hellenic Railway Organisation (OSE) deputy managing director Thanasis Kottaras testified that the transfer of the station master on duty at the time of the accident was "legal and legitimate" on Thursday.
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Hellenic Train CEO testimony forwarded to prosecutor
The testimony of the CEO of Hellenic Train, Maurizio Capotorto, has been forwarded to the competent prosecutor's office by the Parliament committee probing the deadly train collision in February 2023 in Tempe, central Greece, to investigate the possibility of perjury.