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[–] 19 points 1 week ago (9 children)

According to what I have read in Norwegian media: It was human error. The traffic controller said both should proceed at normal speed. The stationary train in the front told the controller that they were unable to start the train. But this message didn't end up relayed to the train gunning towards it. The procedure was also that the trains should run at 40 kmh when there was the signal issue that was there. But they were told to use normal speed which is 320 kmh.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 week ago (7 children)

    Yup, but still, there is one track, two objects moving towards each other. Is there truly no technology that can prevent this situation regardless of human errors?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Signalling, especially in another country, is not my specialty... But stateside (where tech can range from 2026 latest to akin to 1926).. there would have been a trackside signal that the moving train would've had to ignore... On top of the dispatch/comms screw up. I, like you, would have assumed there'd be some positive control preventing the trains from being on the same section of track or at least at high speed. Hopefully this will spark safety initiatives to improve signalling and train control.

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