The train driver claimed, under shock, to be doing 190Km/h in a 80km/h bend.<p>The automatic breaks, which only trigger at discrete points, didn't kick in, and that part of the line, in spite of being part of a high speed line, is not covered by ERTMS [1].<p>It seems that a fortune was spent on advanced trains, which get votes, but perhaps not on safety, which save lives.<p>[1] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Rail_Traffic_Management_System" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Rail_Traffic_Manageme...</a>