An AVE train stopped for 11 minutes near Urda due to an LZB outage the day before the crash

Renfe's AVE 2192, running the Madrid-Málaga route, stopped for about 11 minutes on the night of Tuesday, October 27, near Urda (Toledo), less than a kilometer from the point where about 12 hours later an AVE and an Iryo train collided, according to El Español. According to Renfe's GPS tracking reported by that newspaper, the stop began at around 20:32 and the train resumed its journey at around 20:43.

El Español attributes the stop to a loss of connection with the LZB, the line's control system, based on the account of a Renfe employee who was traveling on the train. According to the newspaper, the train then ran at reduced speed for about 6 kilometers, up to the point where the system reconnected, and accumulated about 17 more minutes of delay. Train drivers' representatives confirmed the LZB outage that evening to that outlet.

According to the preliminary note from the commission investigating the accident, cited by El Español, the LZB fault on the day of the crash began at 08:31 and the collision occurred at 08:53. The investigation will analyze the LZB faults, the traffic control instructions and the maintenance of the installations. The newspaper itself cautions that it cannot be established that both incidents were due to the same fault.

Story under review: the information comes from a single outlet, based on GPS data and unidentified sources. Neither Adif, nor Renfe, nor the investigating commission has confirmed the stop of AVE 2192 or its cause.