788 trains did not run. Train drivers are protesting against the allegationsof the relationship between railway accidents and the alcohol consumption rate of these workers, which they consider to have been established by the Government.
The train drivers’ strike led to the suppression of 75.2% of trains, this Friday, between 0 am and 7 pm, with 260 of 1,048 scheduled running, according to data from the carrier.
They were, therefore, 788 trains removed, advanced. Us Long-distance trains were suspended 51 out of 67 planned and in the regional service 195 out of 257 did not run Dear All. In the urban areas of Lisbon, 359 out of 479 planned were removed and in Porto 161 trains out of 217 were not carried out. estimated. Already in the urban areas of Coimbra, 22 trains out of 28 were removed predicted.
The controversial words of minister Leitão Amaro
Em cause are the of November 14th, when stated that “it is not very well known, but Portugal has the second worst performance in terms of the number per kilometer of railway accidents that occur” and “performs about seven times worse than the first half of countries Europeans”.
A For this purpose, António Leitão Amaro also mentioned that the Government approved a bill that reinforces “the administrative offense measures for drivers of this railway transport, creating a ban on driving under the influence of alcohol“. “Being Portugal, in one of the worst situations in terms of accident levels, has the lightest and lowest administrative offense framework in Europe”, said the ruler.
No the day he issued the statement about the strike, the SMAQ said that it did not receive any response to the demand made to the minister to publicly clarify and rectify the statements.
Government advances with security measures
Already Thursday, in a statement, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing (MIH) announced that it will move forward with several measures to reinforce railway safetywhich said they respond to the demands of machinists.
Already note, the Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Miguel Pinto Luz, regrets SMAQ’s decision to maintain the general strike of train drivers for today, “which will have a negative impact on the circulation of trains and consequently on the lives of thousands of citizens who use transport public”.
Of According to the guardianship, the measures go through the “reinforcement of the use of the ATP system (Automatic Train Protection) in vehicles that circulate on the National Railway Network”for the “reduction in the use of Temporary Speed Limitationsprivileging a greater use of blue periods provided for in the Network Directory” so “mcontinuous improvement of the Infrastructure Manager and operators’ Safety Management Systems ferrors“.
O The Ministry will also move forward with the “definition of performance indicators to monitor the progress and effectiveness of the measures” and with the “reinforcement of safety conditions regarding the signaling and protection of Temporary Speed Limitations, through the revision and clarification of safety regulations in force”.
