Glory and Lavra elevators have never been inspected by the Railway Security Authority

The two elevators have never been the subject of a survey by the National Railway Safety Authority, unlike the lifts of Santa Justa and Bica.

The historical elevators of glory and mining They were never inspected By the National Railway Safety Authority (ANSF), unlike the ancestors of Bica and Santa Justa, advances in today’s edition.

The Institute of Mobility and Transport (IMT), which has the protection of ANSF, told the newspaper that, according to legislation approved in 2020, stopped having supervision skills of “cable transport systems” built before 1986 and classified as heritage.

The Glory Elevator was declared a national monument in 2002. The monument is now in the news after the tragic derailment on Wednesday, which caused 16 dead and two dozen injuries.

On the contrary, the IMT continued to oversee the lifts of Bica and Santa Justa, but only as “A gesture of goodwill and good cooperation”With Carris, which operates the four historical elevators of Lisbon.

The liability for the security of the lifts belongs to Carris and, according to a European Union directive, is up to ANSF only ensured that the rules are met.

“An essentially bureaucratic task that goes through Analysis of security certificates and the validation of security management systems, ”wrote the public.

Electric maintenance spending rose 4%

Carlos Coins, sent a letter to the Lisbon City Council workers where he ensures that “the maintenance of the equipment was being done with the expected regularity” and that “the expenses in maintaining Carris equipment” increased 25% in the last three years.

But a more detailed analysis of reports shows that the costs of maintaining the so -called “electric mode” fleet and infrastructures – which includes electric, lifts and elevators – recorded only one growth of 3.83% Between 2022 and 2024. In 2024, this amount totaled 4.96 million euros, just above 4.78 million recorded in 2022. In fact, in 2021, the expense was still higher, surpassing the 5.1 million, the public advances.

Given these differences, the Chamber clarified that the 25% referred to by currencies do not concern exclusively to the elevator of glory or electric structures, but to the “global maintenance costs of the company”. This amount includes external contracts and internal costs imputed to maintenance.

In a context where political responsibilities are beginning to be requested from the mayor, CML has sought to reinforce the idea that investment in Carris has grown consistently in recent years. In a statement, the municipality underlines that payments to the carrier increased by 139 million euros during the period of the governance of Fernando Medina, to 180 million under the leadership of Carlos Coinswhich corresponds to a growth of 29%.

In addition, the reinforcement of European financing stands out. In 2024, Carris obtained 27.1 million euros on community supportsmore than double the previous homologous period. According to the municipality, since the company’s municipalization, the carrier’s global budget increased by about 30%.