aspect of the signalling system. it aspect of the signalling system. it is a huge system, the world s fourth largest rail network, carrying 20 million people every single day. it seems in your research that there are many decades perhaps of failures for this system? for this system? yes. the last such accident happened for this system? yes. the last such accident happened in for this system? yes. the last such accident happened in 2016. - for this system? yes. the last such accident happened in 2016. we - for this system? yes. the last such accident happened in 2016. we hadj accident happened in 2016. we had multiple casualties. in a similar case, there was an internal probe with the railways and the indian government also handed over the probe to the national investigative agency for a potential terror angle. afterfour agency for a potential terror angle. after four years, agency for a potential terror angle. afterfour years, india agency for a potential terror angle. after four
to find out why this kind of accident is happening because this is involving three different trains in this particular area. india has been modernising its tracks and modernising its signal system. for example, they are now introducing a superfast train. so we are not sure how this particular incident happened, but this will also be a reminder to the officials about the signalling system and how the trains can be monitored. it is not uncommon to have train accidents in india, but again, the number of the casualty figures shows that it was a major disaster and it is also a clear reminder to what needs to be done to protect these tracks. those are some of done to protect these tracks. those are some of the done to protect these tracks. those are some of the questions - done to protect these tracks. those are some of the questions that - done to protect these tracks. those are some of the questions that will| are some of the questions that will undoubtably have to come. but at the mom
in terms of infrastructure, in terms of strengthening tracks and signalling system. that is the key, but things have improved over the years. still, these accidents are happening, and the accidents are not uncommon in india, but, again, how this happened, what were the reasons, i think officials will conduct an investigation, but what people are trying to understand is how some of these coaches came off the track and then there was another train coming from the opposite direction. that is for the investigation and for the authorities. at the moment, they are focusing on sending more rescue teams because these carriages would have been toppled and the doors would have jammed. they have to cut through these, and to rescue those injured. some of those are probably badly injured. so time is of the essence here. that is why officials are trying to bring more teams from outside the state as well. we will be keeping across the latest air. coming back to the uk now.
crammed into these superfast trains. but, you know, for years, they were not investment in terms of infrastructure, in terms of strengthening tracks and signalling system. that is the key, but things have improved over the years. still, these accidents are happening, and these accidents are happening, and the accidents are not uncommon in india, but, again, how this happened, what were the reasons, i think officials will conduct an investigation, but what people are trying to understand is how some of these coaches came off the track and then there was another train coming from the opposite direction. that is for the investigation and for the authorities. at the moment, they are focusing on sending more rescue teams because these carriages would have been toppled and the doors would have jammed. they have to cut through these, and to rescue those injured. some of those are probably badly injured. so time is of the essence here. that is why officials are trying to bring more teams from
henri, i want to bring in the united states because we had another train derailment recently in fact, according to the numbers, there s more than 1,000 derailments every year in that country. what s gone wrong with america s train system and that infrastructure needed? because i m just wondering, is it simply a lack of investment over the years? 0r i m wondering if it s also just a lack of love for train travel, certainly compared to our european friends? there is a huge investment plan in the us, as you know, and we have the infrastructure and job act which, of course, aims at upgrading, significantly, all the infrastructure in the us. there was, in the past, as well, a lot of investment on what they call ptc, which is a signalling system in the us to ensure the safety of the trains. so maybe, the us would be seen as lagging behind in the past in terms of infrastructure but i think a lot of money is being invested to catch up, both in terms of freight and in terms of mainline. and