a tThe retiring technician is one of two intermediate positions dismissed for alleged responsibility in the metric rail scandal (Former Feve from CAF, which entered service in 2020 and whose measurements are inconsistent with those of existing tunnels in the area) Asturias And Cantabrian. According to sources from the Ministry of Transport, the person fired by Renfe is only a few weeks away from retirement, which does not rule out the possibility of further disciplinary action. The two dismissed men are blamed for the error that caused an additional delay of between two and three years in the delivery of 31 units ordered, which represents a $258 million contract for a commuter line in Madrid, along with six Alpine trains. euro.
The first of those dismissed was currently in a second-level position in the Materials Management department in the Technical and Operations Department, but was manager of Renfe Viajeros’ Materials Management Area during the pregnancy of the failed narrow gauge project. trains. During his career in public administration, he held various positions related to technical and material fields.. In 2014, he was appointed as the manager of the Medium Distance and Suburban Material Area, where he moved to manage the Renfe Viajeros Fleet Management area the same year.
when in June 2020 Renfe’s board awards CAF for the production of trainsThe Manager of Renfe Viajeros’ Materials Management Area has been sacked following a tender process “affected by the covid-19 pandemic” according to the operator. The dismissal of this Renfe technician was signed last Monday by the head of the operator, Isaías Táboas, which does not exclude new disciplinary actions, as can be seen from the statement issued at the time: “Renfe will cooperate with absolute transparency. Mitma will conduct the audit and evaluate its results to proceed with the recommended final organizational adjustments. “.
This technician was involved in another scandal 23 years ago, as sources consulted at Transport told La Nueva España of the Prensa Ibérica group. He was one of five Renfe executives who resigned from his position as Director of Regional Business Unit Materials and Media on May 24, 2000, after it was learned that they had participated in the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Valencia in Paris. was invited by Alstom, a French multinational company that manufactures trains and ships.
Alstom chartered a private jet on which five executives were traveling while staying at a Paris hotel near the Saint Denis football stadium. The invitation included a round-trip flight, dinner, accommodation and breakfast. The French company later denied any “anomaly” in the invitation and any direct link to the high-speed train competition among the five who resigned. That 667 million Euros is in question. Although they all saw themselves as “scapegoats”, they voluntarily resigned “in order not to tarnish the image of the company”.
The resignations were requested by the then Minister of Public Works, Francisco Álvarez-Cascos, for “irregular behavior”. Two years ago, Alstom was already involved in a scandal involving illegal commissions uncovered during the investigation of the “Filesa case”, named after one of the companies in which the PSOE was illegally funded with more than 1,200 million pesetas. during the construction of the Madrid-Seville high-speed rail line in the early eighties of the last century, just over 7 million euros).
The second, who was fired by Adif president María Luisa Domínguez on Monday, was “preemptive” until the conclusion of the audit announced by the Minister. The person who was dismissed as the Head of Ray Inspection and Technology said, “This decision will allow another person to join the working group to be formed within Mitma to quickly close the design of the train, which was tendered by Renfe while the inspection continues. Adif, from the work that does not exclude disciplinary penalties like Renfe. announced after the release.