renfe He is “the main person responsible” for the “Fevemocho” scandal.The measurements of the convoys and tunnels of the intended metric track networks, including that of Asturias, were inconsistent, causing the production process of 31 trains to be halted for two years. This has been acknowledged by ministry sources describing it. They also have a responsibility. adiposeState Railways Security Institution And Have Ministry. In any case, the distribution of responsibilities is already clear, although Minister Raquel Sánchez has set up a working group to examine all the details of the fiasco and monitor the production process of the convoys. renfe “number one offender”the “main cause” of errors.
In fact, this guilt “provision” was clear from the very beginning. Thus, Gipuzkoan CAF, the company that tendered the manufacture of 31 trains, noticed the errors in the dimensions of the tunnels in March 2021 and reported it to Renfe. The issue was widely discussed at a meeting in September 2021 attended by representatives of Adif, AESF and Transport, which included the public operator and the CAF, as well as other parties. Already at that time Renfe was mentioned.
Because although the representatives of the railway administration received a reprimand in their official documents, “ideal” dimensions of tunnelsRenfe was appointed the most responsible, not the “real” ones, as it was their responsibility to verify that the dimensions of the trains they ordered fit the routes they intended to operate. Sources consulted indicate that the “tension” existing in some areas of administration between Renfe and Adif “something to do” with errors. “There seems to be a clear lack of communication,” they said. However, these sources, citing former managers of the metrics (Feve), underlined that the “biggest mistake” was perhaps “not consulting those who really know”. “They’re the ones who know the lines and their features inwardly, so they noticed mistakes from the very first moment.” The “problem” they add is that decisions from “offices in Madrid” “not stepping on the roads” and “Cantabrian, Asturias and Feve is far, far away”.
Whether the trains to be built will be too large (defects were detected at the design stage, according to the Ministry) or too small (Transport provided two versions in a matter of days), the ministry’s sources consulted admitted that they did not know the details of the Order, but the dimensions of the trains Renfe ordered were not reflected in the walls of some tunnels. and they would have to make it “too small” if they didn’t meet and respect the minimum distances to their ceilings.
“Bad Managers”
The discomfort of Renfe employees, as well as those of Adif, is obvious. Workers lament “irreparable damage” to the company’s image and thus to “workers”. His conclusion is that it is “proved once again” that the public operator has “good employees and bad managers”.
But Renfe’s main criticism is not this mistake, but that “in two years he has done nothing to fix it”. Therefore, the sources referenced explain that the operator was relegated to renegotiating the contract with the CAF and henceforth, as the Secretary General for Infrastructures explains, the process is directly the ministry itself. Xavier FloresIn Santander on Wednesday, Renfe met with Adif, AESF leaders and the governments of Cantabria and Asturias.