The deadly train collision in north-central Greece on Tuesday night not only revealed to the world the antiquated and ultimately unsafe condition of the country’s paltry – by European standards – rail network, but also the long-standing scourge of vandalism and theft that plagued this transportation medium.
Tempi rail disaster: How theft, vandalism and possible sabotage bedeviled Greece’s railways over past 2 decades
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Minister of State to visit accident scene at Tempi - Press conference on Wednesday
Today, the Minister of State responsible for infrastructure and transport, Giorgos Gerapetritis, is going to Thessaly, specifically to the site of the train accident in Tempi.
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PM Mitsotakis addresses the nation on Tempi train crash, announces cross-party investigation committee of experts
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke about the Tempi fatal train disaster in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening.
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