A contributory factor to the rail accident in Hordorf in Sachsen Anhalt in Germany was the absence of a fail safe brake system when a train passes a red signal. The safer and more modern system is in place on DB Netz in the older States of the Federal Republic.
On similar single line track in Ireland there is no fail safe braking system.
The passenger train that crashed at Hordorf was operated and owned by Veolia, who operate Dublin's Luas
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