Ghent University for Tembi: Flammable 3.5 tons liquids were carried to the first wagon by commercial train

Scientists from the University of Ghent have made an accurate assessment of the causes of the massive train crash in the 2 years ago, the worst railway tragedy the country experienced when 57 people died. The team of academic researchers of the Department of Structural Engineering of the University of Ghent has been investigating the tragedy of the Tempes for about a year at the command of the Greek Aviation and Railway Accidents and Transport Safety Agency (EODASAM). CORVERSE Using their special laboratory equipment, as well as the innovative artificial intelligence analysis system (AI) they have created, Belgian scientists reportedly concluded that the first wagon of the commercial train, which followed the two engines of the commercial train, carrying a load of flammable liquids. Belgian experts reached conclusions not only about the type of substances that caused the explosion, but also about their weight, the dimensions of the tank that carried them, even the location of the train where they were found. According to the University, the weight of flammable liquids estimated to have been transported from the freight train was between 3.5 and 4 tonnes. This information will be reported in the Accident Investigation Authority report, which is expected to be presented on 27 February 2025. The duration of the explosions after the collision was approximately 8 seconds, while the “fired mushroom” caused by the explosion reached 80 meters high. The flammable substances are likely to be wood and toluene, also used for adulterous fuel. The commercial car went through 15 stations and 40 cameras. The file includes only one video, with some gaps, and is recorded with sharp details 26 minutes before the fatal collision in the area of Leptokarya. The possible illegal cargo is estimated by technical advisors to be in the first three open-type wagons behind the second freight train engine. Meanwhile, the first court decision to award compensation to family train workers in the tragedy in Tempes accused OSE and Hellenic Train of knowing the gaps in railway safety and nonetheless allowed the services to function.