Railways of the Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) blamed for the simultaneous failure of four grade crossings of the Canyada for two hours last April, "the intentional opening of the transformer station Canterería by a person outside FGV "in a response addressed to the Ombudsman to have accessed Levante-EMV.
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sources clarified that this" intentionally opening "occurred during the theft of copper rail facilities. This problem of safety barriers led to a "traffic chaos" in the neighborhood of half a Canyada was isolated and caused "numerous situations of danger" because the vehicles crossed the tracks desperate to see how time passed and not the trains, as this newspaper reported the Board of Barrio de La Canyada.
The incident was so long forcing the local police to regulate agents Paterna level crossings damaged. Faced with this setback so long, and that has been repeated numerous times as the Board of Neighborhood report and supports the same FGV, the Ombudsman, José Cholbi opened an official investigation "for the sake of protecting the constitutional rights life and physical integrity. " Cholbi required the railway company will submit "sufficient information on the actions taken or planned to improve road safety at level crossings and ensure the proper functioning of the barriers and signs of protection."
The manager FGV, Marisa Gracia, the Ombudsman said that the "manipulation by anyone other than FGV processing center Cantereria, which follows on from the power line in the direction of Canyada" prompted "to disconnect systems exclusive power line of 2,200 volts, which were not functioning. "
This explanation clarifies what happened on April 5 but not the rest of faults that continue to occur in the Canyada. Sept. 14 lowered the barriers remained for 30 minutes until the station master raised. In July also blocked the same barriers.