Prime Minister Gruaman has confirmed that he has forced the operator of one of the country’s largest rail lines to suspend all its services following new evidence that has come to light in the inquiry into May’s Dubrovka rail tragedy. ‘Momentum’, the partly state-owned enterprise that operates services on the high-speed ‘Delta’ line, will face charges of safety negligence the inquiry announced today. The company who built the derailing unit, which caused the death of nearly 140 people in total, has been cleared of wrongdoing. The Transport Minister has suggested that services may remain suspended for a number of weeks until new arrangements for a rail operator can be negotiated. Mr Moreno said that it was the ‘highest priority’ of the government to get the line operating again – but said that safety was ‘paramount’ to the conclusion of the investigation. The inquiry continues until August.
Gruaman Forces Rail Operator To Suspend Service
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