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Italy's conference of regions on
Wednesday demanded the transport and infrastructure ministry
take action following a wave of recent technical problems and
breakdowns that have caused delays, cancellations and disruption
on the nation's rail network.
"We are very concerned about the repeated episodes which, in the
light of their concatenation, do not appear to be isolated and
random," Fulvio Bonavitacola, Coordinator of the
Infrastructure, Mobility and Territorial Governance Commission
of the Conference of Regions, told ANSA.
"Clear structural dysfunctions are coming to light.
"Clarity is needed on whether the network is actually able to
withstand the new traffic loads.
"(Railway company) FS must say something about the causes and
remedies to put in place to put an end to this now pathological
bulletin of delays.
"And the Ministry of Infrastructure must also show signs of life
given its direct competences and responsibilities in this
matter.
"It cannot use bad luck as an excuse; we are not dealing with
natural disasters, but with man-made phenomena".
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