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occupied by the maintenance vehicle, the track I signal changed to red and the Alfa
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563:[Final report of the investigation into the collision of an Alfa Pendular train with a maintenance vehicle at Soure station, on 31-07-2020] (in Portuguese). Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves e de Acidentes Ferroviários - GPIAAF. 1 October 2021
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