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[tunnie]

Either way, holy cow   

[mantahatch]

I wonder if the driver suffered a medical condition 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Its one of these types (I suspect its the hybrid one as there is clearly an MTU diesel engine in one of the shots).

http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/nuestros_trenes/alvia_s130.html

As you can see the coach roof lowers which makes it appear like its off the rails

[Marks DTM Calib]

I wonder if the driver suffered a medical condition 

He will do when hes banged up in a spanish prison for a bit

[henryd]

It's lower than the engine at the front. Just to be clear what I'm on about.

Although its difficult to tell the extent if the curve from that low angle.

you could well be right as it does look that way,as said shocking

[tunnie]

Freeze frame snap shot. It looks like the first carriage is already in trouble to me. No?

Does look that way, you can see the gap after the power car, that said they are quite odd looking even close up:

[Marks DTM Calib]

Ah, here we go, one of the hybrids

[Marks DTM Calib]

Note the extra diesel power car module 

[tunnie]

I see 

So that extra unit is diesel, which generates the electric to drive the other 2 power cars?

Assume that's aimed for use in areas without over-head wires? 

[Marks DTM Calib]

I see 

So that extra unit is diesel, which generates the electric to drive the other 2 power cars?

Assume that's aimed for use in areas without over-head wires? 

Yep, means they can go over all routes and there is one at each end

Clearly in this case its on OHLE

[omega3000]

Very sad  Sure was some speed

[Varche]

How long before auto speed reduction devices are fitted to trains to overide the driver given the speed limit for a given piece of track and GPS etc.?

[aaronjb]

It's lower than the engine at the front. Just to be clear what I'm on about.

Although its difficult to tell the extent if the curve from that low angle.

Freeze frame it just as the rear loco comes into view and that end looks the same with the step; though I thought the same as you at first, it took a few goes through before I realised the tail end had an identical step. Which makes sense given what Mark has posted.

[chrisgixer]

Yeah see what you mean. But I don't know, something's not right, it looks.... Out of alignment to me.

Although its clearly doing more than 80k if that's real time.

Good god. Imagine being a passenger on that.

[chrisgixer]

Bbc news just showed that video, partly along with a higher up shot of the track further round the bend. It exits a tunnel, turns, goes under the road bridge, then appears in the video.

So unless something fell off the road bridge onto the track that didnt derail the engine but did the carriages, it looks difficult to conclude not speed related going by that.

Driver comments do not suggest a health issue.