They are expected to shed light on what happened on the night of the tragedy in Tempi the two stationmasters of Larissa and the inspector of the OSE, who will be in front of the investigator today Friday.

According to reportsthe contracted station master he will argue in his apology that he did not leave his position earlier, but remained in this one and 15 minutes more.

“I worked for 8 hours. I left at 22:15, meaning I waited a quarter of an extra hour. My superiors had told me that I would offer 8 hours of work and I was not entitled to overtime. I was working from 1/2/2023 and the whole month I was leaving at 22.15 taking the last train to Volos, as my superiors had told me. When I left my job everything was in order. There was no pending issue,” said the contracted station master.

The same daybefore the investigator will be presented and the second and oldest station master who was on shift that afternoon. He will reportedly admit to leaving half an hour early, and is sure to be asked to answer why he left early and who blanked out the time in the shift book.

Inspector: Expected to lay blame on train driver, station masters and absence of remote control

For his part, the traffic inspector who placed the pre-arrested stationmaster in the night shifts will appear before the investigator on March 30. He is expected to argue that the scene of the accident was composed of a series of errors, among which is the abandonment of the positions by the two station masters and the non-observance of their timetable.

He will emphasize that both the driver who did not inform about the entry to the descent line and the station master who did not mention in his telegram the line on which the train would move are responsible. Finally he will claim that the accident is due and in oliguria in the installation of remote control and signaling works.

“I had no notification from any of the three shift masters (between 22:00 – 23:00) that IC62 was 55 minutes late. The station master who was remanded in custody was trained by others, others certified him. As a certified station master he could enter a shift at any station. After 23.00 on the evening when he would be alone, there was less traffic. Seven trains would pass, out of which four were commercial and would just pass through the station,” the traffic inspector said.

The inspector is expected to assign responsibilities anyway and notes that he will speak publicly once his apology is complete.