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'Real questions to be asked' after deadly train collision in Spain, journalist says
In this edition of Perspective, we focus on the tragic train collision that killed at least 68 people in Spain on Wednesday. We're joined by Nicholas Kingsley, executive editor of Railway Gazette International.
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