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Should not be possible here. >> it should not be possible. >> reporter: it was rolled out quickly in 2002 and relatively cheaply, $7 million. >> over history, over time, its more than made up for that in terms of saving peoples lives. >> reporter: the uk upgraded to a more sophisticated system that should be safer, but it will take decades. this 2013 derailment in spain shows transition carries great risk. investigators say the driver was distracted as the train left a high-speed section of trac...

Which will apply the brakes if the driver is overspeeding. >> reporter: in theory that should not be possible here. >> that should not be possible here. >> reporter: the other advantage he says it was rolled out quickly, in 2002 and relatively cheaply for around $700 million. >> if you look at the statistics and history over time, it has more than made up to are that in terms of saving peoples lives. >> reporter: the uk is slowly upgrading to a more sophisticated europe wide system but it will t...

To a sophisticated. automatic system that should be even safer. but it will take decades. experts say this 2013 derailment in spain shows transition carries great risk. investigators say the driver was distracted, as the train left a high speed section of track. with automatic safe guard. and moved into a slow bend with an older manual safety system. the result. 79 people were killed. experience proves, driver concentration is enough to guarantee rail safety. phil black,. cnn london. >> finally ...