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Sánchez: Spain’s rail network is ‘not perfect but safe’, vows ‘justice will be done’ for victims’ families

News Desk11th February 202616th February 2026

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged on Wednesday that justice would be delivered after two train crashes last month left 47 people dead, stressing that...

RENFE to cancel 955 trains as three-day strike in February looks set to go ahead

News Desk5th February 202610th February 2026

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LATEST: Spain’s train drivers call off three-day strike after agreement for increased funding for rail upkeep. Spain’s national rail operator RENFE will cancel 955 trains...

Spain’s train crash victims mourned as families call for truth and justice

News Desk30th January 20264th February 2026

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A funeral mass in memory of the 45 people killed in the Adamuz train crash was held on Thursday at the Carolina Marín sports centre...

Families of Adamuz train crash victims to receive €216,000 under €20m compensation plan

News Desk28th January 20262nd February 2026

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The Spanish government said on Tuesday that it will distribute €20 million in compensation to those affected by last month’s high-speed train disaster in southern...

Initial report from train tragedy investigators points to fracture in track prior to accident

News Desk25th January 202629th January 2026

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A preliminary investigation into last weekend’s deadly high-speed rail crash in southern Spain indicates that a fracture in the track may have existed before the...

Fourth train incident in 5 days: ‘passenger lightly injured’ after train hits crane in Murcia

News Desk22nd January 202626th January 2026

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A commuter train hit a crane in the southeastern Spanish region of Murcia on Thursday, leaving one passenger with minor injuries, the national rail operator...

One dead, 37 injured, as commuter train hits collapsed wall near Barcelona

News Desk21st January 202626th January 2026

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A Rodalies commuter train derailed near Barcelona on Tuesday night after it ploughed into the rubble of a retaining wall that had collapsed onto the...

Death toll rises to 43 as royals visit train crash site and Spain starts three days of mourning

News Desk20th January 202625th January 2026

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Spain began three days of national mourning on Tuesday for the victims of the high-speed train crash that occurred in Adamuz, southern Spain, on Sunday...

Train crash probe points to possible damaged track, amid uncertainty over cause or consequence

News Desk19th January 202625th January 2026

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Investigators examining Sunday’s derailment of a high-speed train in Spain, which has now claimed at least 40 lives, have identified a damaged joint in the...

Sánchez vows ‘to get to the truth’ about cause of train tragedy, as Spain declares three days of mourning

News Desk19th January 202626th January 2026

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged on Monday to ‘get to the truth’ about the cause of the railway accident in the Andalusian town of...

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