2nd March 2026

Rail strikes

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

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

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

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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...
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Chaos in Catalonia as rail network suspended for second day, as train drivers insist on more safety guarantees

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Commuter rail services on Catalonia’s Rodalies network remained suspended on Thursday morning, despite expectations that operations would begin to restart gradually during the day. Spain’s...
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