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Spain wildfire disrupts Madrid-Barcelona rail service as heatwave looms

A wildfire near Spain's high-speed rail line in Catalonia disrupted services between Madrid and Barcelona. This incident precedes a predicted heatwave, with the national weather service forecasting a sharp rise in fire risk from Sunday, particularly in northern interior zones. Scientists attribute the increasing frequency of such extreme weather events…

The Economic Times

'Supporting Catalunya's independence in front of millions of viewers' – Planned protests mean Tour de France start in Barcelona could face disruption

Catalan independence groups aim to 'mobilise hundreds of volunteers and activists' as Tour visits region in July

Cycling News

One killed and 37 injured in Spain train crash days after deadly Adamuz collision

Tuesday’s accident near the Spanish city of Barcelona leaves five people seriously injured

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Broken 'Fishplate' Killed 40 in Spain After Union Warned Track Operator of 'Severe Wear' Months Before

Investigators found worn fishplate on Spanish track where 40 died. Union SEMAF had warned ADIF of 'severe wear' on high-speed line in August.

International Business Times UK

Spain to hold three days of mourning after train crash that killed at least 40

Officials say death toll likely to rise as rescuers continue to comb through wreckage in remote area of Andalucía

The Guardian - UK

Spanish rail operator was warned of ‘severe wear and tear’ on tracks before horror crash killed at least 40

Spain’s prime minister promised transparency in an investigation into how the trains derailed near Cordoba

The Independent UK

Spain suspends high-speed train services after deadly collision

At least 39 people were killed and more than 120 injured when a high-speed train in southern Spain derailed and was hit by another. Sunday night's accident on Europe's largest high-speed rail network has surprised experts, because it occurred with a relatively new train on a straight piece of track.

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Spain train crash: Everything we know as country records fourth rail incident in a week

Spain has witnessed its fourth rail incident within a week. Find out what happened and the causes behind these shocking events.

Evening Standard

What caused the Spain train crash? Track fault highlighted in investigation after 41 killed

Hundreds were on board when the train derailed and slammed into another on an adjacent track. Stuti Mishra and Maira Butt report as the investigation into what happened continues

The Independent UK

High-speed train crash in southern Spain kills 39

Forty-eight people remain in hospital, with 12 in intensive care, after two trains collide in Córdoba province

The Guardian - UK

At least 39 people killed in high-speed train crash in southern Spain

Video from the scene shared on social media showed rescuers pulling passengers from twisted carriages lying on their side under the glare of floodlights

Evening Standard

Train Accident in Spain: Why Rescuers Asked Survivors to Prove They Were Alive on Social Media

At least 21 people were killed in a train accident in Spain, prompting rescuers to urge survivors to confirm they were alive on social media.

International Business Times UK

Spain train crash latest: Bodies still trapped in wreckage as Spain deploys cranes and death toll rises

Madrid-bound train derailed on a straight stretch of track, before being hit head-on by another locomotive travelling 200kmph in the opposite direction

The Independent UK

High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 5 and injuring 25

A high-speed train has derailed in southern Spain and collided with an oncoming train

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Evening Standard

Spain's train network grinds to a halt after vital signalling cables stolen in ‘act of sabotage'

It comes just a week after Spain and Portugal suffered an unprecedented and unexplained power blackout

The Guardian - UK

Spain: cable theft that caused rail chaos was ‘act of sabotage’, says minister

Signalling cable taken from four locations, delaying high-speed services between Madrid and Seville, week after massive power cut

International Business Times

Spain Train Driver Jailed For 2.5 Years Over Deadly 2013 Crash

A Spanish court on Friday sentenced a train driver and a safety director to two-and-a-half years in prison over a 2013 crash that was the nation's deadliest rail disaster in nearly eight decades.

The Independent UK

Ex-safety chief pleads innocence in Spain train crash case

The former head of safety for Spain’s state-owned rail infrastructure company has told a court that he was not responsible for the 2013 train crash that killed 80 passengers

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The Independent UK

Spain: Train crash driver says he couldn´t avert accident

The driver of a train that crashed in Spain in 2013, killing 80 people, has told a court he braked but couldn´t avoid the accident

The Guardian - UK

Scuffles at trial of men accused of causing 2013 train crash in Spain

Defendant punched as hearings get under way into Santiago de Compostela derailment that killed 80 people

Reuters

Jeers, scuffles as trial of 2013 Spanish train disaster that killed 80 begins

The trial of a Spanish train driver and a former head of traffic safety at national rail-infrastructure operator Adif over a train disaster that killed 80 people in the summer of 2013 kicked off on Wednesday, with a protester punching one of the defendants in a scuffle outside the courtroom.

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