https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Bargain tickets are up for grabs this week on High Speed and long distance routes across Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20200908/renfe-launches-flash-sale-on-autumn-train-tickets-across-spain Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:00:56 +0200 renfe-launches-flash-sale-on-autumn-train-tickets-across-spain Spanish train operator Renfe on Thursday said it had signed a $6-billion deal with US rail developer Texas Central to design, build and run a high-speed rail line in the United States. https://www.thelocal.es/20200221/spains-renfe-is-going-to-build-a-high-speed-rail-service-in-the-usa Fri, 21 Feb 2020 14:17:07 +0100 spains-renfe-is-going-to-build-a-high-speed-rail-service-in-the-usa Whether you're planning a hike the Pyrenees, a weekend in Barcelona or a trip to the seaside, Spain's railway network is quick, efficient and generally reliable way to get you where you need to be. https://www.thelocal.es/20200219/everything-you-need-to-know-about-travelling-by-train-in-spain Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:53:09 +0100 everything-you-need-to-know-about-travelling-by-train-in-spain Monday will see the launch of ticket sales for Spain’s new low-cost, high-speed trains between Madrid and Barcelona. https://www.thelocal.es/20200124/madrid-barcelona-tickets-for-5-on-spains-new-low-cost-high-speed-train Fri, 24 Jan 2020 10:13:20 +0100 madrid-barcelona-tickets-for-5-on-spains-new-low-cost-high-speed-train Just in time for the big Christmas exodus, Spanish rail operator Renfe has announced the cancellations for Friday 20 December when workers are downing tools in an ongoing battle over workers’ rights. https://www.thelocal.es/20191219/rail-strike-271-trains-cancelled-across-spain-on-friday Thu, 19 Dec 2019 13:18:07 +0100 rail-strike-271-trains-cancelled-across-spain-on-friday Renfe workers have called a strike for Friday December 20th on the day that tens of thousands of travellers head home for the holidays. https://www.thelocal.es/20191212/pain-in-spain-rail-strike-planned-for-december-20-to-disrupt-christmas-getaway Thu, 12 Dec 2019 15:34:44 +0100 pain-in-spain-rail-strike-planned-for-december-20-to-disrupt-christmas-getaway Spanish national rail service Renfe has unveiled the name of its new low-cost, high-speed trains between Madrid and Barcelona. https://www.thelocal.es/20191211/introducing-avlo-spains-new-low-cost-high-speed-bright-purple-rail-service Wed, 11 Dec 2019 15:45:43 +0100 introducing-avlo-spains-new-low-cost-high-speed-bright-purple-rail-service Spanish rail operator Renfe has announced the cancellations for Thursday December 5th when workers have planned a series of stoppages during a 24 hour period in an ongoing battle over workers’ rights. https://www.thelocal.es/20191205/renfe-cancels-155-trains-as-workers-stage-dec-5-strike Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:00:55 +0100 renfe-cancels-155-trains-as-workers-stage-dec-5-strike This Wednesday sees the second day of planned stoppages by Renfe workers, called to coincide with one of the busiest travel days of the summer. https://www.thelocal.es/20190814/rail-strike-325-trains-cancelled-across-spain Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:29:23 +0200 rail-strike-325-trains-cancelled-across-spain This Wednesday, July 31st, will see the first of four planned stoppages on Spain’s rail service as workers called out by CGT union down tools in protest at new working contracts and understaffing. https://www.thelocal.es/20190730/the-pain-in-spain-is-mainly-on-the-train-as-workers-call-4-days-of-strikes-on-busiest-holiday-travel-days Tue, 30 Jul 2019 12:38:35 +0200 the-pain-in-spain-is-mainly-on-the-train-as-workers-call-4-days-of-strikes-on-busiest-holiday-travel-days Train workers in Malaga province are set to strike on Monday threatening to cause the cancellation of dozens of trains https://www.thelocal.es/20190711/malaga-braced-for-train-strike Thu, 11 Jul 2019 13:20:02 +0200 malaga-braced-for-train-strike Spanish railway workers will stage a nationwide strike on December 21st and January 7th during the busy Christmas holiday period over job cuts and working conditions, a union said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20181211/rail-workers-call-christmas-strikes-across-spain Tue, 11 Dec 2018 14:43:49 +0100 rail-workers-call-christmas-strikes-across-spain One person was killed and six injured on Tuesday after a commuter train derailed near Barcelona due to a landslide caused by heavy rains, emergency services and Spain's rail operator said. https://www.thelocal.es/20181120/one-dead-after-landlside-derails-train-in-catalonia Tue, 20 Nov 2018 10:42:41 +0100 one-dead-after-landlside-derails-train-in-catalonia The joys of speeding across Spain’s vast countryside in a bullet train will soon become a more affordable pleasure with the announcement that RENFE are developing a low-cost alternative. https://www.thelocal.es/20180206/spain-launches-new-low-cost-high-speed-train-between-madrid-and-barcelona Tue, 06 Feb 2018 14:47:43 +0100 spain-launches-new-low-cost-high-speed-train-between-madrid-and-barcelona The train that derailed and killed four people in Spain was travelling at 118 kilometres per hour, a court said on Tuesday based on information from its black boxes, on a track that allowed just 30 km / ph. https://www.thelocal.es/20160914/black-boxes-show-spanish-crash-train-going-four-times-speed-limit Wed, 14 Sep 2016 11:09:11 +0200 black-boxes-show-spanish-crash-train-going-four-times-speed-limit Train drivers from the national operator, Renfe, have announced that they will stage a series of 24-hour strikes across Spain in September. https://www.thelocal.es/20150812/four-day-train-strike-announced-in-spain Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:34:55 +0200 four-day-train-strike-announced-in-spain A US subsidiary of Spanish firm ACS has won a contract to build part of the first ever high-speed rail line in the US, a stretch of track which will eventually help connect Los Angeles and San Francisco in under three hours. https://www.thelocal.es/20141212/spanish-firm-wins-1-billion-us-rail-contract Fri, 12 Dec 2014 15:48:00 +0100 spanish-firm-wins-1-billion-us-rail-contract Spain's national rail operator Renfe has announced that it will spend €3.8m ($5.24m) on surveillance technology for the cabins of 240 trains to monitor drivers in the wake of last year's accident in Santiago in which 79 people died. https://www.thelocal.es/20140401/spain-to-fit-black-box-technology-in-trains-2 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:32:00 +0200 spain-to-fit-black-box-technology-in-trains-2 A new high speed train linking Barcelona and Paris in just six and half hours could be up and running as early as mid-December making the French capital more accessible than ever. https://www.thelocal.es/20131121/barcelonaparis-high-speed-train-set-for-launch Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:40:00 +0100 barcelonaparis-high-speed-train-set-for-launch Saudi Arabia has granted a Spanish consortium a $7.88 billion (€5.94 billion) contract to build three metro lines in Riyadh but another key bid for a high-speed rail project in Brazil remains under threat after the recent train crash in Spain which killed at least 79 people. https://www.thelocal.es/20130730/saudi-rail-contract-hands-spain-post-crash-boost Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:45:00 +0200 saudi-rail-contract-hands-spain-post-crash-boost