The Local Spain 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 World's longest railway stalled in Madrid A freezing Russian winter and high transport costs have postponed the return voyage of a new train which operators hope will regularly travel the 13,000-kilometre (8,000-mile) route between Madrid and the Chinese city of Yiwu. https://www.thelocal.es/20150114/worlds-longest Wed, 14 Jan 2015 11:49:00 +0100 worlds-longest Spain's Acciona inks €1.4bn Sydney rail deal Spanish builder Acciona said Wednesday that a consortium it is part of has signed a contract worth €1.4 billion ($1.7 billion) to build and operate a light-rail line through Sydney. https://www.thelocal.es/20141218/spains-acciona-inks-14bn-australian-rail-contract Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:15:00 +0100 spains-acciona-inks-14bn-australian-rail-contract Madrid Metro breakdown: Passengers walk tracks Frustrated passengers on Madrid Metro's Line 5 risked their lives on Wednesday morning when they abandoned a broken down train and started walking down the tracks https://www.thelocal.es/20140702/frustrated-madrid-metro-passengers-get-out-and-walk Wed, 02 Jul 2014 12:25:00 +0200 frustrated-madrid-metro-passengers-get-out-and-walk