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 Renfe are offering cut price tickets on their new budget service between Madrid and Barcelona which launches during Semana Santa (Easter week) on April 6th. https://www.thelocal.es/20200127/how-to-buy-a-5-ticket-on-the-new-low-cost-high-speed-madrid-barcelona-train Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:09:01 +0100 how-to-buy-a-5-ticket-on-the-new-low-cost-high-speed-madrid-barcelona-train 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 Spain’s state rail operator is offering discount tickets in a January ‘rebajas’ that lasts until Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20200109/january-sales-renfe-offer-cut-price-rail-tickets-on-routes-across-spain Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:39:56 +0100 january-sales-renfe-offer-cut-price-rail-tickets-on-routes-across-spain 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 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 It won't be hard to spot the jazzy new trains zipping around the country from Easter 2020. https://www.thelocal.es/20190911/this-is-what-spains-new-low-cost-and-brightly-coloured-trains-will-look-like Wed, 11 Sep 2019 11:42:14 +0200 this-is-what-spains-new-low-cost-and-brightly-coloured-trains-will-look-like A technical problem left a Renfe train traveling through Catalonia without any air conditioning or ventilation, causing some passengers to pull the emergency brake due to the insufferable heat. https://www.thelocal.es/20170616/passengers-halt-train-with-no-air-conditioning-no-ventilation-amid-dreadful-heat Fri, 16 Jun 2017 14:23:44 +0200 passengers-halt-train-with-no-air-conditioning-no-ventilation-amid-dreadful-heat Spain has awarded a contract worth €786 million ($832 million) to supply and maintain 15 new high-speed trains for Spanish train maker Talgo, the public works minister said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20161129/spain-awards-786-million-high-speed-train-contract-to-talgo Tue, 29 Nov 2016 10:19:45 +0100 spain-awards-786-million-high-speed-train-contract-to-talgo At long last Spain’s high speed rail network will provide passengers with onboard WiFi starting with the route between Madrid and Seville next month. https://www.thelocal.es/20161104/spains-high-speed-trains-introduce-high-speed-wifi Fri, 04 Nov 2016 14:26:28 +0100 spains-high-speed-trains-introduce-high-speed-wifi People making their way home for Christmas on Friday are breathing a sigh of relief after Spain's train workers called off a propsed 23-hour strike. https://www.thelocal.es/20151217/travel-chaos-spains-railway-workers-to-stage-23-hour-strike-on-friday Thu, 17 Dec 2015 11:37:58 +0100 travel-chaos-spains-railway-workers-to-stage-23-hour-strike-on-friday The strikes are taking place during three separate time periods during Friday which could see thousands of travellers across Spain suffering disruptions. https://www.thelocal.es/20151016/spanish-train-drivers-set-to-strike-on-friday Fri, 16 Oct 2015 12:04:03 +0200 spanish-train-drivers-set-to-strike-on-friday Police are searching for a fare-dodger who ripped off the earlobe of a ticket inspector with his teeth over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20150824/police-search-for-ear-biting-passenger Mon, 24 Aug 2015 18:26:32 +0200 police-search-for-ear-biting-passenger 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 year and a half after a train crash killed 81 people in northern Spain, victims are hoping a new crowdfunded documentary will expose what they believe is the web of misinformation surrounding the crash. https://www.thelocal.es/20141203/crowd-funded-doc-to-expose-train-crash-lies-santiago-adif Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:03:00 +0100 crowd-funded-doc-to-expose-train-crash-lies-santiago-adif The number of people using Spain’s long-distance trains jumped 7.5 percent in 2013 but the overall rate of public transport use is still sliding in the crisis-hit country. https://www.thelocal.es/20140812/spaniards-jump-on-board-trains-renfe-privatize-railway-operator Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:04:00 +0200 spaniards-jump-on-board-trains-renfe-privatize-railway-operator Over 500 trains have been cancelled as part of a two-day strike on Thursday and Friday, with remaining services limited. https://www.thelocal.es/20140731/513-trains-cancelled-in-national-rail-stirk Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:20:00 +0200 513-trains-cancelled-in-national-rail-stirk Railway staff are set to go out on strike on July 1st and August 31st with train services across the country to be affected, just as the August summer exodus kicks off. https://www.thelocal.es/20140728/train-strike-to-sting-spains-holidaymakers Mon, 28 Jul 2014 19:22:00 +0200 train-strike-to-sting-spains-holidaymakers Spain wil began the process of opening up its hugely popular but debt-ridden train system to competition with the first non-government routes opening up as early as 2015, Spanish media are reporting. https://www.thelocal.es/20140516/renfe-spain-set-to-privatize-first-train-routes-railway Fri, 16 May 2014 13:32:00 +0200 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