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 A major trial wrapped up in Spain on Wednesday to determine responsibility for a 2013 high-speed train crash that killed 80 people, the country's worst rail disaster in nearly eight decades. https://www.thelocal.es/20230208/spain-trial-over-2013-deadly-train-crash-wraps-up Wed, 08 Feb 2023 19:05:21 +0100 spain-trial-over-2013-deadly-train-crash-wraps-up More than 150 people were lightly injured Wednesday when a train ran into the back of another at a station near Barcelona, the emergency services and Spain's Renfe rail operator said. https://www.thelocal.es/20221207/155-lightly-injured-in-train-collision-near-barcelona Wed, 07 Dec 2022 11:35:07 +0100 155-lightly-injured-in-train-collision-near-barcelona The former safety director at Spain's state rail operator ADIF, on trial over a deadly 2013 train derailment, on Thursday blamed the driver for the disaster, saying there was no problem with the track. https://www.thelocal.es/20221013/ex-safety-head-blames-driver-for-deadly-spain-train-crash-which-killed-80 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:13:38 +0200 ex-safety-head-blames-driver-for-deadly-spain-train-crash-which-killed-80 Nine years after a high-speed train crash that killed 80 and injured over 140 in the region of Galicia, a major trial opens on Wednesday to determine responsibility in Spain's worst rail disaster in nearly eight decades. https://www.thelocal.es/20221004/spain-opens-trial-into-2013-train-crash-that-killed-80 Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:34:00 +0200 spain-opens-trial-into-2013-train-crash-that-killed-80 A former safety official for Spain's state railway operator has been charged with homicide over a 2013 train derailment that left 80 people dead, according to a judicial ruling released Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170314/spain-ex-rail-boss-charged-over-crash-that-killed-80 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 10:12:03 +0100 spain-ex-rail-boss-charged-over-crash-that-killed-80 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 A passenger train en route to Porto (Portugal) from Vigo in Galicia derailed in the northwestern town of O Porriño at around 9.30am. Four people are now confirmed to have died, including the driver. https://www.thelocal.es/20160909/two-dead-and-dozens-injured-as-train-derails-in-galicia Fri, 09 Sep 2016 12:44:37 +0200 two-dead-and-dozens-injured-as-train-derails-in-galicia Public prosecutors on Tuesday called for a four-year jail term for the train driver involved in one of Spain's worst rail disasters, in which 80 people died in 2013. https://www.thelocal.es/20151028/four-year-jail-sentence-sought-for-driver-in-spanish-train-disaster Wed, 28 Oct 2015 09:10:09 +0100 four-year-jail-sentence-sought-for-driver-in-spanish-train-disaster A train driver will be the only suspect charged over one of Spain's worst rail disasters, which killed 80 people in 2013, a court said on Wednesday as its probe ended. https://www.thelocal.es/20151008/train-driver-on-his-phone-only-defendant-in-spain-disaster-probe Thu, 08 Oct 2015 11:02:02 +0200 train-driver-on-his-phone-only-defendant-in-spain-disaster-probe Relatives of some of the 79 people killed in a high-speed train crash in northwest Spain marked its second anniversary on Friday angrily demanding Spanish leaders answer for the tragedy. https://www.thelocal.es/20150725/two-years-on-from-train-crash-no-justice Sat, 25 Jul 2015 13:45:17 +0200 two-years-on-from-train-crash-no-justice 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 A year after a train flew off the tracks on the outskirts of the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, killing 79 people, the driver on Thursday asked for forgiveness in an open letter to the victims. https://www.thelocal.es/20140725/spain-train-driver-apologises-one-year-after-deadly-rail-transport-crash Fri, 25 Jul 2014 12:00:00 +0200 spain-train-driver-apologises-one-year-after-deadly-rail-transport-crash Investigators have confirmed that driver error was fully responsible for a tragic train crash near the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela in July 2013 in which 79 people died. https://www.thelocal.es/20140604/confirmed-driver-error-caused-horror-train-crash Wed, 04 Jun 2014 11:59:38 +0200 confirmed-driver-error-caused-horror-train-crash From crises in Catalonia and Gibraltar to allegations of US spying and the amazing year of Rafa Nadal, 2013 has been a year of intense drama in Spain. The Local takes a look back at the key events. https://www.thelocal.es/20131226/the-2013-year-in-review Thu, 26 Dec 2013 09:41:00 +0100 the-2013-year-in-review Spain will ban mobile phone use by train drivers except in cases of emergencies after a train flew off the rails and killed 79 people in July, the government said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131204/spain-bans Wed, 04 Dec 2013 10:26:20 +0100 spain-bans A Spanish judge on Tuesday charged the president of the company in charge of Adif, Spain's rail infrastructure, and his two predecessors in connection with a train derailment that killed 79 people in July. https://www.thelocal.es/20130925/railway-bosses-charged-over-santiago-crash Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:29:39 +0200 railway-bosses-charged-over-santiago-crash Spain's Minister of Public Works appeared in Parliament on Friday to discuss new rail safety measures for the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20130809/spain-set-to-revise-rail-security-measures Fri, 09 Aug 2013 10:06:00 +0200 spain-set-to-revise-rail-security-measures A conductor said on Friday he was not to blame for a Spanish train derailment that killed 79 people on July 24th despite telephoning the driver just before the disaster. https://www.thelocal.es/20130802/i-am-not-to-blame-train-crash-conductor Fri, 02 Aug 2013 16:53:00 +0200 i-am-not-to-blame-train-crash-conductor In a huge news week for Spain, we took a look at what the foreign press has been saying about events in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20130802/foreign-media-spotlight Fri, 02 Aug 2013 16:36:00 +0200 foreign-media-spotlight The driver of a Spanish train that derailed killing 79 people told a judge he was talking on the phone to the on-board conductor just before the crash, a court said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130731/train-crash-driver Wed, 31 Jul 2013 22:06:00 +0200 train-crash-driver