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All About Spain's High-Speed Train Crash That Killed 39, Left 122 Injured
Sunday's train collision and derailment in southern Spain killed at least 39 people and left 122 injured, with officials highlighting the "strange" nature of the accident on a straight stretch of railway, while one theory pointed to a broken rail joi
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Probe Finds Broken Joint On Track At Spanish Rail Crash Site: Report
Experts probing the cause of Sunday's derailment of a high-speed train in Spain, which killed at least 39 people, found a broken joint on the rails, according to a source briefed on initial investigations into the disaster.
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All You Need To Know About Europe's Deadliest Train Disasters Since 2000
The collision late on Sunday between two high-speed trains in southern Spain which has killed at least 39 people is the sixth worst rail accident in Europe since 2000.
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Train Driver Convicted Over Spain's Worst Crash In Decades That Killed 79
A Spanish train driver and a former traffic safety chief at national rail infrastructure operator ADIF were sentenced on Friday to two-and-a-half years in prison over a train disaster that killed 79 people 11 years ago.
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Over 150 Injured After Two Trains Collide In Spain
More than 150 people were lightly injured Wednesday when one train ran into the back of another at a station near Barcelona, authorities and Spain's Renfe rail operator said.
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Three People Dead In Deadly Snowstorms Across Spain
Snowstorms across much of Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and closing the capital's air and rail links, with more falls to come Saturday.
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Bengaluru Rail Official Allegedly Hid Son Who Had Coronavirus, Suspended
A railway official in Bengaluru has been suspended for hiding her son, who returned from abroad and later tested positive for coronavirus or COVID 19, officials said on Friday.
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Virgin Hyperloop One to Build $500-Million Research Centre in Spain
Virgin Hyperloop One has reached an agreement with Spanish state-owned rail infrastructure company Adif to build a $500 million research centre in Spain.
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4-Year Jail Sentence Sought for Driver in Spain Train Disaster
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, and that victims' families receive 42.9 million euros ($47.3 million) in compensation.
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India Seeks Help from Foreign Companies to Study High Speed Rail Corridors
Moving ahead with the Diamond Quadrilateral project, railways have selected companies from China, France and Spain to carry out feasibility study of three routes connecting Delhi with Mumbai and Kolkata and also between Mumbai and Chennai.
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French Rail Strike to Enter Fifth Day
French unions decided to extend into Sunday a crippling railway strike for a fifth day despite a renewed appeal for dialogue by Prime Minister Manuel Valls.
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French Train Strike Extended for Third Day
French trade unions extended a major train strike against proposed reforms to contain the rail sector's soaring debt until Friday evening, spelling a third day of misery for commuters.
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Spain train crash: Recordings reveal driver pleaded for passengers' safety before mishap
The driver of a Spanish train that flew off the rails and killed 79 people admitted speeding but complained bitterly about a dangerous curve as he lay trapped in his cabin, a new recording reveals.
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Argentina train drivers caught asleep on video while driving
Argentine train drivers have been caught on video half asleep at the controls, talking on cell phones and reading books since a deadly rail crash in June, officials said on Wednesday.
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Spain train crash: Police looking for man who was on the phone with the accused driver
Spanish investigators are trying to identify an employee of the Renfe state rail company who was on the phone to a driver at the moment his train crashed last week, killing 79 people in the country's worst rail accident in decades.
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All About Spain's High-Speed Train Crash That Killed 39, Left 122 Injured
Sunday's train collision and derailment in southern Spain killed at least 39 people and left 122 injured, with officials highlighting the "strange" nature of the accident on a straight stretch of railway, while one theory pointed to a broken rail joi
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Probe Finds Broken Joint On Track At Spanish Rail Crash Site: Report
Experts probing the cause of Sunday's derailment of a high-speed train in Spain, which killed at least 39 people, found a broken joint on the rails, according to a source briefed on initial investigations into the disaster.
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All You Need To Know About Europe's Deadliest Train Disasters Since 2000
The collision late on Sunday between two high-speed trains in southern Spain which has killed at least 39 people is the sixth worst rail accident in Europe since 2000.
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Train Driver Convicted Over Spain's Worst Crash In Decades That Killed 79
A Spanish train driver and a former traffic safety chief at national rail infrastructure operator ADIF were sentenced on Friday to two-and-a-half years in prison over a train disaster that killed 79 people 11 years ago.
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Over 150 Injured After Two Trains Collide In Spain
More than 150 people were lightly injured Wednesday when one train ran into the back of another at a station near Barcelona, authorities and Spain's Renfe rail operator said.
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Three People Dead In Deadly Snowstorms Across Spain
Snowstorms across much of Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and closing the capital's air and rail links, with more falls to come Saturday.
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Bengaluru Rail Official Allegedly Hid Son Who Had Coronavirus, Suspended
A railway official in Bengaluru has been suspended for hiding her son, who returned from abroad and later tested positive for coronavirus or COVID 19, officials said on Friday.
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Virgin Hyperloop One to Build $500-Million Research Centre in Spain
Virgin Hyperloop One has reached an agreement with Spanish state-owned rail infrastructure company Adif to build a $500 million research centre in Spain.
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4-Year Jail Sentence Sought for Driver in Spain Train Disaster
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, and that victims' families receive 42.9 million euros ($47.3 million) in compensation.
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India Seeks Help from Foreign Companies to Study High Speed Rail Corridors
Moving ahead with the Diamond Quadrilateral project, railways have selected companies from China, France and Spain to carry out feasibility study of three routes connecting Delhi with Mumbai and Kolkata and also between Mumbai and Chennai.
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French Rail Strike to Enter Fifth Day
French unions decided to extend into Sunday a crippling railway strike for a fifth day despite a renewed appeal for dialogue by Prime Minister Manuel Valls.
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French Train Strike Extended for Third Day
French trade unions extended a major train strike against proposed reforms to contain the rail sector's soaring debt until Friday evening, spelling a third day of misery for commuters.
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Spain train crash: Recordings reveal driver pleaded for passengers' safety before mishap
The driver of a Spanish train that flew off the rails and killed 79 people admitted speeding but complained bitterly about a dangerous curve as he lay trapped in his cabin, a new recording reveals.
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Argentina train drivers caught asleep on video while driving
Argentine train drivers have been caught on video half asleep at the controls, talking on cell phones and reading books since a deadly rail crash in June, officials said on Wednesday.
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Spain train crash: Police looking for man who was on the phone with the accused driver
Spanish investigators are trying to identify an employee of the Renfe state rail company who was on the phone to a driver at the moment his train crashed last week, killing 79 people in the country's worst rail accident in decades.
