Spain’s high-speed train control center: state-of-the-art software and tremendous pressure
Following the second major crash in under a year, unions are blasting working conditions at the epicenter of Adif’s network management
Rail workers respond to transport minister after Spain train crash: ‘Human errors occur when you don’t have the equipment you need to do your job’
The railroad industry is denouncing a lack of investment and staff while asking that no one be blamed until the causes of the Toledo accident are known
Survivors of Spain train crash reconstruct the accident: ‘Your life flashes before your eyes’
The roar of the collision between the train cars remains etched in the memories of those who survived and are now trying to piece together their scattered memories of the crash, the evacuation, the help they received from neighbors, and the agonizing search for their loved ones
Unbearable disasters
The second deadly collision of two high-speed trains in less than a year is a blow to citizens' trust in the state
Audios of Spain train crash| Control center to AVE driver: Resume normal speed
The audio recordings of the tragedy show mistakes by a rail controller at Atocha station in Madrid. The driver of the Iryo train that was rear-ended had warned him several minutes earlier that they were unable to move
Spanish PM vows full investigation into train disaster: ‘It is unacceptable for Spain to suffer two such accidents in the same year’
Pedro Sánchez says the whole country ‘is in mourning’ and praises the coordination among authorities
What is the LZB signaling system, one of the key factors in the fatal train accident in Spain?
The Madrid–Seville high-speed line uses this technology, which monitors train speed and transmits movement instructions to the driver
‘I was thrown into the luggage. Everything is destroyed’: Survivors speak about the Toledo crash in Spain
Passengers on the AVE service bound for Seville describe to EL PAÍS the moment their train collided with an Iryo service
Where did the Spain crash train happen? Early details of the accident in Toledo
The Renfe train struck an Iryo service that was stationary on the tracks about 81 miles south of Madrid
The crash between two high-speed trains in Spain, in images
Dozens are dead and injured following an accident that occurred Wednesday morning near Urda station in Toledo province. The government has suggested the cause is human error by a railway traffic operator
Questions and answers in Spain’s train accident investigation: from the broken track to the ‘abandoned’ undercarriage
The transportation minister admits that vibrations reported on that route before the crash ‘are not normal.’ A new report suggests the right rail was fractured before the train that derailed passed over it
How to repurpose abandoned railway tracks: Two projects explore driverless electric mini-trains
Autonomous rail vehicles with few seats could connect low-demand destinations at a very low cost, although Spanish legislation poses a stumbling block
Europe jumps on the train
More and more people are using this form of travel to get around the continent, using high-speed routes and a network of night trains that continues to expand. We traveled from Madrid to Prague and witnessed how the future of European transportation is clean and fast
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