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The author accused Oscar Puente of having turned Spain's railway infrastructure into a deadly risk and stated that 67 people had died without those responsible facing consequences. He also wrote that, despite the problems in Spain and the world, people continued to fear death, and argued that one could never know if a sleeper was missing because the money had been allocated to something else. #España #Infraestructuras #SeguridadVial #ES (translated)

"We are paying more than ever and receiving less than ever," Abascal has stated, and he said that the waiting lists in healthcare are longer than ever or that the state of the railway system makes "people travel in fear on the train." #Vox #SantiagoAbascal #Elecciones2026 (translated)

Two people were arrested for stealing 134 kg of copper from the tracks and selling it minutes later at a recycling point in Sant Andreu, as part of a surveillance plan by the Mossos d'Esquadra to prevent thefts of this material from the railway network. #RoboDeCobre #MossosDEsquadra #VigilanciaUrbana (translated)

Jones Manoel stated that, from the beginning of the election, he advocated placing urban mobility at the center of the debate. He pointed to zero fare and the expansion of the metro-rail system as drivers of a deep urban reform that, according to him, could overcome urban chaos and the difficulties of living in large cities. #MobilidadeUrbana #TarifaZero #ReformaUrbana (translated)

Volodymyr Zelensky wrote that, after the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports, Russia had hit residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia with five guided airstrikes. He reported that the casualties were 12, including three children, and that during the night 13 Ukrainian regions had been attacked, with damage to residential buildings, infrastructure, and railway lines. Zelensky added that, in his view, Russia interpreted any easing of pressure as a signal that it could continue the war and the bombings on cities. He argued that Moscow needed to understand the necessity of ending the conflict and to incur losses for that to happen. #Ucraina #Russia #Guerra (translated)

The storm has highlighted the vulnerability of the railway viaduct over the Besòs River, which has led the Sant Adrià City Council to demand since 2008 that Adif raise or replace the structure due to its risk of flooding, with a specific proposal to raise its lower elevation by 3.54 meters, although it still lacks a budget and execution dates. #SantAdrià #RíoBesòs #InfraestructuraFerroviaria (translated)

The judge investigating the train accident in Adamuz has decided that Vox will represent all the popular accusations, including the victims' association, in order to expedite the case's proceedings due to the large number of accusations present. #AccidenteFerroviario #VíctimasAdamuz #Justicia (translated)

The president of Renfe, Álvaro Fernández Heredia, is in Japan to attend a railway forum, which is generating internal controversy over potential conflicts of interest in the bidding for the purchase of up to 40 trains, where Hitachi is one of the competing manufacturers. #Renfe #AltaVelocidad #Trenes (translated)

The PS deputies questioned the Government about the creation of a passenger railway station and a freight terminal in Alandroal, emphasizing the importance of these infrastructures to benefit the populations and the regional economy before the new Évora-Caia railway line comes into operation. #TransporteFerroviário #Alentejo #Economia (translated)

The Spanish government has modified stock market regulations to facilitate the listing of national companies on foreign markets, thereby avoiding cases like Ferrovial, which moved its headquarters to the Netherlands in 2023 to be able to list in the U.S. #Ferrovial #BolsaEspañola #Cotización (translated)

A researcher from the Railway Accident Investigation Commission (CIAF) has reported a lack of transparency and modifications in the reports on the Adamuz accident, urging the victims to continue demanding the truth about the causes of the incident that left 46 dead. #CrisisFerroviaria #Transparencia #InvestigaciónAccidente (translated)

All the researchers, except for three former secretaries [of the three commissions that AITAT now concentrates], are career civil servants in positions that are not freely designated; no one can dismiss or pressure us. However, he has guaranteed the independence of the technicians. "All the researchers, except for three former secretaries [of the three commissions that AITAT now concentrates], are career civil servants in positions that are not freely designated; no one can dismiss or pressure us," Hernández said regarding the accusations from the railway investigation, which, he said, come from the past. #AccidentesFerroviales #InvestigaciónIndependiente #VictimasAdamuz (translated)

The victims of the railway accident in Adamuz have reported that the Ministry of Transport refuses to provide information about the broken tracks in order not to harm Adif, while their investigation is stalled and without response from the competent authorities. #AccidenteFerroviario #Adamuz #VíctimasTransportes (translated)

The Court of Cassation has confirmed two convictions and three acquittals for the railway disaster in Andria on July 12, 2016, in which 23 people died, confirming the responsibilities of two railway workers and acquitting the company Ferrotramviaria and two of its executives. #disastroferroviario #Andria #giustizia (translated)