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Spain will invest €1.8 billion to improve rail maintenance and create 3,650 jobs after two deadly crashes killed 47 people in January, officials said.
- On Monday, the government reached a deal with railway unions to invest 1.8 billion euros and create 3,650 jobs.
- A preliminary report suggested the track may have been cracked before the January 18 disaster in Andalusia, southern Spain, two days before a commuter train hit storm rubble.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez vowed Wednesday that justice would be done after the two January accidents and said the rail system "is safe", adding `There is still work to be done, without a doubt, and much to improve`.
- The agreement prompted railway unions to call off a three-day strike, while opposition demanded Transport Minister Oscar Puente resign over underinvestment and understaffing.
- Private operators began running passenger trains in Spain in 2021, passenger numbers have risen, and Sanchez said his coalition government nearly tripled rail investment since 2018, blaming the previous PP government.
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Spain's Socialist PM Defends Rail Safety After Deadly January Accidents
Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez defended the country’s rail safety on Wednesday, following two deadly train incidents in January that claimed 47 lives. Speaking before parliament, Sánchez vowed that justice would be done and insisted that the nation’s rail system “is not perfect, but it is safe.” The first tragedy occurred on January 18th in Andalusia, where a collision between two high-speed trains killed 46 people, making it on…
Two serious train accidents in Spain resound three weeks later. The opposition again calls for the resignation of head of government Sánchez, who announces measures for more rail safety.
The President of the Government assures that “the necessary measures” will be taken so that accidents such as Adamuz will not be repeated The Chief Executive defends the quality of the infrastructure and the railway service despite “inevitable incidents” Sánchez and the leader of the opposition are measured in their first face after the elections in Aragon
The president's call not to use the accident has not lasted a minute of the intervention of the PP leader, who has assured that "the tragedy was avoidable", despite the fact that the independent investigation has not been completed. "This system is not perfect, but it is safe," says Sánchez, who is committed to the improvements indicated by the technicians.
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