MADRID, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Spain's biggest train drivers' union on Wednesday called a three-day nationwide strike for February 9-11 to demand measures to guarantee railway safety after three derailments in 48 hours caused crashes that left dozens dead,

An investigation into last weekend's high-speed train collision in Spain that killed 45 people suggests the track was cracked before the catastrophe, according to a preliminary report published on Friday.

Iarnród Éireann has been issued with an urgent safety advice notice after a series of near misses between trains and employees over the past three years, the Railway Accident Investigation Unit has said.

Spain’s railway tragedies have lessons for India’s high-speed train dreams Two accidents in Spain in a span of a few days – the first one the worst in Spanish records since 2013 – put