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Similar accidents[edit]

Salisbury rail crash, 1906 - 28 killed
Malbone Street Wreck, 1918 in New York - 98 killed
Camp Mountain train disaster, 1947 - 16 killed
Hachikō Line derailment, February 1947 - 184 killed
Sutton Coldfield train disaster, 1955 - 17 killed
Morpeth rail crashes, 1969, 1984, 1994 - a total of 6 killed in three separate accidents
Eltham Well Hall rail crash, 1972 - 6 killed
Brühl train disaster, 2000 - 9 killed
Hatfield rail crash, 2000 - 4 killed
Waterfall train disaster, 2003 - 7 killed
Rosedale train crash, 2004
Amagasaki rail crash, 2005 - 107 killed
Valencia Metro derailment, 2006 - 41 killed

Court hearings[edit]

Transcript of the initial court hearing (in Spanish):

http://www.abc.es/espana/20130801/abci-declaracion-completa-maquinista-201307312127.html

Ticket inspector Antonio Martin Marugan told the daily El Pais he had called Garzon to instruct him to enter an upcoming station, Pontedeume, at a platform close to the station building to facilitate the exit of a family with children.

...

Renfe employees are not allowed to use phones except in case of emergency.

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/call-made-to-spanish-train-crash-driver/story-e6frfkui-1226689212640

"Even if it was unfortunate that the call took place at that place and time ..." ... the judge, Luis Alaez, said ...

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/spain-train-derailed-at-twice-speed-limit/story-fn3dxix6-1226690539041

Rjtucker (talk) 08:22, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Criminal trial[edit]

This story just seems to disappear after Oct 2015. Does anyone know what the verdict was? 50.64.119.38 (talk) 15:19, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Homicide outcome?[edit]

Although the driver was charged with homicide a decade ago, the article gives no detail at all on what the outcome of the trial was! Fig (talk) 10:04, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Title could perhaps be changed to reflect the serious nature of the incident[edit]

Maybe "Santiago de Compostela rail disaster" "Derailment" implies a less serious outcome Zoony (talk) 17:08, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]