The train crash on Wednesday near Urda (Toledo), in which two high-speed trains collided, has once again placed the spotlight on the situation of train drivers and other rail workers, who have been in conflict for years with the public companies that operate Spain’s rail network. The driver of the Renfe AVE and a trainee who was accompanying him are among those who have not been located after the accident, according to the latest reports. The tragedy comes just nine months after the death of one of the drivers involved in the Adamuz rail crash in Córdoba, in which 46 people died; and after the death of a trainee driver in the collision at Gelida (Barcelona), which also occurred in January. The string of disasters in such a short period of time has reignited the discontent of a professional association comprising nearly 6,000 members, who object to workers being blamed before the investigations are complete.

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