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Evening Standard
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Miriam Burrell

Spanish transport secretary resigns after new trains found to be too big for tunnels

Spain’s Transport Secretary has resigned after it emerged dozens of new trains ordered for two regions were too big to fit in tunnels.

A total of 31 commuter and medium distance trains were ordered in 2020 for the regions of Asturias and Cantabria, but it emerged just weeks ago that under the original designs the trains would not have fitted in tunnels.

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