Hundreds of passengers traveled on buses and lifts.
The train stopped in the village of Osorno to the North of the country about nine in the evening local time, and passengers heading to Madrid were forced to continue their journey on buses and taxis, hired by the railway company.
State rail company Renfe later offered them an apology and promised to conduct an internal investigation of the incident.
According to a statement from Renfe, the driver refused to go any further, but simply was not able to do it without breaking the law.
According to Spanish law, drivers cannot work more than six hours – this measure is intended to prevent accidents caused by fatigue.
When the train arrived in Osorno, it was found that the change of exhaust change of driver no one, quoted by France press Carlos Seguro, representative of the Spanish Union.
“It was not because he decided to leave and go home,” said Segura.
