Two Australians were killed in the devastating train disaster that killed 69 people in central Spain last week, authorities have confirmed.
The accident happened when one high speed train smashed into the rear of another sending carriages off the track and injuring almost 200 people.
On Tuesday, the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Castilla-La Mancha confirmed it has formally identified all victims.
They included 54 Spanish citizens, and 15 foreigners, including two Australians, four Americans and a Canadian.
On Monday, Cambridge University professor Dr Marta Shahbazi, a 41-year-old mother, was also confirmed as being one of the victims.
Spain’s transport minister said the country would work “tirelessly” to restore public confidence in high-speed train travel.
“We pledge to work tirelessly to achieve and regain the public’s trust in high-speed rail,” Oscar Puente told journalists.
He also announced an aid package of 30 million euros ($48 million) for the families of the dead and those who were injured in the tragedy.
Last week’s disaster was the second deadly rail accident this year.
In January, 46 people were killed after a train jumped the track and slammed into the side of a train going the other way.
Both accidents took place on the same rail line between Madrid and Seville and both involved a train operated by state-owned rail operator Renfe and a train owned by private firm Iryo.
On Friday, DFAT said it was providing consular assistance to the family of two Australians in connection with the crash.
“Australian officials are working with local authorities to confirm the welfare of the Australians. Owing to our privacy obligations we are unable to provide further comment,” a spokesperson said.
Mr Puente said the Renfe train received an “inexplicable” command to start moving again after a systems failure. The Iryo train was unable to restart after the failure and remained stationary.
He added that the Renfe train should never have been told to start moving again as a “stop signal” was still active on the line.