SINCE the launch of Spain’s first high-speed railway in 1992, the glamourous, sleek AVE trains have been the envy of the world and made Spain undoubtedly the world leader in the field. By Wendy Williams Advising the US on its own high-speed aims, as well as recently signing a deal to install an AVE line [...]

A FORMER Ronda mayor has pleaded for a rethink on a freight train plan that would ruin the town’s key tourist valley. Manuel Garcia Rubio insists the so-called Mediterranean Corridor should not be carved through the ‘magnificent’ Llano de la Cruz valley. The former socialist mayor insists the area – that has half a dozen [...]

THE mayors of Ronda and Arriate are supporting a plan to protect Ronda’s beautiful Llano de la Cruz valley against a damaging railway freight scheme. Both have also asked for a month’s extension to give residents and businesses time to formulate their allegations against the project, that is part of the so-called Mediterranean Corridor. Under [...]

UP to 200 homeowners and hoteliers have met to discuss ways to oppose a scheme that would ‘destroy’ tourism in Ronda’s popular Llano de la Cruz valley. The group – who are setting up a platform against the project – heard how a planned rail link would primarily be for freight trains, which ‘could run [...]

A PROPOSED route for a new AVE high speed rail line would cause ‘total destruction’ for one of Ronda’s key valleys. EXCLUSIVE By Paul Whitelock and Jon Clarke Hundreds of homeowners and hoteliers would be affected if a route published last week was to be built. Part of the so-called ‘Mediterranean Corridor’, the line – [...]

THOUSANDS of British tourists could face far longer journeys to the sun under an EU proposal to replace short-haul flights with fast-track rail journeys. The EU plan would see European-wide flights phased out to cut carbon dioxide emissions from transport by 60 per cent over the next 40 years. The plans could have a dramatic [...]

IT is every trainspotter’s dream. The government has announced it is going ahead with its 400 million euro plan to build a trio of high-speed train testing tracks in Antequera. The project, which the government claims will create more than 7,000 jobs, will be the largest and most advanced in Europe. Announcing the scheme, Science [...]