The restoration of a Spanish ‘railway cathedral’ reminds us how seductive train travel can beEarlier this month, a 12-metre-long model train carriage was deposited at Barcelona’s El Prat airport, which the Spanish airports authority controversially plans to expand. “More trains, less planes” was the accompanying message from Greenpeace activists, who intend to take their model on a European tour in the coming months.As they do so, a celebratory stop-off at the French-Spanish border might be in order. In a village high in the Pyrenees, Europe’s most stunning railway station is to be restored to its former glory, and the line… Source – Full Article https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/25/the-guardian-view-on-restoring-the-golden-age-of-rail-green-glamour