Taken in the dark depths of Barcelona's main Sants station

one of Renfe's AVE (High Speed Train) Class 103s is ready to leave working the 17.30 service to Madrid Atocha. 103 614 is one of twenty-eight train sets built from 2007 that operate on this route between Barcelona and the capital. They are capable of speeds up to over three hundred miles per hour but are severely limited by the current signalling systems. However, it still only takes two and a half hours between the two cities.