Special envoy on board the "Al Andalus"
Rail enthusiasts seem to have exchanged the times of its passage.
Camera slung over their shoulders, posted along the tracks, they watch for the arrival of the
Al Andalus
.
Seen from our cabin, the surprising scene is repeated each time you enter and leave the station.
The elegance of the 15 Belle Époque coaches in beige and brown livery stands out in the middle of the daily train traffic.
The convoy goes all the less unnoticed as at the end of August, the luxury train abandons its usual route in Andalusia to make an exceptional crossing of Spain from South to North, from Seville to Santiago de Compostela.
This enthusiasm of railroad enthusiasts reflects that of the country for exceptional rail cruises.
“
La Feve, a former public metric gauge railway company in northern Spain, was the first to develop them with the launch of the
Transcantabrico
in 1983
, recalls José Antonio Rodriguez Garcia, commercial director of…
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