A driver operates the AVE Spanish High Speed train linking Madrid to Valencia during a press trip, December 1, 2010. A one-way ride on the train linking the two cities will take in just over an hour and a half, covering a distance of 391 km (243 miles) . REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN - Tags: TRANSPORT)
An AVE Spanish High Speed train linking Madrid to Valencia is seen at Atocha station before a press trip in Madrid December 1, 2010. A one-way ride on the train linking the two cities will take in just over an hour and a half, covering a distance of 391 km (243 miles) . REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN - Tags: TRANSPORT)
MD46 MADRID, 18/12/2010.- Foto facilitada por el Ministerio de Fomento del viaje inaugural de la Línea de Alta Velocidad Madrid-Valencia que muestra a los reyes de España, el presidente del Gobierno, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (d) y el ministro de Fomento, José Blanco (2d), durante el trayecto. EFE ***POOL***