Now train travel is free in Spain, are my tickets valid?

Simon Calder answers your questions on Spanish railways, Rimini getaways and travelling to London to pay tribute to the Queen

Atocha: the main railway station in Madrid (Getty)

Q Having paid for train tickets around Spain in October, would they still be valid now rail travel seems to be free there?

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A Spain is picking up where Germany left off in making rail travel almost free for several months, except for high-speed trains. The aims are the same: to lure passengers back to the trains after the worst of the coronavirus pandemic; to persuade people to switch from car to train for the benefit of the environment; and to help with the cost of living crisis.