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Talgo AVRIL
Talgo Avril is a push-pull high-speed train made by Talgo. It stands for "Alta Velocidad Rueda Independiente Ligero" (roughly translated as "Light High-Speed Independent Wheel"). The trains are designated as Class 106 by Renfe, Spain's national railway operator.
The train is intended to have a designed service speed of 330 km/h (210 mph) and a maximum speed of 380 km/h (240 mph). It has front and rear power cars containing under-floor/over-roof equipment and 12 trailer cars in between the power cars, giving a total seating capacity comparable to those of an electric multiple unit rather than a locomotive-hauled train. The trailer cars have a length of 13 m (42 ft 8 in).
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The final trains differ significantly from the prototype in design, without the characteristic duck-bill appearance. Initially planned to use ABB traction equipment, Talgo later opted for traction converters from Ingeteam and traction motors from TSA. Renfe's trains each have 11 toilets, 2 wheelchair spaces and display screens behind seats.
Talgo presented the Avril concept at the InnoTrans fair in Berlin in September 2010. The prototype, named G3, was approved in Spain on 13 May 2016, traveling more than 76,000 kilometers, and up to 363 km/h.
After several years of development and testing, the first order for Avril trains was placed in November 2016, when Spanish operator Renfe Operadora signed a €786.5 million contract for 15 standard-gauge train sets and 30 years of maintenance. In May 2017, Renfe Operadora ordered another 15 variable gauge train sets for €495 million, with the Avril's entry into service expected in 2021, which was later delayed to March 2024. Renfe sought €116 million in compensation from Talgo for the delays in delivery, later seeking an additional €50 million and €80,000 per day of delay beyond 1 April 2024.
A Talgo Avril train reached 360 km/h top-speed on the Ourense-Santiago de Compostela high-speed line on Iberian gauge as part of homologation testing.
In October 2019, Adif, the Spanish railway infrastructure manager, ordered a single variable gauge trainset for €39 million, designed to serve as a diagnostics train.
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Talgo AVRIL
Talgo Avril is a push-pull high-speed train made by Talgo. It stands for "Alta Velocidad Rueda Independiente Ligero" (roughly translated as "Light High-Speed Independent Wheel"). The trains are designated as Class 106 by Renfe, Spain's national railway operator.
The train is intended to have a designed service speed of 330 km/h (210 mph) and a maximum speed of 380 km/h (240 mph). It has front and rear power cars containing under-floor/over-roof equipment and 12 trailer cars in between the power cars, giving a total seating capacity comparable to those of an electric multiple unit rather than a locomotive-hauled train. The trailer cars have a length of 13 m (42 ft 8 in).
Other details:
The final trains differ significantly from the prototype in design, without the characteristic duck-bill appearance. Initially planned to use ABB traction equipment, Talgo later opted for traction converters from Ingeteam and traction motors from TSA. Renfe's trains each have 11 toilets, 2 wheelchair spaces and display screens behind seats.
Talgo presented the Avril concept at the InnoTrans fair in Berlin in September 2010. The prototype, named G3, was approved in Spain on 13 May 2016, traveling more than 76,000 kilometers, and up to 363 km/h.
After several years of development and testing, the first order for Avril trains was placed in November 2016, when Spanish operator Renfe Operadora signed a €786.5 million contract for 15 standard-gauge train sets and 30 years of maintenance. In May 2017, Renfe Operadora ordered another 15 variable gauge train sets for €495 million, with the Avril's entry into service expected in 2021, which was later delayed to March 2024. Renfe sought €116 million in compensation from Talgo for the delays in delivery, later seeking an additional €50 million and €80,000 per day of delay beyond 1 April 2024.
A Talgo Avril train reached 360 km/h top-speed on the Ourense-Santiago de Compostela high-speed line on Iberian gauge as part of homologation testing.
In October 2019, Adif, the Spanish railway infrastructure manager, ordered a single variable gauge trainset for €39 million, designed to serve as a diagnostics train.