Talgo AVRIL
Avril | |
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Pantograph | |
Braking system(s) | Regenerative dynamic braking, pneumatic brake |
Track gauge | Fixed gauge (1,435 mm, 1,520 mm or 1,668 mm) and variable gauge |
Talgo Avril is a high-speed train that Talgo is developing. It stands for "Alta Velocidad Rueda Independiente Ligero" (roughly translated as "Light High-Speed Independent Wheel").[1]
Design
The train is intended to have a top speed of 380 km/h (240 mph).[1] It will have front and rear power cars containing under-floor/over-roof equipment and 8 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.[1] The trailer cars will have an unusually short length of 13 m (42 ft 8 in).[1]
Other details:[2]
- The train will be 3.2 metres (10 ft) wide, allowing for a standard 3x2 seating arrangement that gives a passenger capacity of up to 600.
- Versions for fixed gauge (1,435 mm, 1,520 mm or 1,668 mm) and variable gauge are planned.
- The traction system will be compatible with four voltages—25 kV/50 Hz; 15 kV/16.7 Hz; 3 kV DC; 1.5 kV DC.
History
Talgo presented the Avril concept at the
In 2023, French operator Le Train signed a €300 million contract for 10 train sets and 30 years of maintenance.[7]
From 21 May 2024, Renfe schedules new
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. [9]
Gallery
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Talgo Avril concept at InnoTrans 2012
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Coupling of the Avril concept
See also
- List of high speed trains
- Talgo
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Talgo's 380 km/h Avril train to take on the airlines". Railway Gazette International. 27 July 2009.
- ^ "Talgo Avril Very High Speed Train". Railway Technology. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Avril, tren español de "muy alta velocidad" (in Spanish)". 20minutos. 24 September 2010.
- ^ "Talgo wins Spanish high speed train order". Railway Gazette International. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "RENFE orders gauge-changing high speed trainsets". Railway Gazette International. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Vila, Carlos I. Castrillón, Ángel (2024-01-05). "Los trenes Avril a 300 km/h Vigo-Madrid llegan con los Reyes Magos, y serán también low cost". Metropolitano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-07.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Artymiuk, Simon (2023-01-24). "Le Train signs contract with Talgo for 10 Avril high-speed trains". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Felipe, Santiago (17 April 2024). "Renfe estrenará los nuevos Avril el 21 de mayo con nueve servicios que atravesarán Castilla y León hacia Asturias y Galicia". www.larazon.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ May, Tiana (2022-09-09). "Talgo Avril Achieves New Speed Record in Iberian Gauge". Railway-News. Retrieved 2022-10-15.