Talgo (officially Patentes Talgo, SAU) is a Spanish manufacturer of intercity, standard, and high-speed passenger

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Corporate history

TALGO, an abbreviation of Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol (English: ''Lightweight articulated train Goicoechea Oriol''), and named after the company founders,

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and José Luis Oriol. The company was first incorporated in 1942. In March 2007 Talgo sold its Finnish rolling stock manufacturing subsidiary Talgo Oy to its local management and other Finnish investors. The company, which Talgo had owned for seven years, reverted to its previous name of Transtech Oy. The company spends 10 to 12 percent of revenues on research and development, but the main revenue source is the

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railway operator Renfe. Talgo made an

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on the

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in May 2015. The IPO valued the company at €1.27 billion. In July 2015, Talgo stated its intention to ship a Series 9 train to

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at its own cost as a demonstration on the

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rail route.

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is the site of a test track of the Talgo RD

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Design

Talgo trains are best known for their unconventional articulated railway

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that use in-between carriage

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s that Talgo patented in 1941, similar to the earlier

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. The wheels are mounted in pairs but not joined by an

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and the bogies are shared between coaches rather than underneath individual coaches. This allows a railway car to take a turn at higher speeds with less

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. As the coaches are not mounted directly onto wheel bogies, the coaches are more easily insulated from track noise. This design has been proposed for further utilisation in the Talgo 22, double dec train with stepless access from the platform to the lower deck and between carriages. Talgo trains fitted with

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can

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- for instance at the / at the Spanish-French border interchange. Since the introduction of the Talgo Pendular in 1980, the train tilts naturally inwards on

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, allowing it to run faster on curves without causing discomfort to passengers. The carriage tilting system pivots around the top of the suspension columns, which has the effect of partially cancelling the effects of lateral acceleration when cornering.

Trains

Talgo trains are divided into a number of generations. They come in both

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hauled and self-propelled versions.

Talgo I

The Talgo I was built in 1942 in Spain. The coaches were built at the "Hijos de Juan Garay" workshop in

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and the

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was built at the workshops of the "Compañía del Norte" in

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. It was built as a prototype, and it was used to set several railroad speed records. The first test run occurred between

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and

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in October 1942.

Talgo II

Talgo II coaches and locomotives were first built in 1950 at the

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(ACF) works in the

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under the direction of Spanish engineers (the diesel-electric locomotives were assembled by ACF with electrical components made by General Electric). Talgo II carried most of the ''Jet Rocket'' train's passengers between

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and

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, after entering service on the

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(the Rock Island line) in 1956. Slightly different coaches were later introduced, and the last car type of the ''Jet Rocket'' resembled that of the future Talgo III. The

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trialed a complete train until 1958 but saw little success. Talgo IIs were also built for the

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for its "

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" train from

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to Boston, Massachusetts, and the

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for its " Speed Merchant" train, running between Boston, Massachusetts and

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. Soon afterwards, Talgo II trains began running in Spain and were successfully operated until 1972.

Talgo III

Talgo III coaches and locomotives entered service in 1964, introducing longer cars and easy directional reversibility of the coaches. The Talgo III/RD was equipped with

, and this permitted the introduction, on 1 June 1969, of the first through train between

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and

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(the '' Catalan Talgo''), despite the

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."Stop Press" (changes taking effect). '' Cooks Continental Timetable'' (June 1969 edition), p. 6; also pp. 71, 106. London: Thomas Cook Publishing. The same equipment was used for the ''Barcelona Talgo'', which began operation on 26 May 1974 as the first-ever through train service between Barcelona and Paris."Barcelona Talgo". ''

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'' (June 1975 edition), p. 466. Thomas Cook Publishing.

Talgo Pendular

The Talgo Pendular (Talgo IV and Talgo V, also VI & Talgo 200 or 6th generation), introduced in 1980, created the "natural tilting" train, using a passive system that tilts the carriages with no need for electronic sensors or hydraulic equipment. The wheels are mounted on mono axles between the carriages, and sitting on top of the mono axles are suspension columns. The carriages are attached to the top of the suspension columns and swing outwards as the train goes through a curve. In 1988, a Talgo Pendular was used on trials for

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on the Boston-New York corridor in the

and on

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lines in

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. Trial commercial services with Talgo cars in the US commenced in 1994 between Seattle and Portland, and from 1998 different trains have been used on the Amtrak ''Cascades'' services from

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south to

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, continuing south via

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. Five Talgo IV trains were in use in

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on the

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. They have since been replaced by

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rolling stock. In September 2022 the Talgo IV sets were transported to the Villa Luro workshop to undergo repairs, aiming to add an extra daily service between Buenos Aires and Rosario. The sets used on the Amtrak Cascades have been replaced by Amtrak-owned

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cars. Talgo 200 series trains are also in use in

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for the Almaty–Astana overnight train.

Talgo VII

The Talgo VII introduced beginning in 2000 is used as a locomotive-pulled train set as well as intermediate cars for the

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, Talgo 350 and

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. The carriages are similar to the Talgo Pendular type but have an air-controlled

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system and power supply from

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instead of diesel

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s in the end cars. Talgo VII trains have the car which has two pairs of wheels in the middle of the set (of cars) rather than at one end of the set, which is the case for earlier Talgo trains. All the other cars in the set have a single pair of wheels.

Talgo 8

The Series 8 passenger cars are similar to the Series VII cars, but the diesel generator car at one end of the train has a control cabin for push-pull operation and a two-axle end bogie. These trains are designed for the North American market. Talgo made an agreement in 2009 to build a manufacturing facility in

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which would initially supply two 14-car trainsets for the Amtrak ''

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'' until the project was cancelled. The company expressed hope the plant would later be used to build trains for other U.S. rail projects. Early in 2010, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced that it had negotiated the purchase of two 13-car trainsets for use in the Pacific Northwest rail corridor between Eugene and Vancouver, British Columbia. These trainsets were also manufactured in Wisconsin and were delivered in 2013. The sets are currently operating in the "Cascades" corridor in the Pacific Northwest. They have been integrated with the five existing sets in regular service. The Series 8 trains offer passengers many modern amenities including high-speed Wi-Fi, reclining seats and a full-service bistro and lounge car. In 2014, the state of

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expressed interest in operating the unused Talgo 8 cars for their

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service. Three years later, Amtrak proposed to lease or buy the unused cars in the wake of the

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. Ultimately, the two trainsets were sold to Nigeria for use on the

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Talgo 9

This series, designed for

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and

, featured wide bodyshells and wheelsets. There are three versions, consisting of either 1520mm fixed gauge, 1520-1435mm variable gauge or 1520-1676mm variable gauge. They are used in the

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line (December 2016), Saint Petersburg-Moscow-Samara (August 2020). The final successful test run of the Talgo 9 series coaches was completed in India on September 10, 2016.

Talgo 250 HSR

The Talgo 250 is a dual voltage electric train (AC/DC) equipped with

. This allows the units to be used on high-speed lines and on conventional broad gauge lines. A Talgo 250 train consists of two

s and 11 Talgo VII intermediate coaches. This class was developed for Renfe (classed as S-130). One trainset (RENFE Class 730) was involved in the Santiago de Compostela accident on 24 July 2013.

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ordered two Talgo 250 sets of a Russian gauge version in 2009. The first set arrived at Tashkent in July 2011.

Talgo 250 Hybrid

The Talgo 250 Hybrid is a dual-voltage dual-power train equipped with variable gauge axles. The train is therefore also able to operate on non-electrified lines. A Talgo 250 Hybrid train consists of two power cars, two technical end coaches and nine Talgo VII intermediate coaches. The trains were developed for Renfe and classed initially as S-130H, later as S-730). They are rebuilt from existing Talgo 250 trains.

Talgo 350 HSR

The Talgo 350 entered service as the Renfe AVE Class 102 marking the company's entry into the high-speed train manufacturing market. Tests with the prototype commenced in 1994, and Talgo 350 trains have been operating at a top commercial speed of 330 km/h on the

and Madrid-

lines since 22 December 2007. This series of trains is designed to reach a speed of , although present lines and commercial services limit the speed to . The train consists of two

s and Talgo VII intermediate cars with improved brakes and additional primary suspension.

Talgo XXI HSR

Talgo XXI is a project for a high-speed diesel-powered train, that operates in push-pull with one or two

s and Talgo VII intermediate cars. The North American version has four-axle power cars in compliance with United States FRA regulations. Only one train in compliance with European UIC standards has been built to date. Talgo reported that the Talgo XXI attained on the Olmedo-Medina del Campo high speed experimental line on 9 July 2002, which led to a claim for the world speed record for a diesel train. However, this claim was never proven. After the test runs the train was sold to the Spanish infrastructure authority ADIF as a measuring train for high-speed lines. Possible specs are: * Two MTU 12V 4000 R64 engines (two power cars configuration) or one MTU 12V 4000 R84 engine (one power car configuration), up to 1,800 rpm, high-speed diesel, Euro IIIB compliant with

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and

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aftertreatment system * 2x () or * Voith hydraulic transmission * Hydrodynamic and air braking * Variable gauge * 5 to 12 passenger coaches, depending on the setup * Up to 400 seats * Designed for a top speed of 220 km/h (135 mph) * Power car with a shared trailer axle

Talgo AVRIL HSR

Talgo has developed recently a train known as "AVRIL" (Alta Velocidad Rueda Independiente Ligero — Light High-Speed Independent Wheel), intended for speeds of . The system uses underfloor traction in the front and rear vehicles, with the intermediate carriages having the Talgo Pendular system (which cannot use motored axles on the axles corresponding to the system). Starting with the concept stage in 2009, it began dynamic testing on the Spanish high-speed network in 2014, and was approved in May 2016. It won its first major contract in November 2016, for the Mediterranean corridor in Spain, and its link to Paris.

Talgo Egypt

In 2021, Egypt ordered new Talgo trains.

Variable Gauge Axles (VGA)

In addition to the

s with

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, Talgo built in 2005 a prototype of a

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locomotive (the L-9202, TRAV-CA, 130-901 or Virgen del Buen Camino).

References

External links

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