Talgo 350

A highly fast train called the Talgo 350 (T350) was created by the Spanish business Patentes Talgo (Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol). The partnership between Patentes Talgo and Bombardier Transportation produces it.

On the Madrid-Barcelona and Madrid-Valladolid lines in Spain, the train debuted as the RENFE AVE Class 102 high-speed trains. Due to the train's front end resembling a duck's beak, it is also known as Pato (Spanish for "duck").

For the high-speed rail line running between Madrid and Barcelona, Talgo 350 development was started. In 1997, work on the prototype development began. Trial runs of the finished prototype got under way in 2002.

The Talgo 350 can go at a maximum speed of about 220 mph (350 km/h). The Talgo 350 trainset consists of the Series VII Passenger carriages and the Talgo 350 Traction Unit, which uses cutting-edge AC propulsion with water-cooled IGBT technology. The Talgo 350 has four safety systems with tilting suspension, the newest technological systems for a "push-pull" arrangement, and axles and tractor bogies with a Talgo RD gauge changing system. There are 16 Talgo 350 Trainsets (224 cars, including the Power Heads), as of the first quarter of 2009. Currently being constructed are an additional 30 trainsets that will soon enter service. Currently, trains built by Talgo 350 are deployed in Europe.

Country: Spain

Speed: 220 mph