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Latest model Talgo 350 train as used for AVE high-speed services between Madrid - Tarragona
Latest model Talgo 350 train as used for AVE high-speed services between Madrid - Tarragona
A Talgo wheelset
A Talgo wheelset

Talgo is a Spanish manufacturer of railway vehicles. Ave! or aue! is a Latin phrase used by the Romans as a salutation and Greeting, meaning 'hail' Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Tarragona (tərəˈɣonə in Catalan) is a city located in the south of Catalonia and east of Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. It is best known for a design of articulated railway passenger cars in which the wheels are mounted in pairs, but not joined by an axle, and being between rather than underneath the individual coaches. This article is about railroad equipment For other cars see Automobile and Wiktionary definition of passenger car. An axle is a central shaft for a rotating Wheel or Gear. In some cases the axle may be fixed in position with a bearing or Bushing Another feature of the design is the suspension, which allows the vehicle to passively tilt into curves, aiding passenger comfort. Suspension is the term given to the system of springs, Shock absorbers and linkages that connects a Vehicle to its Wheels Suspension

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Corporate history

TALGO stands for "Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol" (Goicoechea-Oriol light articulated train), Alejandro Goicoechea and Oriol being the founders of the company. Talgo Patents S. A. was originally incorporated in 1942. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 only seven years, reverted to its previous name of Transtech Oy. Transtech Oy is Finland's major domestic manufacturer of railway rolling stock The company spends 10 to 12 percent of revenues on research and development,[1] but the main revenue source is the Spanish state railway operator RENFE. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Renfe Operadora is the State-owned company which operates freight and passenger Trains on the 1668-mm " Iberian gauge " and 1435-mm " [2]

Technology

Talgo trains are best known for their unconventional articulated railway passenger cars design in which the wheels are mounted in pairs, but not joined by an axle, and being between rather than underneath the individual coaches. This article is about railroad equipment For other cars see Automobile and Wiktionary definition of passenger car. An axle is a central shaft for a rotating Wheel or Gear. In some cases the axle may be fixed in position with a bearing or Bushing Talgo trains fitted with variable gauge axles can change rail gauge - for instance at the Spanish (1668 millimeters)/French (1435 millimeters) border. Variable gauge axles (VGA are Axles that allow railway vehicles to pass from tracks of one Rail gauge to a different gauge Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Since the introduction of the Talgo Pendular, the train tilts naturally inwards on corners, making it more comfortable for the passengers. This system also allows the train to run faster on some lines.

Trains

Tail end of a Talgo III train
Tail end of a Talgo III train

Talgo trains are divided into a number of generations. They come in both locomotive hauled and self propelled versions. A locomotive is a railway Vehicle that provides the motive power for a Train.

Talgo I

The Talgo I coaches were built in 1942. [3] Built as a prototype it broke numerous speed records. [1]

Talgo II

Talgo II coaches and locomotives were first built in 1950 at the American Car and Foundry Company works in the United States under the direction of Spanish engineers. American Car and Foundry (often abbreviated as ACF) is a manufacturer of Railroad rolling stock and Locomotives. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the One was also trailed on the New York Central Railroad until 1958 but saw little success. The New York Central Railroad, known simply as the New York Central in its publicity was a Railroad operating in the Northeastern United States. [1] They commenced revenue service in Spain soon after, and were not retired until 1972. [3]

Talgo III

Locomotive leading a Talgo III train
Locomotive leading a Talgo III train

Talgo III coaches and locomotives entered service in 1964, introducing longer cars and easy directional reversibility of the cars. The Talgo III RD variant was equipped with variable gauge axles, and ran the first though train from Madrid to Paris as well as Barcelona to Geneva in 1968, despite the difference in rail gauge. Variable gauge axles (VGA are Axles that allow railway vehicles to pass from tracks of one Rail gauge to a different gauge Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking [1]

Talgo Pendular

Talgo Pendular at Prague's main station
Talgo Pendular at Prague's main station

The Talgo Pendular (Talgo IV and Talgo V, also VI & Talgo 200 or 6th generation) introduced from 1980 created the 'natural tilting' train - a tilting train that does not need electronic sensors or hydraulic equipment to move the carriages. A tilting train is a Train with a tilting mechanism that enables increased speed on regular Railway tracks [2]

In 1988 they were used on trials for Amtrak on Boston-New York corridor in the United States and on Deutsche Bahn lines in Germany. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Deutsche Bahn AG ( DB AG, DBAG or DB) is the German national Railway company Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. [3] Trial commercial services with Talgo cars in the United States commenced in 1994 between Seattle and Portland, and from 1998 different train have been used on the Amtrak Cascades services from Vancouver, British Columbia south to Seattle, Washington, continuing south via Portland, Oregon to Eugene, Oregon. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Amtrak Cascades (originally named Cascadia) is a Passenger train route operated by Amtrak in partnership with the states of Washington Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers The city of Eugene ( "yoo-JEEN") is the County seat of Lane County, Oregon, [4]

Talgo 200 series trains are also in use in Kazakhstan for the overnight train Almaty - Astana. Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the [5]

Talgo 250

Talgo 250 train on a Spanish Altaria service from Madrid - Barcelona passing Viladecans (Barcelona)
Talgo 250 train on a Spanish Altaria service from Madrid - Barcelona passing Viladecans (Barcelona)

The Talgo 250 (Talgo VII & Talgo VII) is a dual voltage electric train (AC-DC) equipped with variable gauge axles. Altaria is the Brand name of a group of fast long-distance passenger Railway services operated by Spanish national railway company Renfe Operadora Developed for RENFE (classed as S. Renfe Operadora is the State-owned company which operates freight and passenger Trains on the 1668-mm " Iberian gauge " and 1435-mm " 130) the intermediate coaches are of 7th generation Talgo Pendular design. [6]

Talgo 350

Talgo 350 on the AVE Tarragona - Madrid route.
Talgo 350 on the AVE Tarragona - Madrid route. Ave! or aue! is a Latin phrase used by the Romans as a salutation and Greeting, meaning 'hail'

The Talgo 350 (class S. 102) marked the companies entry into the high-speed train manufacturing market. Tests with the prototype commenced in 1994,[3] and Talgo 350 trains have been operating at a top commercial speed of 330 km/h on the Madrid-Barcelona and Madrid-Valladolid line since December 22, 2007. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. ||-||} is an industrial city and it is a Municipality in north-central Spain, upon the Pisuerga River and within the Ribera del Duero wine-making region Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This series of trains are designed to reach a speed of 350 km/h (220 mph), although present lines and commercial services limit the speed at 330 km/h (210 mph). [7][8]

Talgo XXI

RENFE class 355 / Talgo XXI / Talgo BT
RENFE class 355 / Talgo XXI / Talgo BT

Talgo XXI (also known as the Talgo 7th generation) is a high speed diesel-powered train, that operates in push-pull with one or two locomotives. They have been built for use in North American—complying with United States FRA regulations—rather than European UIC standards. [9] It has travelled at 256,38 km/h on the Olmedo - Medina del Campo high speed experimental line on 9 July 2002. (For the South African airport with IATA code "KMH" see Johan Pienaar Airport. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. [10] This has given it the world speed record for a diesel train. Determination of the fastest railed vehicle in the world varies depending on the definition of " rail "

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mauro F. The EMD LWT12 was a rather experimental diesel Locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD between 1956 and 1958, and Talgo is a Spanish manufacturer of railway vehicles It is best known for a design of articulated railway passenger cars in which the wheels are mounted Articulated cars are rail vehicles which are much longer than single passenger cars because they combine a number of smaller lighter cars which are semi-permanently A tilting train is a Train with a tilting mechanism that enables increased speed on regular Railway tracks The P-12-42, also known as the " Speed Merchant," was a streamlined 1200 hp locomotive built between 1957&ndash1958 by Fairbanks-Morse, specifically The UAC TurboTrain was an early high-speed train manufactured by United Aircraft Corporation that operated in Canada between 1968 and 1982 and in the United The Amtrak Cascades (originally named Cascadia) is a Passenger train route operated by Amtrak in partnership with the states of Washington Guillén (2001). The Limits of Convergence. Princeton University Press. Retrieved on 2008-05-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses
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