The Renfe Class 130 or S-130From Serie 130 de Renfe (Spanish: Serie 130 de Renfe, manufacturer's designation Talgo 250) is a top and tail high-speed dual-gauge, dual-voltage trainset consisting of 11 Talgo VII tilting coaches and two power cars, used on Alvia and Euromed services.Trayectos y Servicios - clase preferente www.renfe.esTrayectos y Servicios - clase turista www.renfe.es The class have been nicknamed patitos (ducklings), due to the shape of the train nose.
Background and design The trainsets are designed for high-speed services on Iberian gauge () and high-speed () lines; they can change gauge at low speed without stopping using Talgo's RD variable gauge system.“Talgo RD” Variable Gauge System: A solution to eliminate barriers in the transport of goods and passengers between East and West Rail Tech Russis, inter-nation conference, June 2007, conference.europoint.eu The carriages are constructed from aluminium and incorporate the Talgo Pendular passive pendulum tilting system,The Talgo Pendular Coaches www.talgoamerica.com are sealed against pressure differences for tunnel travel,Talgo 250 www.talgo.de and have underframe air conditioning, individual audio systems and video displays, rotating and reclining seats and power outlets.High speed trainsets - subsection Passenger Car Features Talgo Series VII Passenger Coaches www.talgoamerica.com
Capacity in standard class is 36 seated, in first class 26 seats, end coaches have lower capacity, one coach is typically used for restaurant/sales services.
The power cars use AC traction motors controlled by IGBT inverters which include integrated auxiliary inverters. Signalling systems can include ETCS Level 2, LZB, ASFA and Ebicab900TBS.The Talgo Pendular Coaches POWER HEAD TALGO 250, Page 7, www.talgoamerica.com
Operations and services As of January 2010 they operated from Gijón/Oviedo via León, Palencia, Valladolid to Madrid with some trains extended to Alicante via Albacete;Alvia service : Gijon-Alicante www.renfe.es Nuestros Trenes . Alvia Serie 130 www.renfe.com Santander via Palencia and Valladolid to Madrid, sometimes extended to Alicante;Alvia service : Santander-Alicante www.renfe.es Madrid to Bilbao via Valladolid and Burgos;Alvia service : Madrid-Bilbao www.renfe.es Madrid to San Sebastian/Irun via Valladolid, Burgos and Vitoria;Alvia service : Madrid-Irun www.renfe.es Madrid to Alicante;Alvia service : Madrid-Alicante www.renfe.es Huelva and Cádiz and Madrid to Murcia.
Since January 2020 Renfe Class 130 operate on the Figueres–Alicante route via Girona, Barcelona, Camp de Tarragona, Castellón de la Plana and Valencia for the Euromed services.
On services such as Gijón–Madrid they have been replaced by Renfe Class 120 trainsets (2011).
Developments
Renfe Class 730
In order to extend high-quality services to parts of Spain not on the high-speed network Renfe acquired hybrid trains with both electric and diesel powerUn ´supertren´ conectará las ciudades gallegas en la mitad de tiempo en 2012 26/6/2009, www.laopinioncoruna.es for delivery in 2012 for use from Madrid to Murcia and Galicia, built by Talgo and Bombardier, at a cost of 78 million euro.Renfe invertirá 78 millones de euros en adaptar quince trenes AVE a vías sin electrificar 29/12/2009, www.europapress.es The new trains based on the S-130 were initially coded S130H, later S730;
Fifteen sets S-130 units will be converted to hybrid operation.Adquiridos los nuevos trenes híbridos para la línea convencional Madrid-Murcia en 2012 2/1/2010 www.europapressSerie 730 de Renfe, el tren dual de Talgo todo terreno 6/10/2011 via libre with two generator cars per set using MTU 12V 4000 R43L engines (1.8MW each). The top speed in diesel mode is . Testing of the trains took place in 2011 with introduction into service expected in 2012.
250km/h+ prototype train A gauge-changing train capable of over is in development and is based on the S-130.Talgo ha comenzado la construcción de un prototipo de tren de ancho variable a 300 km/h www.vialibre-ffe.com
Uzbekistan trainset order A version of the S130 for Uzbekistan Temir Yollari was ordered in 2009 for use on a Tashkent–Samarkand high-speed line.Uzbekistan Temir Yollari, Patentes Talgo S.A. sign 38m euro contract www.usdaily.com Deliveries of the order of two trains began in July 2011.
Two more sets were constructed in 2017, following expansion of the service.
See also ICE trains ICE 1 ICE 2 ETR 500 TGV trains TGV Sud-Est TGV Atlantique TGV Reseau TGV POS TGV Duplex Euroduplex Thalys PBA TGV TMST List of high-speed trains Stamps with Renfe Class 130
References
Other sources Talgo 250 information sheet www.talgo.es Information on the crash absorption and coupling module of the S130 powerheads www.esytech.de
External links
Renfe Serie 130 Information from www.ferropedia.es