Spain's new trains up the speed

Paul Heymont 6/10/232:00 PM

A fleet of new super-speed trains being delivered to Spain's RENFE may shake up rail service in France and Portugal as well, once they enter service in November.

The Talgo Avril trains combine a 380 kilometer per hour speed with the ability to shift between Portugal's slightly wider track gauge and the one used by European high-speed trains. RENFE has been planning to enter the Portugal market with routes to Lisbon and Porto, using Portugal's only high-speed track between Lisbon and Porto.

The added speed, 60-80 kph faster than France's current TGV services, could also give RENFE an edge in France, since it would allow trains to link Paris and Madrid in just over three hours.

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