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Renfe Class 106 - The Emperor's New Clothes?
The Talgo-built Class 106 high speed trains are posing a headache for Renfe Viajeros, from the very start of commercial services.
Renfe's Class 106 AVRILs enter service
The first variable-gauge Class 106 EMUs carried their first fare-paying passengers on services linking Madrid to Galicia and Asturias on 21 May 2024. The same day fixed-gauge 106s appeared on AVLO services to Catalunya and Levante.
Renfe's Spanish shuffle
On 11 April 2024 it was announced that Renfe had now received the first ten Class 106 AVRIL high speed trains.
AVRIL in May - now official!
On 11 April 2024 MITMS Minister Óscar Puente announced that Renfe had now received the first ten Class 106 AVRIL high speed trains.
AVLO to Galicia
During the pre-election campaign in Zamora on 17 July 2023, MITMA Minister Raquel Sánchez announced that Renfe would start up its low cost AVLO services on the Galician high speed line in 2024 - no specific date was given.
The Variante: Current Status
In June 2022 MITMA announced that the Variante between La Robla and Pola de Lena, under construction since 2004 at cost which is likely to exceed 4 billion EUR, would be inaugurated in May 2023.
Avril - Springtime Hopes?
There are hopes that salvation of the services between Barcelona and Lyon/Marseille might come in the shape of Renfe's new Class 106 Avril fleet.
Cross-Border Turmoil In France And Spain
On 11 December 2022, the international high speed train services between Barcelona and Lyon and Madrid, Barcelona and Marseille were withdrawn.
New Spanish Speed Record On 1,668 mm Gauge
During a nocturnal test run with Talgo staff on board early on 7 September 2022, a Class 106 Avril reached 360 km/h on the 1,668 mm gauge high speed line between Ourense and Santiago de Compostela.
Late-Running Avril - Renfe Warns Of Fines
The first members of the new high speed Class 106 fleet were expected to have been handed over to Renfe in January 2021 in readiness for commercial operation in summer 2022.