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Bitxofo
January 4th, 2007, 06:09 AM
Sorry for the Spanish language, I will edit and translate it into English tomorrow.
:yes:

This high speed train made by Spanish manufacturer CAF belongs to the 120 series of RENFE (Spanish Railways Company), its commercial name is ALViA, it can reach 250kph.

Nowadays, the ALViA direct trains make the journey from Barcelona to Madrid in 3 hours 55 minutes... Not bad at all for 700 kms.!
:eek:

Se trata de un tren muy amplio y cómodo, aunque yo le encontré 2 pegas:
1ª) Se menea bastante, sobre todo en la cafetería. Yo creo que es debido a que es un tren muy alto y el centro de gravedad está muy elevado.
2ª) Hace mucho ruido al frenar, a veces molesto.

MY PHOTOS:

001http://i18.tinypic.com/2q898bs.jpg
^^Alvia 120 estacionado en Barcelona Sants.
002http://i12.tinypic.com/48yzlhh.jpg
^^Interior de mi coche de clase turista.
003http://i1.tinypic.com/43h9fo3.jpg
^^Detalle de los asientos.
004http://i16.tinypic.com/40ln8l5.jpg
^^Detalle de reposapiés y papelera.
005http://i10.tinypic.com/2uz9ik3.jpg
^^Zona superior.
006http://i3.tinypic.com/47x10g0.jpg
^^Mesita plegable, con mi Coca Cola de cereza.:D
007http://i13.tinypic.com/47131fl.jpg
^^Colgadores para abrigos y chaquetas.
008http://i11.tinypic.com/47mvvib.jpg
^^Esto no sé lo que es... :dunno:
009http://i18.tinypic.com/2yn1j4y.jpg
^^Pasando al coche de clase preferente.
010http://i10.tinypic.com/2e68pd2.jpg
^^Portaequipajes y asientos de la clase preferente.
011http://i14.tinypic.com/2u4ovps.jpg
^^Clase preferente y cabina del interventor a la derecha.
012http://i16.tinypic.com/34zc85z.jpg
^^Mandos para accionar las puertas de acceso.
013http://i18.tinypic.com/2q1xnx2.jpg
^^Cafetería vista desde la clase preferente.
014http://i12.tinypic.com/400tyjb.jpg
^^Cafetería vista desde la clase turista.
015http://i13.tinypic.com/3yqp4rl.jpg
^^Volviendo a la clase turista.
016http://i13.tinypic.com/4hlxclc.jpg
^^Puerta de acceso a un coche de clase turista.
017http://i16.tinypic.com/3ywvf6e.jpg
^^Tren fabricado por CAF.:cool:
018http://i12.tinypic.com/4c0hbfm.jpg
^^Indicador interior en clase turista.
019http://i14.tinypic.com/33blumh.jpg
^^Paramos en ZAZ Delicias y me bajo del tren.
020http://i13.tinypic.com/40ojw2b.jpg
^^Panel indicador exterior.
021http://i3.tinypic.com/433w8ir.jpg
^^Acceso exterior a un coche de clase turista.
022http://i13.tinypic.com/2lda7ew.jpg
^^Portaequipajes superiores en clase turista.
023http://i16.tinypic.com/2a5c8pk.jpg
^^Último coche del tren, al fondo la cabina.
024http://i13.tinypic.com/44l7h1u.jpg
^^Panel indicador interior.
025http://i18.tinypic.com/2vwg4uc.jpg
^^Vista general de mi coche, de clase turista.
026http://i16.tinypic.com/2h3scbn.jpg
^^Lateral exterior del tren.
027http://i10.tinypic.com/30ikn08.jpg
^^Detalle exterior de una puerta de clase turista.
028http://i14.tinypic.com/2ngrfnk.jpg
^^El tren en el que viajé, estacionado en MAD Puerta de Atocha, vía 1.
:)
BONUS EXTRA:
;)
029http://i11.tinypic.com/4i57hg4.jpg
^^Una sorpresita en Lleida Pirineus.:eek:
030http://i1.tinypic.com/46zxl4m.jpg
^^Dicho ALViA en ZAZ Delicias.
031http://i11.tinypic.com/4dhfg2d.jpg
^^Panel indicador en ZAZ Delicias.
032http://i1.tinypic.com/3zu72xe.jpg
^^Otra sorpresilla en ZAZ Delicias. :happy:
033http://i3.tinypic.com/4bgghmo.jpg
^^Interior de la clase turista, a mi regreso.
034http://i3.tinypic.com/33yt5qu.jpg
^^Estación de Guadalajara Yebes, en medio de la nada.:crazy:
:wink2:
DonQui
January 4th, 2007, 08:24 AM
Great pictures! son bellisimas!
lpioe
January 6th, 2007, 02:04 PM
I've never seen TV's in trains before, that's really cool.
The interior looks very nice and modern, kinda reminds me of an airplane.
Bitxofo
January 6th, 2007, 02:12 PM
^^Better than inside an airplane, actually!
:yes:
Bitxofo
January 10th, 2007, 05:50 AM
Cabin of the train:
:eek:
http://i13.tinypic.com/2q80t1u.jpg
:runaway:
arriaca
January 20th, 2007, 12:18 AM
Another photo of an Alvia in Guadalajara

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/6021/zzzwd7.jpg


Buen reportaje Bitxo
frozen
January 20th, 2007, 01:03 AM
Buen reportaje! Zaragoza's Delicias central station is stunning!:)
Bitxofo
January 20th, 2007, 05:58 AM
^^Yes, it is amazing, it looks like an airport!
:eek2:
Justme
January 20th, 2007, 01:24 PM
hanks for the post. I thought these trains were going to reach 350km/h?
Reivajar
January 20th, 2007, 03:49 PM
Not. These trains (class 120) can reach 250 kph, but they can run on UIC-gauge tracks and on Iberic-gauge tracks. That's their advantage.

Trains that can reach 350 kph are:
Class 103 "Velaro" ot "The Dolphin". Manufactured by Siemens. It's being testing, not yet into commercial service. It has reached 403,7 kph in tests with a conventional unit (not modified).

http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/1281/siemens250705w84rf.jpg


Class 102 "The Duck". Manufactured by Talgo and Bombardier. It can reach 350 kph, but it has been homologated only for 330 kph.

http://67.15.20.45/images/images2/1/102.jpg.21191.jpg
Marek.kvackaj
January 22nd, 2007, 04:18 AM
nice train ...hmm 700km for 4hours...
DonQui
January 22nd, 2007, 04:31 AM
nice train ...hmm 700km for 4hours...
The Siemens and the Talgo trains posted above your post will eventually do the 700 km in 2.5 hours or less.

:drool:
Bitxofo
January 22nd, 2007, 05:55 AM
^^2 hours 14 min. in December 2007!
;)
Xabi
February 18th, 2008, 02:00 PM
Alvia arrives to the Basque Country:

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh59/AxaInt/Abando%20s130/PC190038_redimensionar.jpg
Alvia at Bilbao-Abando station.

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh59/AxaInt/Abando%20s130/PC190059_redimensionar.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh59/AxaInt/Abando%20s130/PC190055_redimensionar.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh59/AxaInt/Amurrio%20s130%20Alkinar/PC230044_redimensionar.jpg
Alvia near Amurrio.

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh59/AxaInt/Amurrio%20s130%20Alkinar/PC230106___redimensionar.jpg
Alvia at Amurrio station.

Photos by Axaber (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member.php?u=58175).
SkyLerm
February 18th, 2008, 11:28 PM
S-130 series isn't it? :sly:
ddes
February 19th, 2008, 02:19 PM
ALViA and Velaro look alike.
Bitxofo
February 19th, 2008, 05:46 PM
ALViA train from Barcelona to Madrid and vice versa is going to finish service tomorrow, it will be replaced be the new high speed train AVE.
:yes:
Today with ALViA, from BCN to Madrid: 4 hours.
Tomorrow with AVE, from BCN to Madrid: 2 hours 35 min.
:happy:
The busiest air shuttle of the world is starting to die tomorrow...
:runaway:
UT596001
February 21st, 2008, 10:52 PM
^^ And the 120 emu trains operates, today, at Madrid-Logroño, Madrid-Pamplona-Hendaia and some Madrid-Albacete-València services (and I thing to Orpesa and Gandia in summer). In the two first cases runs into HSL Madrid-Barcelona between Madrid and Plasencia de Jalón. In the second case runs on 100% of his route on iberian gauge.
ChrisZwolle
February 22nd, 2008, 09:24 PM
That train has a weird nose. Great improvement on the BCN - Madrid line though. Is Barcelona - Madrid really the busiest air bridge in the world? I would think some US lines might be busiest (Washington - New York or Los Angeles - Las Vegas?), but i might be wrong about that.
xote
February 22nd, 2008, 09:33 PM
That train has a weird nose. Great improvement on the BCN - Madrid line though. Is Barcelona - Madrid really the busiest air bridge in the world? I would think some US lines might be busiest (Washington - New York or Los Angeles - Las Vegas?), but i might be wrong about that.
In terms of amount of traffic it is. In terms of passenger numbers I think that it is third or fourth.