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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Renfe clase 100: dewet from London, United Kingdom· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. Renfe 100 Class at Lyon Part-Dieu: Usinex· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. J20 683 Renfe-BR 100, Fahrgastraum: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. RENFE 100 Hornachuelos: Kabelleger· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. -i---i- (32441525925): Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. 202201 RENFE S-100-216 as AVE-SNCF-9736 at Perpignan Station: MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Ave in Lyon I: Smiley.toerist· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Ave in Lyon II: Smiley.toerist· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. AVE in Montpellier-Saint-Roch 2019: Smiley.toerist· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. AVE in Toulouse-Matabiau: Smiley.toerist· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Renfe Class 100 is a high-speed train used for AVE services by the Renfe Operadora, in Spain. It was the first high-speed train put into service in Spain, in 1992.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 34 years ago, in 1992.
- Top speed is 2.3× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 8 minutes.
- 8.8 MW is about 104 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 65 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 200 m long: about 44 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 332: 7 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 34 years.
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
- built
- 1992
- in service from
- 1992
- status
- in service
- number built
- 24
- kind
- High-speed electric multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- builders
- Alstom, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
- operators
- Renfe Operadora
- top speed
- 300 km/h
- power
- 8.8 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- and (nominal) from overhead catenary
- formation
- 10 cars
- length
- 200 m
- weight
- 393 t
- capacity
- 332 passengers
- Dutch name
- AVE reeks 100
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q607757, Wikipedia: Renfe Class 100 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.