Renfe Class 102

what is it?

The Renfe Class 102 or S-102 (nicknamed "Pato" in Spanish, because its nose looks like the beak of a duck) is a push-pull high-speed train used for the AVE service and operated in Spain by the state-run railway company Renfe, and based on Bombardier Transportation's power car technology. Outside AVE service, Talgo markets this train as the Talgo 350. Further production of closely related trains, differing in seating arrangement, resulted in the S-112.

who runs it

Renfe OperadoraRed Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles

base stats

• speed 330 km/htop speed
• power 8 MWpower output
• weight 322 tin working order
• seats 353passengers
• built 46made in total

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 21 years ago, in 2005.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• ⏱️At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 7 minutes.
• 🚗8 MW is about 94 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 54 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏200 m long: about 44 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧍Seats 353: 7 full city buses (~50 seats each).
• 🧓Still in service after 21 years.

high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.

spec sheet

built

2005

in service from

2005

status

in service

number built

46

kind

High-speed electric trainset

traction

electric

origin

🇪🇸 Spain

builders

Talgo, ALSTOM Transportation Germany

operators

Renfe Operadora, Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles

top speed

330 km/h

power

8 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

overhead line

formation

14 cars: 2 power cars and 12 passenger trailers

length

200 m

weight

322 t

capacity

353 passengers

Dutch name

AVE serie 102

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.