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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. J23 461 Bf Valencia Norte, 9 130 069: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 130-07 en el Cambiador de Valdestillas: Melcoman en Ferropedia· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Alvia serie 130 en la estación de Oviedo: Torres05· CC0
- 4. Bf Bilbao Abando, Triebkopf BR 130: Falk2· CC BY 3.0
- 5. RENFE 130 (14356370257): Nelso Silva· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. Renfe 130 a punto de cruzar el Túnel de Guadarrama - 52491471932: André Marques 432· CC BY 2.0
- 7. Renfe 130 Alvia at Badajoz: RAIL P ( RAIL.PHOTOGRAPHY )· CC0
- 8. RENFE 130 THE DUCK Macanet-Massanes Talgo250: Peter elektro· CC BY-SA 3.0 ch
- 9. Renfe 130.036 Bellvei (6419265267): eldelinux from Cataluña, España· CC BY 2.0
- 10. RENFE Class 130 (12249678646): André Marques from Madrid· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The Renfe Class 130 or S-130 (Spanish: Serie 130 de Renfe, manufacturer's designation Talgo 250) is a top and tail high-speed dual-gauge, dual-voltage trainset consisting of 11 Talgo VII tilting coaches and two power cars, used on Alvia and Euromed services. The class have been nicknamed patitos (ducklings), due to the shape of the train nose.
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 19 years ago, in 2007.
- Top speed is 1.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 10 minutes.
- 4.8 MW is about 56 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 52 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 184 m long: about 41 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 299: 6 full city buses (~50 seats each).
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
- built
- 2007
- in service from
- 2007
- status
- in service
- number built
- 45
- kind
- High-speed variable-gauge electric trainset
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- builders
- Talgo, ALSTOM Transportation Germany
- operators
- Renfe Operadora
- top speed
- 250 km/h
- power
- 4.8 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Overhead catenary:, AC, 3 kV DC
- formation
- 13 cars: 2 power cars and 11 Talgo Series 7 passenger trailers
- length
- 184 m
- weight
- 312 t
- capacity
- 299 passengers
- Dutch name
- AVE serie 130
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q938723, Wikipedia: Renfe Class 130 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.