Renfe Class 130

Renfe Class 130 Talgo 250
Renfe Class 130 at the Valdestillas gauge changer
Stock type	High-speed variable-gauge electric trainset
In service	2007–present
Manufacturer	Talgo / Bombardier
Assembly	Las Matas
Built at	Talgo Rivabellosa and Las Matas II Bombardier Kassel
Family name	Talgo 250
Entered service	29 October 2007
Number built	45
Formation	13 cars: 2 power cars and 11 Talgo Series 7 passenger trailers
Capacity	299 seats: 236 standard and 63 first class
Operator	Renfe Operadora
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium alloy
Train length	184.158 m (604 ft 2.3 in)
Car length	Power cars: 20.749 m (68 ft 0.9 in) Intermediate trailers: 13.140 m (43 ft 1.3 in) End trailers: 12.140 m (39 ft 10.0 in)
Width	Power cars: 2.960 m (9 ft 8.54 in) Trailers: 2.942 m (9 ft 7.83 in)
Height	Power cars: 4.030 m (13 ft 2.66 in) Trailers: 3.365 m (11 ft 0.48 in)
Floor height	760 mm (30 in)
Platform height	550 mm (22 in) or 760 mm (30 in)
Doors	16 sliding access doors, 8 per side
Maximum speed	250 km/h (155 mph) on standard gauge 220 km/h (137 mph) on Iberian gauge
Weight	312 t (307 long tons; 344 short tons)
Axle load	18 t (18 long tons; 20 short tons) per motor axle
Traction system	Water-cooled IGBT
Traction motors	8 × three-phase asynchronous motors
Power output	4,800 kW (6,400 hp) at 25 kV AC 4,000 kW (5,400 hp) at 3 kV DC
Tractive effort	220 kN (49,000 lbf) maximum 160 kN (36,000 lbf) continuous
Auxiliaries	Static converters in the end first-class and standard cars; 380 V, 50 Hz auxiliary supply
Electric systems	Overhead catenary: 25 kV 50 Hz AC AC 3 kV DC
Current collection	Pantograph; 2 per power car
Wheels driven	16
Bogies	4 motor bogies and 12 Talgo wheelsets; 20 axles total
Braking systems	Regenerative, rheostatic and pneumatic disc brakes; ABS on motor-axle pneumatic brakes
Safety systems	ETCS/ERTMS levels 1 and 2, LZB STM, ATP Edicab, ASFA
Coupling system	Scharfenberg coupler
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Notes/references
Uses Talgo RD gauge changing equipment.1

The Renfe Class 130 or S-130² (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.³⁴⁵ The class have been nicknamed patitos (ducklings), due to the shape of the train nose.⁶

The trainsets are designed for high-speed services on Iberian gauge (1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)) and high-speed (1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)) lines; they can change gauge at low speed without stopping using Talgo's RD variable gauge system.⁷ The carriages are constructed from aluminium and incorporate the Talgo Pendular passive pendulum tilting system,⁸ are sealed against pressure differences for tunnel travel,⁹ and have underframe air conditioning, individual audio systems and video displays, rotating and reclining seats and power outlets.¹⁰

Capacity in standard class is 36 seated, in first class 26 seats, end coaches have lower capacity, one coach is typically used for restaurant/sales services.⁹

The power cars use AC traction motors controlled by IGBT inverters which include integrated auxiliary inverters. Signalling systems can include ETCS Level 2, LZB, ASFA and Ebicab900TBS.¹¹

As of January 2010 they operated from Gijón/Oviedo via León, Palencia, Valladolid to Madrid with some trains extended to Alicante via Albacete;¹²¹³ Santander via Palencia and Valladolid to Madrid, sometimes extended to Alicante;¹³¹⁴ Madrid to Bilbao via Valladolid and Burgos;¹³¹⁵ Madrid to San Sebastian/Irun via Valladolid, Burgos and Vitoria;¹³¹⁶ Madrid to Alicante;¹³¹⁷ Huelva and Cádiz and Madrid to Murcia.

Since January 2020 Renfe Class 130 operate on the Figueres–Alicante route via Girona, Barcelona, Camp de Tarragona, Castellón de la Plana and Valencia for the Euromed services.⁵

On services such as Gijón–Madrid they have been replaced by Renfe Class 120 trainsets (2011).⁶

In order to extend high-quality services to parts of Spain not on the high-speed network Renfe acquired hybrid trains with both electric and diesel power¹⁸ for delivery in 2012 for use from Madrid to Murcia and Galicia, built by Talgo and Bombardier, at a cost of 78 million euro.¹⁹ The new trains based on the S-130 were initially coded S130H, later S730;

Fifteen sets S-130 units will be converted to hybrid operation.²⁰²¹ with two generator cars per set using MTU 12V 4000 R43L engines (1.8MW each). The top speed in diesel mode is 180 km/h (112 mph). Testing of the trains took place in 2011 with introduction into service expected in 2012.²²

A gauge-changing train capable of over 250 km/h (155 mph) is in development and is based on the S-130.²³

A version of the S130 for Uzbekistan Temir Yollari was ordered in 2009 for use on a Tashkent–Samarkand high-speed line.²⁴ Deliveries of the order of two trains began in July 2011.²⁵

Two more sets were constructed in 2017, following expansion of the service.²⁶