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company guide The following projects stand out: Innovations:

Talgo is currently focusing its innovation activity on a four-
pillar approach: digitalization, sustainable mobility, optimiza-
Avril Renfe (Spain). The Talgo Avril model has an innova-
tion of passenger experience, and innovation enhancement.
tive 3+2 internal distribution to increase capacity without
reducing passenger comfort. Half of these trains also mount
an automatic track-gauge changing system for very high-
Within each line, the company has been working on key
projects which show our deep commitment to improving the
speed (300 km/h), for the first time in history. The train is
already in service.
future of the railway sector. In this regard, it has developed
and predictive maintenance based on artificial intelligence,
Avril Adif (Spain). Spain rail infrastructure manager Adif com-
missioned Talgo to supply a train made up of two dual-voltage
as well as the Talvi© platform for automatic train inspection
power heads and six variable-gauge coaches, with 8,000 kW a digital platform called Tsmart© © for real-time monitoring
based on artificial vision.
of power and a top speed of 330 km/h. The order includes the
train, as well as its comprehensive maintenance for 5 years, These platforms are based on new Industry 4.0 technologies
and equipping it with high-technology dynamic monitoring such as: IoT, Machine and Deep Learning, Big Data Cloud
and control instruments. Computing, digital twins, artificial vision, and augmented rea-
lity, to optimise the operating capacity of transport systems
Talgo 230 Deutsche Bahn (Germany). In 2019 Talgo signed a and maximise the availability, reliability, and operating safety
contract with Deutsche Bahn to manufacture up to 100 Talgo of the train fleet. The application of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
230 intercity trains, with an initial order for 23 units that are techniques and Machine Learning to predictive maintenance
currently being manufactured, and a second order for another operations and the development of a smart maintenance plat-
56 units that was awarded in May 2023. DB will use these form are among the latest advancements performed by our
units, which include locomotives and cab-cars, and have a company towards digitalization.
maximum speed of 230 km/h, in domestic and international
long-distance routes, thereby connecting the German capital, As for sustainable mobility, Talgo’s contribution consists in the
Berlin, with that of the Netherlands (Amsterdam). development and manufacture of a new dual train Vittal ONE
with a Hydrogen fuel cell, intended to further reduce the mini-
Talgo 230 DSB (Denmark). Danish operator DSB has awarded mal negative environmental impact produced by the railway,
Talgo a contract to supply a batch of 16 Talgo 230 intercity connecting places in an environmentally sustainable way.
trains, which form part of a more extensive framework con-
tract. These wide-body trains will have a passenger capacity Another line of investigation and projects in course are cen-
of 440 and a maximum speed of 200 km/h, and will include tred on continuous passenger experience improvement, based
cab-cars as the DB units. on better accessibility, higher levels of comfort and safety, cu-
stomized travel experiences, and personalisation.
Intercity ENR (Egypt). After signing a contract in 2019, Talgo
has already delivered to the Egyptian operator ENR 6 trains, In pursuit of these strategic objectives, Talgo is working close-
each composed of a locomotive and 14 cars, and will be in ly with different start-ups. This enables a reduction in time and
charge of their maintenance for 8 years. At the same time, ENR costs, as well as promoting agile innovation, connecting the
has awarded Talgo the manufacturing of seven night trains. company with the latest technological developments of the
market and pushing forward our own innovation.
Talgo 230 Flix (Germany). On 27th May 2025, Germany-based
transport giant Flix awarded Talgo a c.€2.4 billion contract for Geographic areas where your products and services are
the supply of up to 65 European high-speed trains based upon marketed:
the Talgo 230 product platform, with an initial firm order of 30 Talgo is present in more than 40 countries around the world,
units worth near €1,060 million. The push-pull trains will boast including Spain, Germany, Denmark, Egypt, USA, Saudi Ara-
full accessibility at platform level and a high level of systems bia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.
digitisation. The contract also includes the maintenance of all
units during a 15-year period. The trains are designed to be ope-
rated across Europe, initially prepared for Germany, Austria, the
Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden, with full interoperability
allowing seamless cross-border operations.

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