Renfe Class 120 / 121
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The Renfe Class 120 are electric multiple units used on Alvia high-speed rail services in Spain.[1][2]
The trainsets are dual-voltage, dual-gauge units capable of changing gauge without stopping at Script error: No such module "convert"..[3] Twelve units were ordered in 2001, and a further 45 units in 2004[4]
29 units of the class Renfe Class 121 were orderedScript error: No such module "Unsubst". for medium-distance high-speed Avant services. The units are very similar to the Class 120 but include additional electrical equipment for redundancy (a requirement for trains using the Guadarrama Tunnel), and do not provide first class seating, raising the number of seats to 282.
Design
Class 120
The trainsets are 4-unit multiple units capable of operating in pairs,[5] designed for medium-distance high-speed services. The inner axle of each carriage bogie is powered by a body mounted three phase asynchronous traction motor via a cardan shaft final drive. The motors are driven by IGBT converters with one converter per carriage. The bogies are of welded steel construction with primary coil springs and secondary air suspension. Tractive forces are transmitted by a drag pivot pin.[5]
The bogies incorporate CAF's BRAVA (Bogie de Rodadura de Ancho Variable Autopropulsado[6]) system which allows gauge-changing without stopping and operating speeds of up to Script error: No such module "convert".[7] The maximum axleload is Script error: No such module "convert"..[8]
The vehicles are air conditioned with one toilet per car. Passenger services include individual audio systems, and audio and visual information systems. One seat is reserved for disabled passengers, and wheelchair ramps are fitted. The driver's cab is also air conditioned, and the train is equipped with GSM-R systems.[9]
There are 156 seats in 'standard' accommodation[2] and 82 seats in 'first class'.[1]
Class 121
The 121 class are built to the same design as the original 120 Class but have additional electrical equipment (duplicated for redundancy). Additionally all the seating is in [2+2] formation[10] increasing the capacity to 282.[11]
Operations
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Class 120
The first trainset was produced in 2004 and began testing.[12] Services on the Madrid to Barcelona line began in 2006.[8][13]
The trainsets have operated on the Madrid-Pamplona-Hendaye, Madrid-Logroño, Barcelona-Vigo and Barcelona-Bilbao/Irun lines.[14]
Class 121
The first trains entered service on the Madrid-Segovia-Valladolid line on 26 January 2009.[15] They are currently used for the Avant services Barcelona-Lleida, A Coruña-Ourense and Zaragoza-Calatayud[16] and for the Intercity service Madrid-Gijón.[17]
Related vehicles
The 6-car TCDD HT65000 electric multiple units ordered from CAF by the Turkish State Railways for the Istanbul-Ankara high-speed line are based upon the Class 120 design.
See also
References
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- ↑ a b Alvia services - preference class www.renfe.es
- ↑ a b Alvia services - Tourist class www.renfe.es
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- ↑ Renfe define su encargo de trenes de ancho variable, series 120 y 130 www.vialibre-ffe.com
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- ↑ CAF's 250km/h variable gauge train Script error: No such module "webarchive". Via Libre, Julio Agosto, 2006, via caf.net
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- ↑ HIGH-SPEED TRAIN ATPRD s-120, Equipment Script error: No such module "webarchive". www.caf.net
- ↑ Renfe Serie 121 www.renfe.es
- ↑ El primer tren de la serie 121 y la locomotora eléctrica 253 de mercancías ya están en vía www.vialibre-ffe.com
- ↑ En pruebas la serie 120, trenes de ancho variable y bitensión para 250 km/h wwwvialibre-ffe.com
- ↑ Cuatro trenes de la serie 120 se incorporan al servicio Madrid-Valencia www.vialibre-ffe.com
- ↑ (section) RENFE-LD high-speed trainsets - Class 120 www.railfaneurope.net
- ↑ Entra en servicio la serie 121 de Renfe Script error: No such module "webarchive". 27/1/2009 www.altavelocidad
- ↑ Avant Serie 121 www.renfe.com
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Further reading
- RENFE Class 120 and 121 in detail (spanish language) publisher: Via Libre, 11/2009, via www.caf.net
External links
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- Images of Renfe Class 120 trains fototrenes.tranvia.org
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