Spain - Avlo - Low cost high speed trains

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The Avlo train system is Spanish Renfe's low cost but high speed service. The idea is copied from France, where the state railways SNCF also has high speed trains modified to resemble low cost airline carriers under the name Ouigo. These trains are modified high-speed trains where the chairs are packed really tightly together. No services are offered and passengers can take only small suitcases with them. Avlo's services do not cover the whole country, but it links major cities such as Madrid, Zaragoza, Malaga and Barcelona using the already existing high speed lines. The idea is to minimise costs partly by minimising the times that the trains stand still at stations.
Avlo's trains are modified Renfe AVE trains of the model S-112 built by Talgo but with chairs packed as tightly as possible. An upgrade to use even newer S-106 trains is planned.
Here we see one of Avlo's S-112 trains which has left Málaga just minutes ago and is heading north on the new high speed line.
Picture from near the station of Cártama 27.4.2024 by Matti Heino.

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One of the modified and repainted S 112 high speed trains near Alt Penedès (Catalonia) in March 2021 during the testing phase of the service.
Picture by Jordi Santiveri. Published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license.

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This Avlo train is a bit different, but it is also a product of the company Talgo. This is Talgo's train type S-106.
Picture from Madrid Chamartín Clara Campoamor Station 13.6.2024 by Markku Salo.

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Another picture of a Talgo S-106 train in Avlo's colours.
Picture from Alicante 14.6.2024 by Markku Salo.
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