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NEVER use government companies. Public services in spain are garbage. Use Iryo.

Many years ago, when the line was inaugurated to Tarragona, which is not BCN, I got into a Velaro almost newly released, I trembled as if I was dancing salsa, over time they became my favorite AVE train, I understand that a train can have small details to solve at the beginning, what if I agree with you is that after a train with so much time in study and in tests, it still has problems of this caliber, however it is RENFE and not Talgo who accepts this type of trains, and of course it's a shame for the awesome Spanish technology that these things happen.

the Issue of the 3 different gauges in use in Spain is specially a big issue in the north of the country. We have metric, iberian an standard gauge and the different gauges imply different quality services. The metric gauge is bad, really bad served with incredibly old trains and non existent long range trains and the regional services with average speeds of 30 to 40 km/h on services that can span up to 200 km (so do the math for the travel times). Thus, the need for gauge changing trains is a competitive advantage for Talgo and a way to secure contracts within Spain. the EU has mandated that all tracks should be converted to standardad gauge but I heavily doubt we will ever see such thing, as the implications are massive.

18:45... Are u sure??? So you are more informed than the engineer or the train itself? haha Comments like that makes me push the dislike button!

Exterior and interior looks great, the ride quality is in my opinion very poor. Good video and very interesting one, i never knew they are high-speed train that have very poor ride quality special for a new rolling stock. Greating from Indonesia🇮🇩❤

I wish I could go on this train.

I Never Seen a screen on all seats on a train

The engine looks like class 374 LoL

Real bad Renfe chose to do 3+2: That's for low cost Avlo and no 2+1 on AVE? Also looks like Talgo needs to fix problems in quality control.

I took that trip in bith directions in 2012. Fortunate for a front seat in the Panoramic Car both ways. Got some terrific photos, too!

how can you ask if there are any plans to improve Chamartin??? haha didn't you see half of the building under construction?? lol. Anyway, here you can see how it will look in a few years: czcams.com/video/AxTO5IZitsI/video.html&pp=ygUZY2hhbWFydGluIHN0YXRpb24gcHJvamVjdA%3D%3D

The locomotive looks cool! Why couldn't the Amtrak Cascades sets look like that? Not convinced though that Talgo is quite up to par with the safety and performance of trains from Siemens, Alstom, etc.

habrá que ver si se mueve tanto el tren en ruta y si los asientos son tan malos, la experiencia de muchos y no sólo la de uno puede marcar la reputación del tren

Nice train👍it was a bit shaky for a modern train, the tracks probably need to be replaced

10:43 Some movement is no big deal but this quick shaking is bad for laptops that still have rotating harddrives. In that case better have a backup

Ah, the memories. We can't serve you a real meal because--you, know--COVID. Makes a lot of sense. Basically every service provider used this excuse for two years. Thank God it's over.

Honestly looks pretty good for a talgo train... I mean here the railways explicitly stated not to buy more talgo trains as they are considered cheap lower quality alternatives.

Czechia! Not The Czech Republic!

Chamartins station has aged very poorly. But there have been remodelation works that will make it look a bit better

I wished they also serviced Portugal

its a high margin train and clearly designed for good service rather then complete comfort

The L in Talgo Ligero which must have some effect on the noise and vibration. I do not like the 5 across seating but can understand why it is done. Confort Clase should have some single seats, though there is plenty of room.

My Dreams is ride this train in Poland tracks...

je pensais que les talgo 350 étaient plus confortables

I could never welcome a crappy train from a crappy country where people are treated like worthless pieces of shit.

This train has come with 2-3 years of delay and it has software problems, apparently the software of the train causes false emergency alarms and stops the train. Talgo is in big trouble now, they don't have enough money and you can see the result in this train. They're trying to find a buyer. A Hungarian company tried to buy them, but the Spanish Government didn't allow it because Orbán could be behind the bid and Talgo is considered a very important company for Spain.

Second day of operation to Asturias: trains full to the brim and no delays. As expected, these trains will be a huge commercial success.

the entertainment system looks like a botch job to me; it's like they took a batch of android tablets, injected their software on them with some content and functionalities, deemed it good enough and called it a day

Great breakfast in 1st class - large portion and best placement - better than the best European short haul / medium haul business class!

I reckon your overspeed and possible derailment was either the brakes not being properly fixed due to your earlier problem or simply pressure to make up time from the stoppage for the brake problem. Either way that is not a good way to start a rail service.

Chamartin is undergoing renovations as part of Madrid Nuevo Norte project, the biggest urban developement in Europe for the next 15 years. It's a mess right now but there will be impovements, you can search for "nueva estacion chamartin" and read more about it. adif es/proyecto-chamartin

Thello is the coolest night train in Europe

Man you are in my hometown! In fact I was on the train you crossed at the intercambiador.

Could we see Alstom Avelia TGV with 5 seats in a row ? I mean does this trains are sufficiently large enough for that ? I think SNCF is not interested but it could be helpfull for Ouigo or the KevinSpeed service if it become real

Too shaky. Seats are small. Great speed. Nice free meal for Confort Class. Engine at both ends makes turn around quicker and easier. Thanks Thibault

Good video! I will take the new s106 Avril service in low cost service (Avlo) on 12/6 from Barcelona to Lleida and back. And i hope will take Avlo s106 Madrid-Valencia and AVE s106 Madrid-Asturias and Madrid-Galicia in October

Madrid Chamartin is currently on a full reconstruction process, that is why right now the station is a mess

Screens on seats strike me as a huge waste of money. Screen on planes makes sense because you very often don't have an internet connection and your luggage is very limited (so it is convenient that you don't need to bring your tablet/laptop if you want a big screen). But on trains, stable WiFi with some cached content is the way to go. Mobiles work most of the time and you can easily put your tablet in the luggage, no one is weighting/measuring it.

0:13 you said :Between Pahis and Karlshuhuue!

0:09 It’s *Montreal* not Monreal for pronunciation !😂😂

0:02 Even you are annoying!😂

Seriously, why is everything so grey and lifeless inside this train ? This honestly looks more depressing than up to date.

Lovely trip. I like that the rest of the people in the carriage seemed nice and quiet

Well that’s one way to keep the coaches light. Just put plane seats on them

No bike space, that is a shame! Thank you for the video👍🇪🇺

13:33 Here’s to answer your question for bikes on High speed trains in Europe they can’t let you onboard with a bike trying to ride on HSL 😂.

Well... people say that the IETs and Azumas in the UK ride badly. The Talgo AVRIL certainly tops it's! 😅 As for the 2+2 in first and 3+2 in standard, if the seats were of a better quality comfort wise then they would be expectable on AVE.

2 + 2 in first class is very questionable, 3 + 2 in second class is just beyond ridiculous. Only two first class cars will likely mean that it’ll be cramped all the time. How on earth will you convince business travelers to choose the train over the plane with this?!

First hand experience from yesterday evening: I used the Avril Avlo service from Zaragoza to Madrid. Uneventful and pleasant trip. Noise and shaking similar to that of the S130s, nothing extraordinary or too bad. Seats are a bit narrow and hard, they are the same model installed on other Avlo models. They are perfectly ok for a low-cost service under 2 hours. The interior is nice and the train is roomy and well distributed. Overall, a modern high capacity , high speed train which is ideal for low cost services and trips under 3 hours (the majority in Spain). Honestly, I don’t understand why so much drama around this train. All Avrils will end up as Avlos eventually, when the new S-107 series (300 kmhr, gauge-changing narrow cabin "normal" Talgos) are delivered. Spanish Northwestern corridors and services into Portugal are going to need gauge-changing HSTs for several decades.

Finaly, IS Renfe...