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| name = AVERenfe Class 102

*S-112<br /> Málaga - Barcelona<br />Seville - Barcelona<br />Madrid - Valencia<br />Madrid- ValladolidLeón<br />Madrid - Albacete{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}

| maxspeed = {{convert|330350|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}

| Safetysafety = [[LZB]], [[ASFAAnuncio de Señales y Frenado Automático|ASFA 200]], [[ERTMS]]

The '''AVERenfe Class 102''' or '''S-102'''<ref group="note">S-102 denotes 'Serie 102 de RENFERenfe', the 1xx series is used for fixed passenger high speed electric trains</ref> (nicknamed "[[:wikt:pato#Spanish|Pato]]" in Spanish, because of its nose that looks like the beak of a [[duck]], "''pato''" in Spanish) is a [[high-speed rail|high-speed train]] used for the [[AVE]] service and operated in Spain by the state-run railway company [[RENFERenfe]], and based on [[Bombardier Transportation]]'s power car technology. Outside of AVE service, [[Talgo]] markets this train as the '''Talgo 350'''.<ref>[{{cite web| url=http://www.talgousa.com/very-high-speed.aspx| website=Talgo America| - title=Very High Speed – Talgo 350 Trainset with Series VII cars] {{wayback| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226074426/http://www.talgousa.com/very-high-speed.aspx | archive-date=2010122607442626 |df=yDecember 2010}}</ref>

Further production of closely related trains, differing in seating arrangement, resulted in the '''S-112'''.

The AVE Class 102 was constructed by [[Talgo]] with [[Adtranz]] (later [[Bombardier Transportation]]) providing the power car technology. It was principallyprimarily designed for the Madrid-Barcelona line.

The series trains were intended for a top speed of {{convert|330|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asista.renfe.es/rne/u08/GAP/Prensa.nsf/Vo000A/D693E91300EE1DEAC1256FB30044C3B6 |title=El tren AVE S-102 comienza a prestar servicio comercial en la línea Madrid-Zaragoza-Lleida |date=26 February 2005 |publisher=[[RENFERenfe]] |language=Spanishes |accessdateaccess-date=11 January 2009 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> This top speed was supposed to be enough to fulfill the tender condition of a two-and-a-half-hour travel time between Madrid and Barcelona. Experts ascribe this reduction compared to original plans to budgetary reasons, which derive from the strongly increased power requirements at even higher speeds.<ref name="CinDi350vs330">{{cite web |url=http://www.cincodias.com/articulo/empresas/AVE-Siemens-correra-rapido-Talgo/20030804cdscdiemp_1/cdsemp/ |title=El AVE de Siemens correrá más rápido que el de Talgo |date=4 August 2003 |publisherwebsite=[http://www.cincodias.com/ CincoDías] |language=Spanishes |accessdateaccess-date=11 January 2009}}</ref>

===RENFERenfe Class 112===

[[RENFE|RENFERenfe]]'s]] original order in 2004 was for 16 series units, delivery of which began in 2004. A follow-up order for 30 similar trains to be delivered in 2008-2010 and designated as class 112 ('''S-112'''). The first production unit was unveiled in June 2010.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/renfe-unveils-class-112-high-speed-train.html | title=RENFERenfe unveils Class 112 high speed train |date=30 June 2010 |publisherwebsite=[[Railway Gazette International]]}}</ref>

In trials with the prototype unit (later used by track authority [[Adif|ADIF]] as test train Class 330), on 11 October 2002, {{convert|362|km/h|abbr=on}} was achieved.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.revistalineas.com/Lineas16/noticia04-01.htm |accessdateaccess-date=30 December 2008 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829013136/http://www.revistalineas.com/Lineas16/noticia04-01.htm |archivedatearchive-date=29 August 2008| title=Las pruebas del Talgo 350 en la línea de alta velocidad| language=es| website=Líneas de Tren}}</ref>

Type approval tests began in 2004. Type approval requires test runs at speeds 10% above the desired permitted top speed. During the approval tests, a new record of {{convert|365|km/h|abbr=on}} was achieved in the early hours of 26 June 2004.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.nortecastilla.es/prensa/20061006/valladolid/vagones-fabricados-valladolid-bate_20061006.html | title=Un AVE con vagones fabricados en Valladolid bate el récord de velocidad en España, 404 km/h | workwebsite=El Norte Castilla |date=6 October 2006}}{{ |language=es |url-status=dead link|archive-url=https://archive.today/20091111031720/http://www.nortecastilla.es/prensa/20061006/valladolid/vagones-fabricados-valladolid-bate_20061006.html |archive-date=October11 November 2009 2011}}</ref>

After the commissioning of the train control system [[European Train Control System#ETCS_.E2.80.93_Level_1|ETCS Level 1L1]], the top speed was increased in steps.<ref name="BarcndAVE"/> Since 7 May 2007,<ref>[{{cite press release| url=http://www.fomento.es/NR/rdonlyres/2EB52D4B-EA3F-47AF-8ED7-B507C421C881/26402/0704218.pdf| title=15 años de Ave: de ilusión por el progreso a símbolo del desarrollo presente y futuro de España], press release of the| author=Spanish Transport Ministry,| date=21 April 2008| language=es}}{{dead link|date=November 2010}}</ref> the trains travel with the top speed targeted for the time being<ref name="MApresS102">{{cite web | url=http://www.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/72D0543D-30F6-4B39-90ED-8C130DEC6386/56473/050223Presentacion.pdf |title=Magdalena Álvarez presenta los nuevos trenes AVE S-102], |publisher=Spanish Transport Ministry| date=23 February 2005}}</ref> {{convert|300|km/h|abbr=on}}.

After the stabilisation of the train control system [[European Train Control System#ETCS_.E2.80.93_Level_2|ETCS Level 2L2]], the trains may cover the distance of 621&nbsp;km between Madrid and Barcelona in about 2 hours 30 minutes, with a top speed of {{convert|330|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="railway-gazette-2005-179">{{ cite news journal| title=Civils and signals block speed-up on world's fastest line| url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/civils-and-signals-block-speed-up-on-worlds-fastest-line.html| publisherjournal=[[Railway Gazette International]]| volume=161| issue=4| page=179| ISSNissn=0373-5346| date=1 April 2005}}</ref> However, presently, non-stop runs are carried by the [[AVERenfe Class 103|Class S-103]] trains, while the S-102 are deployed for runs with intermediate stops, with travel times between 2 hours 57 minutes and 3 hours 23 minutes.<ref name="BarcndAVE">{{cite web |url=http://www.fomento.es/NR/rdonlyres/6E42A904-B719-425F-A794-271AF45AE447/34455/Ma04_13.pdf |title=Barcelona, nuevo destino AVE |work=Revista del Ministerio de Fomento. Nº 571 |date=March 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=16 January 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Talgo 350 trains based on the Class 102 design are to bebeing used on the [[Haramain High Speed Railhigh-speed Projectrailway]] line in [[Saudi Arabia]] under a contract announced in October 2011. The service became operational in September 2018.<ref name=rgi20111026>{{cite news | title=Spanish consortium wins Haramain High Speed Rail contract | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/spanish-consortium-wins-haramain-high-speed-rail-contract.html| publisherwebsite=[[Railway Gazette International]] | date=26 October 2011}}</ref>

* [[RENFERenfe Class 130]]

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* [httphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTuxqvcRpDc Video of Talgo 350] on ''YouTube]''

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