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The S-104 (for Series 104 operating name) is a high-speed train built by Alstom and operated by Renfe in Spain for short distances and high speed

Summary [masquer] • 1 Histoire o 1.1 Conception o 1.2 Service • 2 Sources o 2.1 Notes et références o 2.2 Bibliograhie • 3 Voir aussi o 3.1 Articles connexes

Contents [hide] 1 History

   1.1 Design
   1.2 Service

2 Sources

   2.1 Notes and references
   2.2 Bibliograhie

3 See also

   3.1 Articles Related

History

In Spain in early twenty-first century, the new infrastructure plan 2000/2007 set up a comprehensive program to build new high speed lines. Renfe provides new services for short and medium distances on these future lines, but do not have the necessary equipment to cover them. This gave rise to the series 104 "Iris", more specifically doing regional services.

Design

On July 5, 2000, the Boletin Oficial del Estado (BOE) published a tender for the supply and maintenance of high speed trains ac able to reach the speed of 250/270 km / h.

On May 25, 2001, the contract was signed with a consortium formed by Alstom and CAF, costing 228 million euros. The sole requirement is part of the construction which took take place in Spain, 20% of it was reserved for Renfe train maintenance (MIT). The model studied by Alstom is a derivative of the famous Fiat Pendolino. The construction fund of 20 trains Iris was carried out at Alstom's Santa Perpetua de Mogoda, near Barcelona, where one undertakes the installation of equipment and furnishings inside the ten pairs rowing (except trainset 20 replaced by 01). The FCA did the same work trailers odd in its factory in Zaragoza. For their part, the central repair workshops in Valladolid assembled intermediate trailers trainsets plus. Once completed, all equipment was collected and assembled in Zaragoza.

While it perform the first tests, a new contract is signed with Alstom to supply 30 A 250 additional trains. The decoration is made from white, blue, gray and orange.

Service

In November 2003 the first set was delivered to a three-month campaign of tests on the Madrid-Seville. The results were used to correct defects found on the 19 trains still under construction. In March 2004, five trains were in service.

The services originally provided for these trains was Zaragoza-Calatayud, Zaragoza, Huesca and Madrid-Ciudad Real-Puertollano-Cordoba and Seville. With some delays on the forecast, the first unit was officially presented at Ciudad Real station on December 12, 2004. The daily services are increasing rapidly, from 9 to 13. This initial operation frees a number of 100 series trains departing strengthened the Madrid-Seville AVE line.