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The AVE Class 100, or Series 100, is a high-speed train used for AVE services by the RENFE, in Spain. It was the first high-speed train put into service in Spain, in 1992. == History == This class lived through all the changes involved in the creation of the Spanish high-speed network; originally the plan was to build the high-speed route to Andalusia on an Iberian gauge track (). At the last minute, it was decided that it should be , meaning RENFE changed its original order for 24 Iberian gauge units to sixteen standard gauge ones, which were delivered between 1991 and 1993. After various changes in the contract with Alstom and compensation for delays the final eight were delivered; two standard gauge sets and 6 Iberian gauge sets. The Iberian sets became the which used to operate the Euromed services along the Mediterranean corridor (this route is now covered by the RENFE Class 130 trains). The train 100015 set one of the most important speed records in Spain, reaching on a test run. Its previous record had been on an earlier test run. The Class 100 was also involved in speed tests using Talgo carriages. This class has almost exclusively served the Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line. They were used on the Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line for a short period until introduction of the RENFE Class 102. The units used on the Barcelona line had to have their pantographs changed as well as installation of the ERTMS system. In 2007, after fifteen years of service—half of the trains' expected working life—the entire Class 100 fleet was refurbished. In February 2011, on account of financial pressures, RENFE announced that, instead of buying 10 new trains to cover the Paris-Madrid route, it would convert AVE Class 100 trains for the route, at a cost of €30,000,000, rather than €270,000,000. RENFE announced that the capacity would be increased to keep the cost down, in addition to the conversion work planned for the trains' electrification and signaling systems.〔(Electrification and signaling )〕 In 2013, some S100 trains have been changed for French homologation making them compatible with French signaling system and so be able to cross the French border. The aim is to create rail service between major French cites and main Spanish cities (Madrid and Barcelona) simultaneously with SNCF. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「AVE Class 100」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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