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The AVE Class 102 or S-102〔S-102 denotes 'Serie 102 de RENFE', the 1xx series is used for fixed passenger high speed electric trains〕 (nicknamed "Pato" in Spanish, because of its nose that looks like the beak of a duck, "''pato''" in Spanish) is a high-speed train used for the AVE service and operated in Spain by the state-run railway company RENFE. Outside of AVE service, Talgo markets this train as Talgo 350.〔(Talgo America - Very High Speed – Talgo 350 Trainset with Series VII cars )〕 Further production of closely related trains, differing in seating arrangement resulted in the S-112. ==Background, design and orders== The AVE Class 102 was constructed by Talgo with Adtranz (later Bombardier Transportation) providing the power car technology. It was principally designed for the Madrid-Barcelona line. The trainsets consist of Talgo passenger cars modified in order to allow speeds of up to with power cars at each end. However, its certified maximum operating speed is due to the limits of its eight motors. The trainsets can consist of up to 12 Talgo series VII coaches. The train is nicknamed ''Pato'', Spanish for duck, due to the aerodynamic design of the power cars resembling a beak. The beak design reduces noise created by air resistance at top speeds. The series trains were intended for a top speed of . 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. 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 102」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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