Alstom celebrates the 25th anniversary of the first High Speed Train in Spain

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In 1992, Alstom was a pioneer in introducing very high speed in Spain. Since then, Alstom has added to this great milestone a long list of innovations, which contribute to designing tomorrow’s seamless railway transportation.

Alstom celebrates this year the 25th anniversary of the arrival of the first High Speed train in Spain, a great milestone where the company had a relevant role. Back in 1992, the first train to run at 300 km/h on the Spanish network was a model designed, manufactured and maintained by Alstom. This first unit was followed by 23 more trains, all of them manufactured in Spain.

Today, 25 years later, these trains continue to operate the Spanish high-speed lines, being a reference for their safety, comfort and punctuality. The series 100 made by Alstom España has also marked, in the last decades, some of the main key milestones of the Spanish high speed. Actually, they are the only high-speed train homologated to run not only on the Spanish high-speed network but also on the French high-speed and conventional highways. Since December 2016, they also offer Wi-Fi on board, becoming the first Renfe units to provide this service.