Topic: Talgo

Hungary’s Ganz-Mavag pulls Talgo bid after Spain blocks deal

Hungarian consortium Ganz-Mavag has withdrawn its tender offer to take over Spanish train manufacturer Talgo. That’s after Spainā€™s government decided to block the bid over ā€œsecurity concernsā€, allegedly…
‘National security’: Why did Spain block Hungary’s Talgo takeover?

Spainā€™s government has blocked the 619 million euro sale of Spanish train producer Talgo to a Hungarian consortium due to ā€œnational securityā€ concerns. That’s because the buyers are…
Renfe initiates commercial simulation trips for new Avlo S106

Renfe has scheduled commercial simulation trips with passengers aboard the new Avlo S106 trains on the Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona and Figueres Vilafant-Barcelona-Madrid routes. The company is conducting these journeys, which…
Talgo revenue rises due to ‘increased industrial activity’

Talgo reports revenues of 166.5 million euros through March 2024, representing a 31.4 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
Talgo ends record-breaking year with 652 million euros in revenue

Talgo has concluded 2023 with a revenue of 652 million euros, marking a 39 per cent increase from the previous year’s 469.1 million euros. The surge in revenue…
DSB receives first EuroCity trainsets from Talgo

The Danish State Railways (DSB) has announced the arrival of the first EuroCity (EC) trainset. DSB, in collaboration with the renowned train manufacturer Talgo, is set to fine-tune…
Spanish consortium Hympulso tackles hydrogen-power for high-speed rail

Hympulso, a consortium of ten Spanish companies has joined forces to pioneer the adaptation of hydrogen propulsion in a high-speed train. The initiative is part of the Strategic…
Talgo sees rising revenue and bulging backlog in second half of 2023

In the initial nine months of 2023, revenues for Talgo surged to 470.3 million euro, marking a substantial 33.5 percent rise compared to the corresponding period in the…
Talgo’s ICE L for Deutsche Bahn begins testing in Germany

The first of 79 ICE L long-distance and high-speed trains to be built by the Spanish manufacturer Talgo for Deutsche Bahn (DB) have reached Lower Saxony, in Germany.…
Bulging order backlogs and higher profits for Spanish rolling stock manufacturers

Talgo and CAF have posted solid number over the past six months, in the past few days. CAF is sitting on a new all-time high order back log,…
ICE-L rolling stock leaves factory for tests in Poland, Austria and Romania

The first ICE-L train was on its way to Germany this week, ‘smuggled’ in between a freight train. The Talgo-built rolling stock will undergo performance testing in the…
New funding for LE TRAIN

France’s first private high-speed rail company to offer inter- and intra-regional services, LE TRAIN, announced today that it has finalised a new financing round worth 8 million euros…
Talgo en Renfe agree on November deliveries of Avril high-speed trains

Talgo will deliver the first units of a new batch of 30 Avril high-speed trains in November as per a new deadline agreed upon this week with Renfe.…
Deutsche Bahn places massive order for ICE trains, second-largest in company history

Deutsche Bahn (DB) has ordered a total of 73 new long-distance (ICE) trains. The move represents an investment of some 2 billion euros and marks the second-largest single…
Talgo to supply LE TRAIN with high-speed trains

LE TRAIN, the first private train operator to offer a high-speed service, dedicated to regional and inter-regional travel in France, will be receiving a fleet of Avril high-speed…