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Entry into revenue service
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Stock type
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Year of introduction
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Daytime, Mainline
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1980
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Sleeper
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1983
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Speed
Operating top speeds
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RENFE
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CP / REFER
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1980-1986
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140 kph / 87 mph
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Since 1995
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140 kph / 87 mph
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1986-2000
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160 kph / 100 mph
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Since 2000
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180 kph / 112 mph
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Spec top speed : 180 kph / 112 mph
Renfe clasification : B
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Main characteristics
| Couplers locomotive-trainset |
conventional |
| Steering of the first wheelset |
self-contained |
| Electrical supply |
self-contained |
General features
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Car class
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Facilities
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Capacity
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Light weight (and
load)
[in metric Tons]
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Braking weight
[in metric Tons]
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Cars built / in
use*
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Heigth / Length
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Notes
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Daytime stock
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TA4-401
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Open room 2+1
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26 seats
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12.3 / 2.08
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23.6
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47 / 44
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3.290m-10ft9in/13.140m-43ft1in
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(1)
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TB4-402
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Open room 2+2
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36 seats
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12.6 / 2.88
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23.6
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87 / 85
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3.290m-10ft9in/13.140m-43ft1in
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(2)
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TB4z-408
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Open room 2+2
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24 seats
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16.2 / 1.92
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59.2
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18 / 17
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3.290m-10ft9in/13.140m-43ft1in
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(3)
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TZ4
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Nursery
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3.290m-10ft9in/13.140m-43ft1in
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(4)
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Sleeper stock
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TWL4g-403
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Twin-berth cabins
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12 berths
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13.6 / 0.96
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29.6
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43 / 34
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3.290m-10ft9in/13.140m-43ft1in
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(5)
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TWL4u-404
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Four-beth cabins
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20 berths
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13.0 / 1.6
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29.6
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35 / 33
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3.290m-10ft9in/13.140m-43ft1in
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TWL4d-423
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Twin-berth cabins with private
bathroom
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10 berths
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13.9 / 0.8
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29.6
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5 / 5
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3.290m-10ft9in/13.140m-43ft1in
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(6)
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TA4L-431
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Open room 2+1
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21 sleeperettes
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12.3 / 2.08
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29.6
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5 / 5
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3.290m-10ft9in/13.140m-43ft1in
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(7)
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Catering stock
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TC4-406
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Galley / bar
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10 stools
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12.4
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29.6
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20 / 23
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3.290m-10ft9in/13.140m-43ft1in
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(8)
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TR4-410
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Dining-room
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30
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12.0
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29.6
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13 / 8
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3.290m-10ft9in/13.140m-43ft1in
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(9)
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Technical / Support stock
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TG4z-411
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Generator (Diesel)
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0
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20.0 / 4.0
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47.2
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8 / 6
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TG4-412
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Generator (Diesel)
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0
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19.6 / 3.9
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23.4
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23 / 22
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* on Jan. 1, 2001
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(1)
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One car lost in the Talgo 226 accident occured in
Tobarra in 2003. Two cars lost in the Talgo 228 accident, occured
in Chinchilla in May 2003.
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(2)
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Two cars lost in the Arévalo
accident in 1988. |
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(3)
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One car lost in the Aravelo
accident in 1988. |
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(4)
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Rebuilt from TB4 cars and
restored to their original condition in the early-90s |
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(5)
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6 units rebuilt into TC4
cars and 3 into TR4 cars during the 1990s |
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(6)
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Introduced in 1987 |
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(7)
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Rebuilt from TR4 cars |
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(8)
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3 units rebuilt from TWL4g
cars |
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(9)
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- 7 cars originally built
as such
- 5 cars rebuilt into TA4L cars
- 4 cars rebuilt from TWL4g cars |
Pictures of Talgo 4 cars : Spanish
- French (both pages will open in new windows)
Current
use of the Talgo 4 trainsets (external link in Spanish - will open in
a new window)
Braking capacity
Except for the "Number of axles",
"Weight per axle" and "Braking weight percentage"
lines, the following table appears on the sides of the Generator-cars
TG4. It shows the total weight and the braking characteristics of the
Talgo 4 sets.
| Number of cars |
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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| Light weight (metric Tons) |
56
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68
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80
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93
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105
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117
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129
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142
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154
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166
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| Braking weight (metric Tons) |
120
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143
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167
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190
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214
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238
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261
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284
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307
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331
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| Number of axles |
5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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| Weight per axle (metric Tons) |
11,2
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11,3
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11,4
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11,6
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11,7
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11,7
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11,7
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11,8
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11,8
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11,9
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| Braking weight percentage |
214
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210
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209
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204
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203
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203
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202
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200
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199
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199
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Amenities
Air-conditioning
| Equipped cars |
TA4-TB4-TB4z-TWL4d-TWL4g-TWL4u-TA4L-TC4-TR4 |
| Temperature adjustment |
TWL4d cars: individual, per cabin
Other cars: collective, per car
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Interior of seated-accomodation cars
| Reclining seats |
Yes, all
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TA4L cars: 127°-recline, with leg rest,
all electronically adjustable
Other cars: usual recline mechanism for
daytime stock, with combined slide of the seat and the backrest
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| Steering seats |
Yes, revolving
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Seats adjacent to the end-walls of the open room
are fixed
The Talgo attendant is to revolve the seats at
termini stations. As the steering-device is somehow complex to use,
it is not to be handled by passengers.
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| Table |
Yes
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Seat-back. Rows adjacent to the end-walls of the
open room are thus devoid of this amenity. |
| Storage basket |
Yes
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Seat-back. Rows adjacent to the end-walls of the
open room are thus devoid of this amenity. |
| Individual reading-light |
No
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| Bin |
No
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Interiors of sleeping-cars
| Berths type |
Single |
| Berths characteristics |
TWL4d cars: polyester-shell+matress
Other cars: metal-shell+matress
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| Berths size (mm) |
TWL4d: 2000 x 800
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| Berths orientation |
TWL4d: transversal
Other cars: Transversal,
spurred by 30°
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| Wardrobe |
One per person, but size varies with
the car-type
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| Table |
TWL4d & TWL4g cars:
yes, fold-down
TWL4u cars: no
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| Seats |
Individual
With armrests (TWL4d & TWL4g
cars) or without (TWL4u cars)
Without headrests
In any case, seats are fixed behind the lower berths, which prevents
their use whenever the berths are turned down in night position.
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Shower
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TWL4d cars: yes, one per
cabin, in the private bathroom
TWL4g & TWL4u cars:
no
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| Washbasin |
TWL4d cars: in the private
bathroom
TWL4g & TWL4u cars:
right next to the window, isolated from the rest of the cabin
with a curtain
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| Restrooms |
TWL4d cars: private, in
the bathroom
TWL4g & TWL4u cars:
one in public access, opposite the access vestibule
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| Bin |
Yes, one per cabin
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| Flooring |
Pile carpet |
| External locking of
cabins |
TWL4d cars (& TWL4g cars
since 1998): perforated individual pass
TWL4u cars: service key, only available to the crew |
| Internal locking of
cabins |
TWL4d cars (& TWL4g cars since
1998):
- Automatic
- Device for slight-opening
TWL4d cars (& TWL4g cars since
1998):
- Standard lock
- Device for slight-opening
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| Liaison with the conductor |
TWL4d & TWL4g cars:
interphone |
Audio-video entertainment
Such system was first tested on the daytime Madrid-A Coruña/Vigo
Talgo service in 1985. RENFE extended this amenity to the whole daytime
Talgo 4 in 1986, except to the sleeping-cars.
| Equipped cars |
TA4, TB4, TB4z, TA4L
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| Playing system |
VCR
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Fitted in the TG4 car |
| Number of screens |
2 per car
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One overhead screen at each end of the open room
and facing each other |
| Sound receipt |
Individual
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One walkman-style headphones-jack per seat, fitted
in the armrest |
| Channels |
1
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Unilingual video system
No complimentary channels (radio, news etc)
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Sound system
| Equipped cars |
TA4, TB4, TB4z, TA4L, TC4, TR4
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| Uses |
- Welcome announcements
Played on TV screens since the late-80s, but the sound is playing
on loudspeakers, not on the individual audio system
- Music-playing
Music is usually playing a few minutes prior to and after each
stop
- Announcements of stops
- Pre-recorded
- Playing actioned by the Talgo attendant
- In the first years of operation, these announcements
were made in four languages (Castilian, English, French, German)
but, since the mid-eighties, they are tailored to the communities
served by the relevant train:
- Castilian / English
- Castilian / Catalonian / English
- Castilian / Galician / English
Note : Castilian and Spanish regional languages
are reversed, depending upon the area where the relevant train
runs.
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| Playing of annoucements
on the spot |
Available but almost never used |
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