The Renfe Class 102 or S-102[3] (nicknamed "Pato" in Spanish, because its nose looks like the beak of a duck) is a push-pull high-speed train used for the AVE service and operated in Spain by the state-run railway company Renfe, and based on Bombardier Transportation's power car technology. Outside AVE service, Talgo markets this train as the Talgo 350.[4]
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 primarily designed for the Madrid-Barcelona line.
The trainsets consist of Talgo passenger cars modified in order to allow speeds of up to 350 km/h with power cars at each end.