Catalán Talgo

**Catalan Talgo**
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Instance of	train service; passenger train service;
Location	Spain;
Operator	Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles;
Inception	1 June 1969;
Date of official opening	1 June 1969;
Date of official closure	December 2002;
Dissolved, abolished or demolished date	18 December 2010;
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The Catalan Talgo was an international express train introduced in 1969 that linked Geneva, Switzerland, with Barcelona, Spain. It was named after the Spanish region Catalonia and the Talgo equipment it used.

The locomotive Renfe 269-099 heading the TEE "Catalan-Talgo" in the Estació de França of Barcelona.1981-07-07.
The EuroCity train Catalan Talgo at Perpignan railway station in 2003.
The Trans-Europ Express train Catalan Talgo about to depart Geneva's Gare de Cornavin for Barcelona. 1979-07-20. The train is headed by SNCF BB 9300-class locomotive number BB 9322, built in 1968.
Catalan Talgo with the 2B2 branch and driven by the Renfe Operadora 252.075 electric locomotive, stealthily passing due to a speed limitation for works, along the Barcelona-Cerbère line just before entering the Mollet-Sant Fost station.
English: The "Catalan Talgo" ran for many years from Barcelona to Genève (Geneva) as a useful daytime service. Although only a short section of the route was on the broad Spanish gauge, the workings were formed of Talgo stock which had its wheel sets adjusted at the border station of Port Bou. Haulage across France over the years was assigned to various classes of loco. By the early 1990s, a small batch of BB7200s were adapted to work the train. However, the section from Valence through to Chambéry at the time was non-electrified. As such, a BB67300 was diagrammed to drag the Talgo set and electric loco. From Chambéry through to Genève the BB7200 would continue on its own. As Talgo stock had a diesel electric generator for train heating and on-board supplies this unusual operation had no effect on passenger comfort even on a hot day. Seen at Valence-Ville on 5 July 1993, BB67334 has coupled up to BB7288 for the run through to Chambéry. Train EC73 08:45 Barcelona Sants to Genève. Nowadays the Talgo operation is reduced to a shorter working on the French side running as far as Montpellier. Passengers now change here for a TGV through to Genève.

Español: Las locomotoras BB67334 y BB7288 con el EC73 Catalán Talgo Barcelona Sants - Genève-Cornavin en la estación de Valence-Ville.

Catalán Talgo

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