Spain: The manufacturer started testing the first four-car T100 at the plant in Albuixech, Spain, with the trials of another partially double-deck eight-car T200 to follow soon.
The approval is to be received next year, when the mass production is planned to begin, with a delivery rate of two per month.
Renfe ordered 24 T100 and 55 T200 EMUs worth €1.3 bln under the contract, signed in March 2021, and an option of December 2022. The vehicles are designed to operate at a maximum speed of 140 km/h on the 1,668 m gauge lines.
Inside the partially double-deck Stadler EMU for Renfe. Source: Trenvista
The rolling stock is a mixture of single-deck FLIRT motor and intermediate double-deck KISS cars, with passenger capacities of 675 and 1,890 respectively.
