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Talgo 230 is a family of passenger trains built by Spanish company Talgo. The trains are single-level fixed-configuration articulated train sets capable of operation up to 230 kilometres per hour (140 mph) and are hauled by a separate locomotive. As of June 2026[update], orders had been placed for:
- ICE L for Germany's Deutsche Bahn (DB), originally 79 train sets; later reduced to 60 train sets[1]
- DSB EC [de] for Danish State Railways (DSB), 16 train sets[2]
- FlixTrain, 65 train sets[3]
- Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) long-distance fleet, 20 train sets[4][5]
- Egyptian National Railways, 6 inter-city and 7 night train sets[6]
The train sets are commonly used with Siemens Vectron locomotives; or Talgo's own DB Class 105 locomotives.
References
[edit]- ↑ Cech, Lubomir (2025-05-30). "DB might order 19 less ICE-L trains from Talgo". Railmarket. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ "DSB unveils Talgo 230". Railway Gazette International. 180 (3): 9. 2024.
- ↑ "Flix orders Talgo 230 trains". Railway Gazette International. 181 (7): 8. 2025.
- ↑ "Sweden orders $US 580m night train fleet from Talgo". International Railway Journal. 66 (5). Simmons-Boardman Publishing: 18. 2026. ISSN 2161-7376 – via ProQuest Central.
- ↑ "Talgo gets a new train order in Sweden". Talgo. 2026-04-20. Archived from the original on 2026-05-09. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ Briginshaw, David (2022-12-29). "Talgo inter-city trains enter service in Egypt". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
External links
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Media related to Talgo 230 at Wikimedia Commons