Talgo

Talgo | September 26, 2016

Mayor Tom Barrett says Talgo plans to refurbish rail cars for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority at Milwaukee's Century City. About six years ago, Talgo began manufacturing high-speed trains at its Century City facility, for the high-speed rail line that was set to travel through Wisconsin. But that work ended after the state broke its contract with the company in the wake of Scott Walker's first election as governor....

Talgo | September 26, 2016

Train manufacturer Talgo Inc. will return to Milwaukee’s Century City Business Park to refurbish trains under a $73 million contract with the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority. It marks a return for the Spanish train manufacturer, which left Milwaukee in spring 2014 after a lengthy battle with state officials over canceled contracts to manufacture and maintain trains. Talgo will move back into the building it formerly leased from the city of Milwaukee in the Century City Business ...

Talgo | September 14, 2016

On Sunday, in the last of its six trial runs, the Spanish train Talgo made it to Mumbai Central from New Delhi in 11 hours and 48 minutes, touching a peak speed of 150 kph, and taking more than 4 hours off the Rajdhani’s time for the same distancecurrently. The Madrid-based company, established in the 1940s, manufactures intercity, standard, and high speed passenger trains. It makes both coaches and engines; coaches range from standard and high speed to very high speed coaches....

Talgo | October 11, 2016

THE HIGH-SPEED Spanish Talgo train has succeeded on major counts at time trials between Mumbai and Delhi, reveals the Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) report on the trials. The company has offered options to Railways as far as manufacturing the coaches is concerned. It has informed them of a year’s time to manufacture more trains as per recent technology standards. Talgo has also hinted at requiring more time if railways insists on ensuring its manufacturing in the country...