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History: The AVE Class 100/101 or Serie 100/101 is a high-speed train used for the AVE (Alta Velocidad Española, Spanish High Speed) service and operated in Spain by the state-run railway company RENFE. The two series differ by their gauge: Standard gauge 1.435 m for Serie 100, Iberic Gauge 1.668m for Serie 101.
The AVE Serie 100/101 was manufactured by Alstom, based on TGV Atlantique of the same vintage.
RENFE's original order was for 18 units of Serie 100, for operation of the Madrid-Sevilla route, and 6 units of Serie 101, named Euromed, for the Barcelona- Valenzia route. In 2009, the Serie 101 were converted to Standard Gauge and were assigned to the Madrid-Sevilla route. In 2013, 10 units were equipped with French signaling systems, and were able to operate cross-border service between Barcelona and several large cities of the south of France.
Read more about Renfe Serie 100 (in Spanish) on www.ferropedia.es (archive)
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The AVE Serie 100/101 was manufactured by Alstom, based on TGV Atlantique of the same vintage.
RENFE's original order was for 18 units of Serie 100, for operation of the Madrid-Sevilla route, and 6 units of Serie 101, named Euromed, for the Barcelona- Valenzia route. In 2009, the Serie 101 were converted to Standard Gauge and were assigned to the Madrid-Sevilla route. In 2013, 10 units were equipped with French signaling systems, and were able to operate cross-border service between Barcelona and several large cities of the south of France.
Read more about Renfe Serie 100 (in Spanish) on www.ferropedia.es (archive)
Read more on Wikipedia.
Railroad/Company: 
Alstom is a French multinational company operating worldwide in rail transport markets, active in the fields of passenger transportation, signalling and locomotives, with products including the AGV, TGV, Eurostar, and Pendolino high-speed trains, in addition to suburban, regional and metro trains, and Citadis trams.
Alstom (originally as Alsthom) was formed from a merger between Compagnie Française Thomson Houston and the Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques in 1928; significant acquisitions included the Constructions Electriques de France (1932), shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique (1976), and parts of ACEC SA (Belgium, late 1980s). A merger with parts of the General Electric Company plc (UK) formed GEC-Alsthom in 1989; the company became Alstom in 1998 when it split from the Alcatel-Alsthom group (formerly Compagnie Générale d'Electricité); the 'h' was removed from the name to ease pronunciation on international markets.
In 2014, Alstom and General Electric (GE) announced that a US$17 billion (€12.4 billion) bid for the company's power and grid divisions had been made and provisionally accepted. The acquisition was finalised on 2 November 2015, with GE acquiring Alstom's power generation and electricity transmission business (combined as GE Power) leaving the Alstom company operating solely in the rail transport market.
In 2017, Alstom announced a proposed merger with Siemens Mobility of Germany, to be completed in 2018, at which point the company would be called Siemens Alstom. The proposed merger was eventually prohibited by the European Commission.
In February 2020, Alstom announced that it made an offer to acquire Bombardier Transportation division. The proposed acquisition was this time authorized by the European Commission, with minor remedies such as the selling of the Alstom's plant in Reichshoffen (Alsace, France). The acquisition was completed in January 2021, at which point all the former Bombardier Transportation units are operating under the Alstom brand.
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Alstom (originally as Alsthom) was formed from a merger between Compagnie Française Thomson Houston and the Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques in 1928; significant acquisitions included the Constructions Electriques de France (1932), shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique (1976), and parts of ACEC SA (Belgium, late 1980s). A merger with parts of the General Electric Company plc (UK) formed GEC-Alsthom in 1989; the company became Alstom in 1998 when it split from the Alcatel-Alsthom group (formerly Compagnie Générale d'Electricité); the 'h' was removed from the name to ease pronunciation on international markets.
In 2014, Alstom and General Electric (GE) announced that a US$17 billion (€12.4 billion) bid for the company's power and grid divisions had been made and provisionally accepted. The acquisition was finalised on 2 November 2015, with GE acquiring Alstom's power generation and electricity transmission business (combined as GE Power) leaving the Alstom company operating solely in the rail transport market.
In 2017, Alstom announced a proposed merger with Siemens Mobility of Germany, to be completed in 2018, at which point the company would be called Siemens Alstom. The proposed merger was eventually prohibited by the European Commission.
In February 2020, Alstom announced that it made an offer to acquire Bombardier Transportation division. The proposed acquisition was this time authorized by the European Commission, with minor remedies such as the selling of the Alstom's plant in Reichshoffen (Alsace, France). The acquisition was completed in January 2021, at which point all the former Bombardier Transportation units are operating under the Alstom brand.
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