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Talgo European high-speed rail development

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The Talgo company and the Basque Government launched the ‘BasqTrain 35’ project, a 105 million euro initiative to develop high-speed trains compatible with various European technical standards and track gauges. This project, part of the ‘Euskadi 2030’ industrial plan, aims to reduce market fragmentation and increase technological sovereignty in the rail sector. ~~Following this announcement,~~ Talgo ~~indicated it will propose dual-gauge~~ is currently preparing a formal proposal for Comboios de Portugal (CP) to supply high-speed trains for the Lisbon-Porto connection. The tender has a base value of approximately 504 million ~~euro rail tender in Portugal. Although~~ euros. While the current ~~tender for the Lisbon-Porto connection specifies~~ requirements specifically mandate Iberian gauge ~~tracks,~~ compatibility, Talgo is positioning its variable gauge technology as a strategic advantage. CEO Ricardo Chocarro ~~stated~~ noted that ~~their~~ this technology allows trains to ~~adapt to~~ transition between different track widths without stopping, ~~offering~~ providing Portugal ~~a strategic advantage for future~~ with greater flexibility should the country adopt the European standard gauge ~~integration.~~ or seek to operate in different international markets in the future. Talgo faces competition from the French company Alstom for the contract. The proposal must address the specific complexities of the Portuguese network, including the necessity of operating on various line types while high-speed infrastructure remains under construction.

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