Talgo has signed a ten-year comprehensive maintenance contract with Uzbekistan’s public railway operator, Uzbekiston Temir Yollari (UTY), covering the country’s fleet of six Talgo 250 high-speed trains.

The agreement is valued at approximately 80 million EUR. Under the contract, Talgo will be responsible for the long-term maintenance of the trains currently operating on Uzbekistan’s high-speed network.

The Talgo 250 units run at a commercial speed of up to 230 km/h and are designed for a maximum speed of 275 km/h.

Talgo signs its largest contract in Uzbekistan for the comprehensive maintenance of the high-speed fleet

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The agreement builds on more than 15 years of cooperation between Talgo and UTY. Uzbekistan first introduced Talgo high-speed trains in 2011, following the purchase of two nine-car Talgo 250 units in 2009. A second contract signed in 2011 added two eleven-car trains, which entered service in 2017. The fleet was further expanded in 2019 with two additional eleven-car units, which began operations in 2021. As part of that expansion, four extra cars were added to the original trains, bringing them to eleven cars each.

In Spain, the Talgo 250 platform operates as the Series 130 and 730 under Renfe’s Alvia service. The trains are equipped with natural pendulation technology, enabling higher speeds through curves by means of passive carbody tilting. In Uzbekistan, the trains operate exclusively on the 1,520 mm broad-gauge network, removing the need for gauge-changing capability required on some Spanish routes.

The maintenance contract is intended to support fleet reliability and availability over the next decade, as Uzbekistan continues to develop its high-speed rail services.

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