Overview

• Avlo trains of Talgo's serie 106 were removed from the Madrid–Barcelona corridor after inspectors found fissures in bogie frames, with the state of the track also cited.
• Renfe says the AVE and Avlo services using Avril technology in Galicia are operating without these defects for now.
• Óscar Puente attributed recent disruptions to an overloaded network, persistent rolling‑stock failures, and widespread track works that constrain operations.
• He added that external incidents such as fires rose sharply, accounting for 23% of this summer’s incidents compared with 7% a year earlier.
• The government points to record rail investment, with €4.5 billion executed last year, while acknowledging the serie 106 trains have underperformed and scheduling a visit to Siemens to explore options.