Summary: An acronym for Alta Velocidad Low Cost, this is a Spanish low-cost high-speed train identical to the S-102 high-speed train, but with a single-class layout and a bar removed. The Avlo is Renfe’s response to the recent arrival of SNCF and its low-cost TGV Ouigo. Since spring 2021 and the easing of health restrictions, SNCF’s Ouigo, AVE and Renfe’s Avlo have been competing on the Madrid-Barcelona route (photo). The first months of operation have been positive for both operators. By 2021, five trainsets will be configured as Avlo.

➤ See also: AVE (Renfe) – Eurostar (since 2024) – Frecciarossa – ICE – InOui – Iryo – Lyria – NTV-Italo – Ouigo SNCF

➤ See also: High speed train in France – High speed train in Germany – High speed train in Italy – High speed train in Japan