07-28-2013, 01:16 AM
No, Spain railroads use two different track gauges.
The older trackage is in broad gauge (1668 mm) however all new built fast train lines are built in European/American standard gauge (4' - 8 1/2" = 1435 mm).
However all new high speed trains can run on both track systemes. The whole train including head units can change the track gauge at low speed. So I'm not sure if train did run on standard or broad gauge. I think that it was standard gauge because the crashed train was come directly from a high speed section.
The older trackage is in broad gauge (1668 mm) however all new built fast train lines are built in European/American standard gauge (4' - 8 1/2" = 1435 mm).
However all new high speed trains can run on both track systemes. The whole train including head units can change the track gauge at low speed. So I'm not sure if train did run on standard or broad gauge. I think that it was standard gauge because the crashed train was come directly from a high speed section.
Cheers, Bernd
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