Talgo II set, seen on its very first day of revenue operation, awaiting departure for Hendaye at Madrid-Principe Pío.
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This rolling-stock ran until 14th November 1964 on this line, on a 3-weekly basis. Upon introduction, it cut the whole journey down to 8 hrs on Madrid-Hendaye and 18hrs on Madrid-Paris (using the flagship sleeper "Pyrenées-Côte d'Argent" in France).
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Madrid-Principe Pío.

14th July 1950.


Photo from the Archives of the Comunidad de Madrid (Acknowledgements).

Posting and Comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)