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AVE-100 010 set of RENFE-AVE, seen upon turnaround at Lérida-Pirineos/Lleida-Pírineus, between two trials on the Madrid-Lerida HSL. Lleida-Pírineus. 15th June 2003. Photo by Joan Espina (maestrojoan@yahoo.es) (Acknowledgements), from Tranvia.org Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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AVE-100 010 set of RENFE-AVE, seen leaving Lérida-Pirineos/Lleida-Pírineus, towards Madrid-Puerta de Atocha. Lleida-Pírineus. 08th May 2004. Photo by Sergio Alaris (sergio_alaris@tranvia.org) (Acknowledgements), from Tranvia.org Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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AVE-100.011 set of RENFE-AVE, seen upon turnaround at Lerida, most probably in its very last weeks on Madrid-Lerida services. Lerida-Pirineos/Lleida-Pirineus. 04th January 2005. Photo by Juan Antonio González González (talgotato@hotmail.com)(Acknowledgements). Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr).

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AVE-100 set of RENFE-AVE, seen in Lérida-Pirineos/Lleida-Pírineus, shortly after the withdrawal of promotional services on the Madrid-Lerida HSL. These were to introduce VIPs to the new HSL before the intended beginning of revenue operations, but RENFE was forced to postpone most of them indefinitely, owing to serial technical failures. Although the 1435mm/4ft8in tracks were well in place together with the 25kV-AC OHLE, one can see that the remodelling works had not yet reached completion, especially concerning the new canopy and platform fittings... Lleida-Pírineus. March 2003. Photo by m252 (m252@tranvia.org) (Acknowledgements), from Tranvia.org Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr).

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AVE-100 set of RENFE-AVE, seen upon turnaround at Lerida, in its very last weeks of operation on Madrid-Lerida services. This is Coach 4, which accommodates for Cafeteria accommodation. br> As on TGV Atlantique sets, Coach 4 of AVE-100s is wholly dedicated to catering, with a large snack area. This access door is for staff only, not for passenger use. Lerida-Pirineos/Lleida-Pirineus. 07th January 2005. Photo by Albert Maestre (a448@tranvia.org)(Acknowledgements). Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr).

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AVE-100.018 of RENFE-AVE, seen leaving Lleida-Pirineus on the 11.05 service to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha (AVE 9822). While the station has taken its definite shape, with the "all-in-waves" canopy well in evidence, the whereabouts are still to be re-developed, which is due in the coming years... Lleida. 01st September 2004. Photo by Bernat Borrŕs (trenscat@menta.net) (Acknowledgements). More info on Railway in Catalonia on http://www.trenscat.com Posting and Comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr).

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AVE-100 015 set of RENFE-AVE, seen upon turnaround at Lérida-Pirineos/Lleida-Pírineus, shortly after the beginning of revenue services on the Madrid-Lerida HSL. Lleida-Pírineus. October 2003. Photo by Juanma (juanmadj@tranvia.org) (Acknowledgements), from Tranvia.org Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr).

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AVE-100 015 set of RENFE-AVE, seen at Lérida-Pirineos/Lleida-Pírineus, upon arrival from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha, on the last AVE service of the day (AVE 9843), shortly before Midnight. Hard to realise what this station looked like not so long ago... Lleida-Pírineus. 08th April 2004. Photo by Sergio Alaris (sergio_alaris@tranvia.org) (Acknowledgements), from Tranvia.org Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Station of Lérida-Pirineos/Lleida-Pírineus. This AVE-100 set has just arrived from Madrid, on a promotional service. These were to introduce VIPs to the new Madrid-Lerida HSL before the intended beginning of revenue operations, but RENFE was forced to postpone most of them indefinitely, owing to serial technical failures. This part of the "all-in-waves" canopy was already well in place, but the whole station remodelling was still far from completion. Lleida-Pírineus. February 2003. Photo by m252 (m252@tranvia.org) (Acknowledgements), from Tranvia.org Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)