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Madrid-Atocha station, seen on its very last day of pre-AVE life. Until its very end, this station retained its Railway Museum aspect, with old ex-MZA signalling. One can notice the Class 440, still in original livery, while Class 8000 cars had been reliveried to the "Estrella" standards. One can also see the newly-built Atocha-Cercanias station (for commuter traffic), on the right. The pic was taken from a point now forming part of the standard-gauge tracks of Puerta de Atocha. In the evening of that day, this station was closed in order to be rebuilt (almost) from scratch as Puerta de Atocha, under the Madrid-Sevilla HSL project. 24th September 1988. Photo by Guillermo González Martín (ggm@tranvia.org) (Acknowledgements), from Tranvia.org. Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Renfe 440-029-7. Barcelona-Termino, 6/07/1981. Photo Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (jean-pierre.vergez@tele2.fr)

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Renfe 440-054-5 (CAF 1975). Barcelona-Termino (estacion de Francia), 4/07/1983. Photo Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (jean-pierre.vergez@tele2.fr)

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Renfe 440-203-8. San-Sebastian (Guipuzcoa), 28/07/1988. Photo Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (jean-pierre.vergez@tele2.fr)

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Renfe 440-206-1. Gros-Asdeap (Guipuzcoa), 28/07/1988. Foto Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (roverg@tele2.fr)

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Renfe 440-206-1. Gros-Asdeap (Guipuzcoa), 28/07/1988. Foto Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (roverg@tele2.fr)

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Renfe 440-206-1. Gros-Asdeap (Guipuzcoa), 5/09/1988. Photo Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (jean-pierre.vergez@tele2.fr)

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Renfe 440-206-1. Gros-Asdeap (Guipuzcoa), 5/09/1988. Photo Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (jean-pierre.vergez@tele2.fr)

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Renfe 440-213-7. Gros-Asdeap (Guipuzcoa), 5/09/1988. Foto Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (roverg@tele2.fr)

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Renfe 440-213. Gros-Asdeap (Guipuzcoa), 5/09/1988. Photo Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (jean-pierre.vergez@tele2.fr)

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Renfe 440-215 at San-Sebastian station. San-Sebastian (Guipuzcoa), 28/07/1988. Photo by Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (roverg@tele2.fr)

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Fotografía de la unidad 440/158, de RENFE, tomada en el año 1989, partiendo de la estación Móstoles, hacia El Soto, (en aquella época, la estación término se llamaba "Villaviciosa de Odón"). Photo: Gustavo Vieites http://es.geocities.com/gustavovieites

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440 072-7 with train 2036/3042 to Guadalaja. El Escorial, October 27, 1976. Photo Jean-Paul Lescat (lescatj-p@mail.azur.fr)

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9 440 011-5 with train "Electrotren" # 5151. Cerbere, August 12, 1975. Photo Jean-Paul Lescat (lescatj-p@mail.azur.fr)

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Probably type 440 EMU-3 EMU 9-440-097-4 in the station of Torredembara, ready to leave with destination Barcelona (august 1984) Photo and scan by Stefan Nicolai (nicolai@uia.ua.ac.be, http://www.uia.ua.ac.be/u/nicolai) Renfe page at http://alt-www.uia.ac.be/u/nicolai/rrspain.html

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This is a UT 440, a local train in Madrid Atocha in December 1978, it was snowing, there's snow over the ties. Photo and scan by Antonio Martinez davidruso@teleline.es www.terra.es/personal2/davidruso

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Renfe electric unit 440 in Madrid Chamartin April 89 Photo and scan by Antonio Martinez (davidruso@teleline.es) www.terra.es/personal2/davidruso

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Red Nacional dos Ferrocarillos Espanoles 28/05/92 Figueras EMU nr. 9440-240 7 (type ET80 9) in old blue-yellow livery entering Figueras station on a local service coming from Port-Bou. Watch the restored water supply. Photo taken by Steven Van Bauwel for info contact svanbauw@be.packardbell.org

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Madrid-Atocha station, seen in its last months of pre-AVE life. From the left to the right: Class 440 EMU in original livery (blue/yellow), on some Regional service; Class 352 Diesel (in original condition), with a Talgo III service Class 597 DMU with a new yellow livery on a long-distance Regional service (TER) These were the days, with ex-MZA signalling and the Trainshed accommodating trains... The pic was taken from a point now forming part of the front platform of Puerta de Atocha. This station closed on 24th September 1988 in order to be rebuilt (almost) from scratch as Puerta de Atocha, under the Madrid-Sevilla HSL project. 09th January 1988. Photo by Guillermo González Martín (ggm@tranvia.org) (Acknowledgements), from Tranvia.org. Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Locomotora eléctrica 269-326-5, decorada en colores "estrella", junto a unidad eléctrica 8-440-236-8. Fotografía tomada en noviembre de 1988, en Madrid-Chamartín. Photo and scan by José Luis González Berzal (peprosg@wanadoo.es)

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Renfe 436-538-2 and 440-018-0. Barcelona, estacion de Francia. Collection Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (JPVL64@gmail.com)

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Barcelona-Término (now Estaçió-de-França), seen in the late-morning... Along with Class 440s in original livery, one can also spot a Class 432 and a yellow postal van... October 1984. Photo by José Ignacio Esnarriaga San José (jiesnarria@telefonica.net) (Acknowledgements), from Tranvia.org Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)