The QUESTIONABLE Talgo AVRIL from Madrid to Gijón in 1st Class - More than a trip report! (4K)

Join me on an unique trip from Madrid to Gijón on board the controversial Talgo Avril, RENFE's Class 106. Is it all that bad? I will show you how it feels to travel on this brand-new train, the interiors, scenery, and, of course, the gauge and tension-changing facilities. Come along!

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Filmed in August 2024

Available in 4K

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Music on this video:
All Night Dance by POW, provided by Epidemic Sound
See Me Now (Instrumental Version) by Mindme , provided by Epidemic Sound
Evening Cool by Timothy Inifinite, provided by Epidemic Sound

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Chapters:

00:00 – Intro
00:25 – Madrid-Chamartín
01:20 – Club Lounge
02:15 – AVRIL
02:30 – Boarding
02:40 – Departure
02:50 – Trip Map
03:30 – Fuencarral Railway Complex
04:21 – Not-so-comfortable seat description
05:27 – On-board entertainment
06:25 – Segovia-Guiomar
06:40 – Valladolid-Campo Grande
08:16 – Toilets
08:35 – Palencia
08:45 – Complimentary Meal
09:08 – Food and Scenery
09:32 – Ticket prices
09:50 – Gauge-Changing facilities
10:28 – Stopped
10:55 – León
11:27 – Shaking and Rattling
11:38 – Pajares Region
11:58 – West Pajares Tunnel
12:10 – Comfort Class Interior
12:38 – La Pola
12:57 – Shaking and Rattling even more
13:29 – Gijón – Sanz Crespo
14:00 – S-106 Interiors
15:58 – Impressions of the trip
16:08 – Talgo AVRIL Departing