TALGO, INC.
MILWAUKEE, WI

Our Mission  Our mission is to become the leading company in the Spanish railway sector, with an international industrial presence and to be recognised worldwide for our innovative capacity, our technology, quality, reliability, and for the added value of our products and services. We intend to be a product and service supplier that can provide comprehensive and innovative solutions in new markets and market segments. Our Mission  Our mission is to become the leading company in the Spanish railway sector, with an international industrial presence and to be recognised worldwide for our innovative capacity, our technology, quality, reliability, and for the added value of our products and services. We intend to be a product and service supplier that can provide comprehensive and innovative solutions in new markets and market segments. Company values Technological developments, as well as original contributions which add value to our products and services are all essential traits of our company's character. We make an effort to supply our clients with high quality, innovative products and services that will meet their needs and expectations. We establish long-lasting, cooperative relationships with our clients, helping them to achieve success. We are proud to be a part of Talgo - a company with worldwide prestige. We make sure our economic, social and environmental aims are harmonious, and adjust the company's objectives to those of society and families. By carrying out our company activities within the strictest honesty guidelines, we can keep our commitment to society. We take care of the well-being and health of our workers, integrating occupational health and safety, as well as risk prevention, into the general management of the company. Our company's aim is to ensure that all workers carry out their activities in safe conditions and in a healthy work environment. On the July 13 2016, Talgo trains set a speed record in India when they surpass 180km/h during testing on the 84km Mathura – Palwal line. The journey takes 38 minutes. The new Talgo Avril, a very high speed and high-capacity train, reaches 363km/h in testing.  On May 7, Talgo makes its market debut on the Spanish Stock Exchange. Talgo trains start to operate in Russia on June 1, reaching full capacity on the maiden voyage of the first of four trains that are set to connect Moscow with Nizhny Novgorod. In July, testing of Talgo 350-Haramain begins, the train that will connect the cities of Mecca and Medina.  Talgo 350 inaugurates the Madrid – Leon high-speed line. Procurement contract worth €38 million for two Talgo 250 trains is signed with Uzbekistan Temir Yollari. Talgo’s high-speed train for Saudi Arabia, also known as the “Pilgrim High Speed train,” is boarded for the first time in Barcelona.  It successfully starts track testing. Talgo engineer José Luis López Gómez receives the 2013 European Inventor Award granted by the European Patent Office. Talgo announces the opening of a new office in Ankara, Turkey, as well as a new trade office in Russia. The new Talgo 250 Dual model is launched. This train will connect Madrid with various Galician cities and can operate using both diesel and electric traction, different voltages, signalling systems and track gauge. Talgo enters Russia, one of the biggest railway markets in the world, with the sale of state-of-the-art trains. In Uzbekistan, the first passenger services are launched with Talgo 250 trains. A Spanish consortium wins the international tender for the high-speed line that will link the Saudi Arabian cities of Medina and Mecca. The trains chosen for this project are the Talgo 350. Talgo consolidates its internationalisation process with the opening of a factory in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. TALGO INTERCITY OUT TO WIN ASIA OVER Talgo and the Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) reach an agreement to replace the 3000 passenger cars in service with the Talgo Intercity model. The Madrid - Valencia route enters into service with Talgo 350 trains, which are given the commercial name of Renfe Series 112. FAREWELL, TALGO III The veteran Talgo III retires after 45 years of service, having been a benchmark of quality, speed and comfort on Spanish railways. Talgo and the Kazakhstan Railway Company renew their comprehensive rolling stock maintenance contract, and a contract is signed with Uzbekistan to provide the country with high-speed trains. Uzbekistan railways purchase two Talgo 250 trains for the Tashkent -Samarkanda route. Talgo trains 250 and 350 start providing services on the high-speed corridors between Madrid and Valladolid and Madrid and Malaga, with commercial speeds of up to 250km/h and 330km/h, respectively. Talgo Oy (Finland) delivers 20 double-deck sleeper trains to Finnish Railways (VR). The trains will operate at up to 160km/h on overnight services between Helsinki and Rovaniemi. Talgo signs a contract to provide the Railways of Bosnia-Herzegovina (ZFBIH) with nine state-of-the-art tilting trains, as well as 81 Series 7 cars and maintenance equipment. The Talgo 350 Renfe trains inaugurate the Madrid - Lleida and Madrid -Saragossa – Huesca high-speed lines, and initially operate at average speed of 200km/h, and a maximum estimated speed of 300km/h. Talgo signs a comprehensive five-year maintenance contract for its rolling stock used by the Railway Administration of Kazakhstan. Talgo Oy (Finland) presents the new Talgo 22 double-deck train in Helsinki, which is intended for suburban lines. The Talgo-Bombarbier consortium signs a contract with Renfe to procure 18 Talgo 250 high-speed trains, which are equipped with state of the art systems for a push-pull configuration, four safety systems and an automatic gauge changeover system. TALGO AND RENFE, A DREAM TEAM Renfe awards Talgo the contract for the procurement of 10 sleeping cars and 26 high-speed coaches with two electrical power heads. All of them are equipped with variable gauge axles using the Talgo RD system. Renfe also confirms the procurement of an additional 30 Talgo 350 trains, which will become the Renfe 102 series. In test runs, this series achieves a Spanish speed record, running at 365km/h.