#el talgo

[nuriaverde]

¿Dónde comería Carmela de "Los Soprano" en Madrid?

Carmela Soprano es uno de los personajes más interesantes de “Los Soprano”. Me cae muy bien porque es muy maja, muy buena madre, muy cálida y se merece a un hombre mejor que Tony Soprano pero mientras tanto apechuga. Es una experta cocinera. Cocina muy bien la pasta y cualquier plato italiano que se le ponga por delante. Hasta la lista de su cuñada Janice se apropia de los platos de pasta de…

[guerrerense]

Talgo II por L_B_A Por Flickr: Un tren adelantando a su tiempo, con una estética de los años 50 y un estilo claramente americano, tanto por sus locomotoras ACF como por sus remolques de chapa estriada, siendo la guinda de este tren el remolque extremo con su mirador panorámico. A pesar de su buen aspecto, esta rama está resignada a no volver a la circulación, como todo lo que hay en el museo, me temo. Lástima de escalera... ___ A train ahead of their time, with a desing of the 50s and an clearly American style, both for its ACF locomotives as their wagons striated, being the icing on this train the end coach with its panoramic viewpoint. Despite its good looks, this train is resigned to not put back into circulation, as everything in this museum, I'm afraid. Too bad stair ...

[armatofu]

El tren español que revolucionó el mundo del ferrocarril.

El 15 de diciembre de 1959 se inauguró el tren Talgo Madrid - Barcelona. El nuevo tren era capaz de alcanzar una velocidad media de 100 km/h y realizar el trayecto en 9 horas.

“Eso nunca será un tren”, le espetó un profesor de la Escuela de Caminos a Alejandro Goicoechea cuando conoció uno de los primeros esbozos de lo que después sería el Talgo. El profesor estaba equivocado, como le demostraría poco tiempo después el ingeniero vasco. El proyecto suponía un verdadero salto para el ferrocarril de la época: ejes guiados, ruedas independientes, integración de los coches entre sí formando un cuerpo único articulado, bajo centro de gravedad y liviandad de peso. En síntesis, los mismos conceptos que tienen hoy en día los modernos equipos de la empresa. #españa

[mariacallous]

VSquare SPICY SCOOPS  

There is always a lot of information that we hear and find interesting and newsworthy but don’t publish as part of our investigative reporting — and share instead in this newsletter.  

SAME ORBÁN-LINKED FINANCIAL FORCES THAT FUNDED LE PEN’S CAMPAIGN SUSPECTED OF FUNDING SPAIN'S FAR-RIGHT VOX PARTY

Spain’s El País recently reported that an unnamed financial institution with close ties to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán bankrolled the far-right Vox party’s 2023 campaigns in both parliamentary and municipal elections. Vox, in violation of Spanish election law, refuses to reveal the exact source of the reported loans, which, taken together, were worth €9.2 million in total. However, the description El País provided points to three possible Hungarian banks: Gránit Bank, largely owned by the Orbán family (via the prime minister’s son-in-law, István Tiborcz); the state-owned Eximbank; and MBH Bank, a financial behemoth formed from the merger of three state-owned institutions. MBH is largely owned by Lőrinc Mészáros, Hungary’s richest businessman and Orbán’s childhood friend, whom the Hungarian opposition has dubbed “Orbán’s wallet.” This bank is well-known for financing Orbánworld’s political and economic expansion inside and outside of Hungary.  Several well-connected business and financial sources tell me that, if El País’s reporting is correct, the size and nature of Vox’s loans mean it almost certainly came from MBH. Moreover, a source with ties to MBH told me that the bank’s senior management became noticeably jumpy after El País’s story broke, adding that they already have existing problems with foreign correspondent banks, which have grown increasingly wary of MBH’s more politically questionable dealings. And let’s not forget: one of MBH’s predecessor banks, MKB Bank (also owned by Lőrinc Mészáros), famously financed Marine Le Pen’s 2022 presidential campaign through a €10.7 million personal loan.  Why are the other two Orbán-linked banks unlikely candidates? Gránit Bank is still considered too small to provide a loan of this magnitude, and its direct ownership by the Orbán family makes lending to a foreign political party particularly risky. Eximbank, on the other hand, only finances businesses – and was recently busy trying to help facilitate a Hungarian takeover of Spanish rail manufacturer Talgo. That plan fell apart some weeks ago when Spanish intelligence uncovered a Russia-linked national security risk, which promptly torpedoed the Hungarian bid. It’s extremely unlikely – as it would have been extremely counterproductive – that, at the same time, Eximbank was also financing the left-wing Spanish government’s far-right opposition. Naturally, I reached out to MBH Bank with some detailed questions. Their response? Silence. (For more about Hungarian meddling in foreign elections, I have a couple of suggestions: “How Orbán flooded Central Europe with millions of online ads during election season” and “Goulash: Orbán’s campaign operatives in foreign elections”.)  

UKRAINE SENDS NEW AMBASSADOR TO POLAND – FROM TURKEY

Many hoped that last year’s Polish election marked the end of the decline in Polish-Ukrainian relations that began under the previous Law and Justice government. But tensions still remain, as the latest visit to Kyiv by Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski, Polish MFA, to Kyiv exposed, and there’s a lot of work waiting for the next Ukrainian ambassador to Poland. While the name is not yet public, Ukrainian government and government-connected sources revealed to me that it’s Vasyl Bodnar, current Ukrainian ambassador to Turkey, who will take over the helm of the Ukrainian Embassy in Warsaw ( his predecessor, Vasyl Zvarych, was recently reassigned from Warsaw to Prague). My sources describe Bodnar as a professional career diplomat who has a good relationship with the new Ukrainian foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha. Bodnar previously served as a Ukrainian diplomat in Poland from 2006 to 2010 and was later a deputy foreign minister from 2017 to 2021. When he became ambassador to Turkey in 2021, he actually succeeded Sybiha – who is now his boss. Interestingly, Sybiha had also served as a diplomat in Warsaw and speaks fluent Polish – but it’s yet to be seen if their deeper understanding of Poland would help solve recurring historical grievances, such as the one over the 1943-44 Volhynia/Wołyń massacre.  

UKRAINE’S DESIGNATED AMBASSADOR TO HUNGARY STILL IN LIMBO

Speaking of tensions with Ukraine and new ambassadors… Back in March 2023, I had a scoop about President Volodymyr Zelensky considering Sandor Fedir for the role of Ukraine's ambassador to Hungary. Fedir, who is partly of Hungarian descent and is a professor at Uzhhorod National University, gained fame on social media in 2022 for continuing to give lectures online from the battlefield while fighting against Russian invaders. Despite Fedir’s appointment eventually becoming official, with his agrément (document on the appointment sent to the host country) filed and accepted by the Hungarian government, he never arrived at his posting and it's unclear if he ever will. According to Ukrainian officials and government-connected sources I’ve spoken to, internal disagreements and opposition to Fedir’s appointment – especially within the Ukrainian foreign ministry – led to a loss of support for his candidacy. Initially, his sudden social media fame and partial Hungarian background seemed to make him a candidate capable of improving Ukraine’s image in Hungary’s increasingly hostile environment. However, his shortcomings soon came to light. My sources close to the Ukrainian government told me that many officials in the Ukrainian foreign ministry deemed him unqualified for the job due to his lack of experience in diplomacy. It also didn’t help that he gave multiple interviews and comments expressing his personal views on Ukrainian-Hungarian affairs, which didn’t always align with official policy. 

[nariotone]

💊 El último TREN TALGO RD de Renfe en el FERROCARRIL de España con las m...

Trenes del ayer #talgo

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4K Relax en Tren: Bailando con el Talgo 130 por el Norte de España

[leprivatebanker]

Polish state fund hires Societe Generale for Talgo takeover, El Confidencial says

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Lerma Pueblo y Estación

Lerma_La Villa Ducal_en la ruta del Directo Madrid - Burgos

El momento histórico más destacado de esta villa está vinculado a la presencia del Duque de Lerma, quien tras el traslado de la Corte de España a Valladolid en 1601, trató de crear una corte propia en la localidad burgalesa.

Muchos siglos despuès es el ferrocarril de la línea directa Madrid-Burgos, por Aranda de Duero, el que intenta sacar a  Lerma al escenario turistico Nacional. Para acercar la estación al municipio, la vía hace una curva de herradura de 1 km de diámetro.

La estación solo cuenta con servicios de mercancías desde el descarrilamiento de un tren Talgo en 2010. El desprendimiento del túnel de Somosierra en 2011 hizo que el tráfico se perdiera al sur de Aranda de Duero.

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Los motivos de Orbán: por qué para Hungría es crucial hacerse con Talgo... su aspiración es convertirse el gran hub que conecte Europa central con las mercancías que llegan de Asia y que distribuya las europeas... Hungría tiene el deseo, el mercado y el dinero para realizar ese desarrollo, y Talgo aportaría los ingenieros y la tecnología... En ese escenario, que Hungría se convierta en el eje conector mercantil de Centroeuropa y que amplíe su influencia hacia los Balcanes... lo que ofrece incentivos no menores al Gobierno de Sánchez para ir al choque. Oponerse a la operación mediante la ley antiopas es una tentación presente que incluso puede reforzar el papel de Sánchez como anti extrema derecha y anti-Putin... pero el capital español tiene otras prioridades, y el hecho de que el gobierno tenga que acudir prioritariamente a CaixaBank cuando es necesario proteger empresas estratégicas españolas, y que el resto de bancos no estén por la labor, es ya enormemente significativo... Talgo es una señal de debilidad que va mucho más allá de un gobierno concreto

[pasoanivel]

Altaria estacionado en Murcia del Carmen. #fotoferroviaria #frikitrenes #trainspotters Altaria en la estación de Murcia dirección Madrid creo recordar.

[guerrerense]

Talgo II por L_B_A Por Flickr: Un tren adelantando a su tiempo, con una estética de los años 50 y un estilo claramente americano, tanto por sus locomotoras ACF como por sus remolques de chapa estriada, siendo la guinda de este tren el remolque extremo con su mirador panorámico. A pesar de su buen aspecto, esta rama está resignada a no volver a la circulación, como todo lo que hay en el museo, me temo. Lástima de escalera... ___ A train ahead of their time, with a desing of the 50s and an clearly American style, both for its ACF locomotives as their wagons striated, being the icing on this train the end coach with its panoramic viewpoint. Despite its good looks, this train is resigned to not put back into circulation, as everything in this museum, I'm afraid. Too bad stair ...

[chezagnes]

Summer vibes in the city https://chezagnes.blogspot.com/search/label/summer #summer #escaparate #visualmerchandising #escaparatismo #windowdisplay #retail #vm #visualmerchandiser #retaildesign #bar #retaildisplay #shopwindow #display #visualdisplay #summerinthecity #ChezAgnesSummer #merchandising #storedesign #interiordesign #windowdressing #vitrine #fashiondesign #vitrina #storeexperience #visualmerchandisinglab #escaparates #style #vermut #vermuteria #somosdebares (en El TALGO BAR) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR3RcH5DBW5/?utm_medium=tumblr