Spain to have 3 Low Cost High-Speed Rail Operators - Iryo, Ouigo and Avlo

While the debacle over the future of Canada's passenger rail system continues, over in Spain amazing things continue to happen.

Renfe, the Spanish government low cost high-speed rail service is named. Avlo. It already had competition from France's SNCF low cost high-speed rail service Ouigo on some of the routes.

Now the latest news is that Spain's Air Nostrum and Italy's main train operator, Tranitalia are teaming up and entering into the Spanish low cost high-speed rail market with Iryo in 2023. The high-speed trains will be from Bombardier and Hitachi.

Imagine three high-speed rail operators on one line! 

Time to wakeup Canada.