Ave

AVE

Alta Velocidad Española (AVE) is a service of high-speed rail in Spain operated by RENFE, the Spanish national railway company, at speeds of up to 310 km/h (193 mph). The name is literally translated from Spanish Alta Velocidad Española (Spanish High Speed), but its initials are also a play on the word ave, meaning "bird". As of December 2011, the Spanish AVE system is the longest HSR network in Europe with 2,665 km (1,656 mi) and the second in the world, after China.

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Famous quotes containing the word ave:

    “And forever, brother, hail and farewell.
    [Atque in perpetuum, frater, ave atque vale.]”
    —Catullus [Gaius Valerius Catullus] (84–54 B.C.)