The series 130, also known as Talgo 250, is a high speed train that was designed for operation on both standard gauge and broad gauge lines in Spain. In reference to the faster Talgo 350 “Pato”, it is nicknamed “Patito” (duckling). It was jointly designed by Talgo and Bombardier, where Bombardier had the main responsibility for the power cars. These have four axles, are of lightweight construction and have 2,400 kW each. For the trailers, used, but fairly new one-axle Talgo VII cars were taken. Each set contains eleven trailers.

In this case, only the end cars needed greater rebuilds, while all other cars only needed minor modifications. They still incorporate the passive Talgo tilting system. All trailers and power cars feature special variable gauge axles which can change their gauge at speeds of up to 15 km/h. While the train reaches 250 km/h (155 mph) on standard gauge high speed lines electrified with 25 kV AC, it is limited to 2,000 kW each and 220 km/h (137 mph) on upgraded broad gauge lines electrified with 3 kV DC.

45 sets were built for RENFE between 2006 and 2009 which are being used on Alvia and Euromed services. Since 2011, similar, but shorter trains are in use in Uzbekistan on the Tashkent–Bukhara high-speed line that is constructed in 1,520 mm Russian gauge. Starting in 2012, 15 of the 45 Spanish trains were rebuilt to series 730. In this process, they got two additional diesel power units and lost two trailers.