Toledo steel Toledo steel Toledo steel, known historically as unusually hard, is from Toledo, Spain, which has been a traditional sword-making, steel-working center since about 500 BCE, and came to the attention of Rome when used by Hannibal in the Punic Wars. Soon, it became a standard source of weaponry for Roman legions. Toledo steel was famed for its high quality alloy, whereas Damascus steel, a competitor from the Middle Ages onward, was famed for a specific metal-working technique. History The origin of Toledo steel comes from ancient Spanish customs. Toledo steel was used mostly in crafting weapons for armies during the
Madrid–Toledo high-speed rail line Madrid–Toledo high-speed rail line The LAV Madrid-Toledo is a Spanish high-speed rail line that connects the cities of Madrid and Toledo, a distance of approximately . The service was inaugurated in 2005. The route shares the first with the Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line. From La Sagra trains for Toledo travel on a dedicated branch line of to the terminus in Toledo. The trip takes thirty minutes. The new portion of the line was designed to support maximum speeds of 270 km/h, which is also the maximum speed allowed by "the common core" shared with the LAV Madrid-Sevilla/Málaga. Like all Spanish