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January 8, 2019 | High-speed

Adif AV tenders for 22 service locomotives

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif AV has issued a tender for 22 standard-gauge locomotives, which will be used for services such as recovery, maintenance support, including hauling work trains of up to 600 tonnes, and snow ploughing.

December 21, 2018 | Financial

National competition authorities raise fears over Siemens-Alstom merger

COMPETITION authorities from Belgium, Britain, the Netherlands and Spain have written to European Union (EU) competition commissioner, Mrs Margrethe Vestager, warning that Siemens-Alstom merger could have detrimental impacts on the rail equipment markets in the four countries.

December 19, 2018 | Main line

Adif completes tunnelling for Barcelona - El Prat Airport line

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif completed the tunnelling for the new line between Sants station in central Barcelona and Barcelona-El Prat Airport on December 19.

December 17, 2018 | High-speed

Acciona to take controlling stake in Spanish high-speed operator

SPANISH infrastructure group Acciona has reportedly reached an agreement with shareholders of Air Nostrum to take a controlling stake in open-access passenger operator Intermodalidad de Levante (Ilsa), which is planning to launch high-speed services in competition with incumbent carrier Renfe.

November 30, 2018 | Signalling

CAF to upgrade Adif’s CTC systems

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif has awarded CAF two contracts worth a combined €15.9m to renew five sections of its Traffic Control System (CTC).

November 12, 2018 | High-speed

Renfe to delay EVA low-fare HS service - reports

THE launch of EVA, the low-fares high-speed service announced by Spanish passenger operator Renfe in February and was due to launch in January 2019, has reportedly been delayed.

November 9, 2018 | Light Rail

Tender launched for Zaragoza tram-train study

ZARAGOZA Public Transport Consortium (CTAZ) has launched a tender for a contract to carry out a feasibility study into a new tram-train route linking the city’s tram network with Villanueva de Gállego.

October 29, 2018 | Track

Adif announces €126.8m high speed and conventional line tenders

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif announced on October 27 that it will tender €126.8m of railway construction and renewal contracts including three new sections of the Madrid - Extremadura high-speed line (LAV), and upgrades to the Ciudad Real - Badajoz conventional line.

October 26, 2018 | Light Rail

Zaragoza LRV fitted with 3D-printed front end components

CAF subsidiary, RL Components, alongside Zaragoza Tram, has presented the first light rail vehicle to feature front end components produced entirely using additive manufacturing, or 3D printing.

October 12, 2018 | Fleet

Madrid Metro to boost capacity with order for 60 trains

THE regional government of Madrid has announced it will purchase more trains and hire more drivers to meet the increasing passenger number on the Madrid metro network, which is experiencing the highest level of patronage in its 100 year history.

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