Are synthetic sleepers a viable alternative to wooden ones? To find this out, Adif will place them on parts of the Spanish network as a test. In the coming months, the first hundred of them...Read more
ANALYSIS – The liberalisation of high-speed traffic in Spain became a reality at the beginning of May. This country offers a particular design with a framework based on traffic volumes rather than on full opening....Read more
Ouigo launched its service between Madrid and Barcelona this Monday, 10 May. A subsidiary of the French SNCF, it is the first new high-speed operator to enter the Spanish market. Ouigo offers 10 daily trips...Read more
Spanish infrastructure manager Adif has awarded the supply of batteries for Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPS) to Veolia. The contract includes the delivery of batteries as back-up power for both the conventional and high-speed networks, and...Read more
Spanish infrastructure manager Adif has launched a project to reform rail connectivity in Madrid and connect the stations Puerta de Atocha and Chamartín with a tunnel. With the planned expansions of the high-speed network and...Read more
Toyota Motor Europe will supply and integrate its fuel cell modules into the zero-emission prototype train that is to be realised by the EU FCH2RAIL project. A consortium made up of partners from Belgium, Germany,...Read more
Spanish infrastructure manager Adif has awarded the contract for the supply and installation of the traffic regulation system Sitra+ on wednesday. The system has numerous advantages for traffic optimisation, punctuality and information to the passengers,...Read more
The Spanish high-speed line between Monforte del Cid, Elche and Orihuela in the province Alicante is officially opened. On February 1, an opening ceremony was held with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Transport minister José...Read more
After cleaning work on the snow-covered tracks around Madrid, several train services are restored, such as Madrid – Barcelona. All railway traffic to and from Madrid for all types of train services was suspended on...Read more
In Catalonia, Spain, Adif has finished railway works on the Martorell-Sant Sadurní section, part of the Mediterranean Rail Freight Corridor. The Martorell tunnel is adapted to the European standard and has a third track for...Read more
Spanish rail infrastructure manager Adif has implemented the Erex software solution. It provides more accurate calculations of the electricity consumed by the rail sector. Spain became the eighth European country to use this solution.
According to...Read more
Spanish rolling stock manufacturer Talgo will supply the new inspection train to the country’s rail infrastructure manager Adif. The vehicle costs 39 million Euros. It will be used by Adif to monitor the high-speed rails...Read more
Spanish technology company CAF was awarded three contracts in the signalling sector. It will install and refurbish the signalling systems on the domestic market as well as in Slovenia and Bulgaria. The entire value of...Read more
The Atlas ERTMS Level 2 train control system was entered into commercial service on the Valladolid-León high-speed line in northern Spain. The Alstom-made solution was implemented on the route after the extensive tests provided by...Read more
The Spanish infrastructure manager Adif has completed the upgrade works of the railway track between Torrelavega and Santander, in the northern region of Cantabria, Spain.
The railway track has a length of 30 kilometres. The project...Read more
