New inspection train will monitor high-speed rails in Spain
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
CAF gets signalling contracts in Spain, Slovenia, Bulgaria
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
Alstom-made ERTMS solution launched on high-speed line in Spain
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
Renfe to purchase 38 bi-mode trains for commuter service
Spanish national railway operator Renfe plans to purchase 38 bi-mode trains. New vehicles will run on both electrified and non-electrified commuter routes. The basic procurement costs 365.6 million Euros. The ordered trains will be used in...Read more
Hyperloop capsule is ready for test in France
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) has delivered passenger capsule to its French technology centre in Toulouse. The device will be tested on the one-kilometre tube line that is under construction now. The 32-metre Hyperloop capsule was manufactured...Read more
Rail freight track to export cars from Santander port completed
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
HyperloopTT wants capsule to be ready for passengers in 2019
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) presented its first full-scale passenger Hyperloop capsule in the Spanish city of Puerto de Santa Maria on Tuesday. It was built in Spain by HyperloopTT’s partner Airtificial and is headed to...Read more
Virgin to develop a Hyperloop train in Spain
Virgin Hyperloop One and the Spanish rail infrastructure manager Adif have agreed to build a research centre in Bobadilla, a village in Malaga. The centre is set up for the development of a hyperloop train...Read more