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rail in Spain is also the celebration of the success 3. We are present in most projects either supplying
story of many companies that have provided their infrastructure equipment or as suppliers of the ro-
knowhow and collaborated in the development of lling stock manufacturers.
the system. They have also benefited from their par- ABB has manufactured the traction transformer for
ticipation, by monetizing their collaboration where- nearly all the high speed platforms such as the Talgo
ver they have marketed their products and services. 250 and Talgo 350, plus the complete traction sys-
Some of the most important of these compa- tem on the AVRIL and Stadler EC250, and the traction
nies replied to a survey carried out by Vía Libre which, transformers for the CAF Oaris Renfe, Bombardier
by answering just three questions, aimed at defining Zefiro, Siemens Velaro D and Alstom AGV trains. ABB
their contribution to the AVE and the opportunities also manufactured the traction transformers for the
it had afforded them. high speed trains of CRH CRRC China, using local ma-
nufacturers, and will also manufacture the traction
1. What were your main contributions to the AVE transformers for the future Amtrak Northeast Corri-
in this quarter century? dor (Alstom) in the USA.
2. To what extent have your contributions ABB also manufactures the traction motors and bat-
tery chargers for several high speed platforms.
aided your technological and commercial
development?
3. In what high speed projects are you taking
part in or have you taken part in, either in
Spain or abroad?

AZVI

1. Since work began in 1987 on the first high speed
line which would link Madrid and Seville in 1992, Azvi
has played an important role in the development of
high speed rail in Spain.
ABB The experience accumulated in the construction
and maintenance of railway infrastructure over a
hundred years has enabled Azvi to have construc-
1. ABB took part in the AVE project in Spain as an ted over 460 km of the various high speed lines on
infrastructure supplier and a supplier to the train the Iberian peninsula in the last 25 years. In addition
manufacturers: to infrastructure work, Azvi has laid tracks, installed
- Infrastructure: electrification and signalling, built stations, gauge
• 111 x 230 V and 400 kV traction transfor- changers, assembly bases, and carried out mainte-
mers. nance and conservation work.
• High voltage switchgear for several lines.
- Train manufacturers: 2. Azvi’s participation in the execution of all this work
• Supplier of train transformers and low vol- on high speed lines has helped us to increase our
tage equipment. knowhow, while innovating and developing new te-
chniques and processes which facilitate and optimize
2.Mecca-Medina infrastructure: the construction of the various high speed projects.
• 12 x 400kV traction transformers. All this technical knowhow builds on our capacity to
• 42 x 55 kV autotransformers. carry out any kind high speed rail project, either in
• 86 x dry type insulation transformers for Spain or abroad.
auxiliary services.
- Mecca-Medina trains: 3. Today, Azvi continues to build a number of sec-
• Transformers. tions of the various high speed lines that are still be-
• Battery chargers. ing built in Spain. years of Spanish high speed rail
• Low voltage equipment.

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