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SPECIAL

years of Spanish high speed rail

1. What were your main contributions to the AVE
in this quarter century?
2. To what extent have your contributions
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?

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and control systems, and finally the traction heads of supplier of the Series 121 trains operating on Renfe’s
AVE trains 102 and AVE 112. high speed lines.

2. This experience has led to the creation of two 2. The high speed solutions that CAF has successfu-
world excellence centres, one for signalling in Madrid lly implemented in the Spanish market have helped
(ERTMS systems South America, Africa and Asia) and to position the company as one of the maximum
another for propulsion systems in Trápaga (leaders exponents of high speed worldwide. Based on ma-
in propulsion systems, vehicle control systems, and jor investment in RD&I, CAF has developed innovati-
the bogies of the V300 Zefiro and Talgo 350SRO-Ha- ve products for railway interoperability, such as the
ramain). BRAVA self-propelled universal variable gauge system
which enables trains to run on any track gauge. Also,
3. We have delivered over a thousand high speed thanks to the experience it has accumulated in the
trains to operators all over the world (Germany, high speed sector, with its Oaris platform, CAF cu-
France, Italy, Sweden, Netherlands, and China) and rrently has some very high speed trains capable of
we are world leaders in ERTMS systems levels 1, 2 and reaching speeds of up to 350 km/h.
3, with over 36,500 km wayside and 3,200 onboard
systems, having been involved in 95% of all European 3.In addition to its references in the Spanish market,
high speed projects. CAF was the supplier of the first high speed trains for
the Turkish State Railways (TCDD). The company is
currently manufacturing new Oaris high speed trains
for the Norwegian operator Flytoget.

CAF

1. CAF has extensive experience in Spanish high
speed rail. Firstly because of its involvement in the CEFF
manufacture of Series 104 AVE trains operating on
the Madrid-Seville line. Secondly, because in 2001 1. P1. For CEFF the arrival of high speed rail in Spain
Renfe awarded CAF a contract for the supply of Se- was a landmark event and the reason behind its crea-
ries 120 high speed trains. These units are designed to tion in 2008. Since then our contribution has been
run at a maximum speed of 250 km/h. CAF is also the constant, in the form of quality training delivered to

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