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years of Spanish high speed rail

PARROS REDALSA

1. Innovation in civil works machinery for railway 1. Redalsa has been instrumental in the gradual in-
track in order to optimize the performance of work troduction of track technology “made in Spain”, mo-
using that machinery. ving away from the tradition of importing highly spe-
cialized products and services related to safety. The
2.Improvement of quality and performance percei- first step was taken with the standardization of the
ved by our customers and improved competitiveness. long welded rail and the most recent step was ultra-
sonic rail inspection.
3. We have participated in over 80% of AVE lines and
we have been present as subcontractors at the Me- 2.The use of the latest technologies in production
dina-Mecca AVE in Saudi Arabia since 2012, where we and design, together with the high quality of its work,
took part in the first work performed by the Spanish has enabled Redalsa to remain in the field for over 43
consortium. years. For 2017 domestic and international expecta-
tions are very promising.
3. Redalsa is involved in all high speed lines currently
at their track laying stage in Spain, and abroad we are
participating in the Medina-Mecca Haramain project,
in both electric rail welding and the assembly of tur-
nouts.
From Valladolid the company has provided welded
rail to practically the entire Spanish high speed rail
network in the last 25 years, and a high percentage
of Skl1 clips.
In high speed maintenance the company replaces
turnouts and conducts ultrasonic rail inspection and
geometric track auscultation.

SAFT

1. From the first Series 100 from Alstom through
the Series 102, 112 manufactured by Talgo and, fi-
LUNA-ARCHIVO VÍA LIBRE batteries for the AVEs, in different voltages 72 V for
nally, the series 103, SAFT has supplied all back-up
the Series 100 and 110 V for the rest and all of them
customized solutions that best fit requirements on
each particular project.

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