Siemens has been awarded by ADIF the contract for the reformation of the overhead contact line between Santa María de la Alameda and La Cañada, both localities from Ávila, in Madrid-Hendaya conventional line, for an amount of 9,3 M€ (VAT included).
The double track section with standard gauge and a length of 25 kilometers has a catenary without mechanical compensation that Siemens will replace by a new modernized and tensioned catenary by ADIF.
The main interventions by Siemens will include carrying out new foundations, raising masts, pylons and cantilevers, laying new catenary conductors, compensating and isolating catenaries and replacing protections and selectors’ remote control.
The broad experience of Siemens in this type of projects, which was acquired from electrification works both in conventional and high speed lines, and the availability of a large fleet of trackside vehicles allow the company to deploy this project ensuring its success both in delivery terms and execution.
Siemens designed, together with different machinery manufacturers, a catenary stringing train, which is capable to simultaneously mount the supporting trestle and the contact wire with the total mechanical stress of the system. As a result of the high level of automation of this process, exceptional quality and performance standards are kept.