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Editorial
Mafex Reports
- V Open Doors day
- Mafex attends to the main trade fairs of 2017
- New acquisitions for the Association: Icon Multimedia and Tecnivial
Members News
- Ingeteam is to install more of its regenerative braking system units in the Barcelona Metro
- Nem Solutions USA Inc new office
- COMSA Corporacion strengthens in Poland with new contracts
- Bombardier has been awarded with the Euskal Makila award
- CETEST in Haramain project
- IDOM will design the new rail link project Port of A Coruña
- Tecnatom Group to supply ultrasonic inspection equipment for railway wheels in China
- CAF Signalling is the successful bidder for the signalling and communication facilities for the Hernani-Irún section
- Faiveley supplies the passenger access doors of Lima Metro Line 1 trains
- Ineco to develop the new regulatory framework for railways in Malaysia
- Class 88 revolution arrives to the UK
- New order from Bombardier Transportation for the installation of an underfloor wheel lathe
- Alstom Spain joins the AEDIVE Association to promote the electric vehicle
- Siemens and Bombardier awarded rail control upgrade on the R2 Line on Barcelona’s commuter network
- CAF is awarded a contract to supply and maintain LRVs to Zweckverband Schönbuchbahn, in Germany
Destination
- Long distances in the United States:Growth potential
- Canada is searching for a more competitive and modern railway
- Freight network: Investments into key corridors
- North America: Railway plans crossing borders
- High-speed, possible routes in analysis phase
- Some Mafex members with projects in United States and Canada
In Depth
- High-Speed in Spain: Global forefront on technologies and know how
- Rolling stock: State-of-the-art trains for a XXI century network
- Spanish leadership: A model of success exported throughout the world
- Mafex members with projects in high speed in Spain
Innovation
- Hydrogen traction project for the European Union’s LIFE programme
- VARNA (Vibration Analysis for Railway Network Assessment): software for the study of vibrations in rail lines
- New Front Connection Spring Socket
- Photoluminescent and tactile platform edge warning system/ accesibility
- Research and development of access and safety management systems for on-track staff in the USA market
- Innovative software simulator for railway situations
- New compact system for depuration/reuse of waste water in railway workshops
- Silicon carbide technology for more reliable efficient railways