Number 31

Editorial

• Circular Economy and railway, two great allies towards sustainable mobility

Mafex Report

• Mafex celebrates the second of the sectoral market forums dedicated to the potential of the French railway market
• New Mafex members
• Sustainable finance and investments at the heart of the third sectoral forum of the year organised by Mafex
• Middle East Rail: Spanish rail strengthens its presence in the Middle East
• Mafex renews its Steering Committee for the next four years, expands the number of partners and reports on an intense action plan for 2022
• Mafex organises in Bilbao the III Technical Conference: “Urban Transport Systems – Cercanías, Metros and Trams
• III Edition of the Master in Railway Engineering, UC-Mafex, the gateway to the railway world
• Rail Live! 2022 will be held in person from 29th November – 1st December 2022 in Malaga

Forwarded

• Learn about the “Goods on the train” campaign, which calls for the transport of goods by rail

Members news

• Zitrón takes part in the Silvertown tunnel project in UK
• SENER joins the US High Speed Rail Coalition to help advance High Speed Rail in America
• The Port of Algeciras increases its capacity in railway/maritime transport system
• INGETEAM, 50 years electrifying a sustainable future
• ICF supplies axle counters with bus connection in Chamartín station
• Vitoria-Gasteiz Jundiz multimodal logistics centre: strategic hub for logistics operations and freight transport in Spain
• Electrans signalling systems for the new line 10 of MetroValencia
• Ladicim verifies the superstructure of the lima metro line 2
• Inse Rail to draft the project for the construction of a maintenance workshop for Adif Alta Velocidad locomotives and trains
• New CAF LRVS contract for the city of Bonn in Germany
• IDOM, more than 50 years leading the railway sector
• Amurrio provides technical assistance on the central railroad in Uruguay
• Indra strengthens its lidership as ticketing provider in Egypt
• QA&TEST Conference organised by SQS: Testing and QA for embedded systems
• Stadler consolidates its position as the European leader in the Train-Tram segment
• Thales continues its commitment to Egypt National Railways and delivers three key stations Tanta, Al Ousayrat and Sedfa
• CAF RS Equipment and Components wins a new contract in the Luxembourg tram
• Siemens Mobility to improve the rail connection between Extremadura and Andalucía
• Alstom celebrates the 30th anniversary of the first high-speed train in Spain
• Lantania acquires Polish subsidiary of Balzola and construction company DSV
• Nokia and ICON Multimedia sign a global alliance to promote the digital competitiveness of railway operators
• CAF Signalling, first company to pass the new European on-board ERTMS tests in the Netherlands
• Ardanuy Ingeniería participates in the recently inaugurated Metrovalencia Line 10
• Metrotenerife celebrates 15 years in service with more than 200 million passengers
• IRIS Standard – ISO/TR 22163:2017 – Railway Sector Management System
• Pretenorte builds a new plant in Betoño and continues its investment and specialisation plan in the railway sector

Interview

• The amount of investment achieved in Spain to improveand enlarge its infrastructure can give an idea of the growth experienced in the last thirty years

In depht

• Circular economy and railway, a further step towards sustainable transport
• Circular Economy and Railway: materials and parts reused to promote sustainability
• Reuse Report: Circular Economy applied to the railway sector
• The Spanish railway industry and its commitment to the Circular Economy
• 30 years of High-Speed in Spain
• INFRASTRUCTURE High-Speed Line Madrid-Seville
• High-Speed Lines In The Spanish Territory
• Operators
• High-speed puts the Spanish railway industry in the limelight of the global forefront

Innovation

• The role of collaboratives environments in the competitiveness of the railway ecosystemThe role of clusters in the competitiveness of the railway ecosystem
• Evaluating stray current leakage in direct current electrification systems
• Boosting digitalization and sustainability at Europe’s Rail
• Energy optimization of handlamps and reuse of 80,000 chargers through electronic processing
• Reduction of consumption in high-speed trains, aerodynamic optimization
• X2Rail-4 SWOC: Advanced signalling and automation systems. Smart Wayside Object Controller
• Application of virtual reality and augmented reality to industrial processes
• Safe4Rail-3 project and the next generation of TCMS
• Fagus, the asset control system for efficient and ecological management