Mafex corporate magazine Spanish Railway Association Issue 21. November 2019 AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND The railway, at the heart of transport infrastructure investments MAFEX REPORTS INNOVATION The King grants a Royal Audience to MAFEX The passenger experience, the fulcrum New edition of Rail Live! from 31 Mach to 2 on the occasion of its 15th Anniversary. of the industry's advances in R&D. April, 2020 in Madrid. IN DEPTH 2 MAFEX MAFEX ◗ Table of Contents TRADE DELEGATION TO THE CZECH / EDITORIAL REPUBLIC 05 The delegation aimed to meet the needs of transport infrastructure in the country 06 / MAFEX INFORMS and seek out avenues of cooperation THE KING GAVE A ROYAL towards its development. AUDIENCE WITH THE SPANISH RAILWAY ASSOCIATION (MAFEX) 20 / MEMBERS NEWS ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 15TH ANNIVERSARY The monarch was informed of the evolution 30 / INTERVIEW of the association throughout the fifteen Sandra Rueda, Port and Rail Mode Manager years of its career path and the key role of of the Structuring Vice-presidency of the the railway in the future of mobility. National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) of Colombia. CONFERENCE ON THE “IMPACT OF THE DEREGULATION OF PASSENGER 32 / DESTINATION TRANSPORT IN THE RAILWAY AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRY” Australia and New Zealand backs railway The event, organised by Mafex together infrastructures to respond to the growing with IE University, brought together senior population in its main cities and to officials and representatives of the sector promote freight. to discuss the next open to competition of the transport market for passengers. FOWARED: RAIL LIVE! 2020 On the 31st March - 2nd April 2020 in Madrid the global rail industry will gather for three days of conference and an exhibition. CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES IN THE RAILWAY SECTOR The workshop organised by Mafex and Ik4-Tekniker has featured the colloboration of the Spanish Railway Technological Platform (PTFE), Adif and Renfe along with associated companies that shared its cases studies. 68 / IN DEPT FINANCING MODELS Railway projects forge their path throughout the world with new financing and management models. therein, private public partnerships gather momentum with the aim of taking forward public transportation networks whilst making TMB CHALLENGES EVENT these efficient and feasible. Orgased by Mafex and TMB-Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona to promote collaboration in R&D in the railway field. 76 / INNOVATION MAFEX PARTNERS PRESENT THEIR MAFEX PREPARES AN INTENSE LATEST ADVANCES FOREIGN PROMOTION PLAN FOR 2020 The association has developed an intense schedule of activities for the year 2020. 85 / MEMBER'S DIRECTORY MEMBERS DIRECTORY Engineering tomorrow’s railway Knowledge and experience delivered by a multidisciplinary team for the design and commisioning of rail systems. OUR COMMITMENT, YOUR SUCCESS. idom.com Consulting I Engineeering I Architecture 4 MAFEX 180528_Anuncio Mafex.indd 1 28/5/18 12:18 Editorial Dear Friends, as the participation of Adif and Renfe. As you will know, As you will be well aware, on September 16th, we celebrated from within the Association backing is being given to all out 15th Anniversary. A long haul in which the Spanish those initiatives in this strategic field, understanding them Railways Association (MAFEX) has become the main as being key to the competitive improvement of sectorial representative of a highly cutting-edge industry with major companies and considering innovation to be an essential presence abroad and renowned prestige the world over pillar to achieve the necessary evolution of the railway sector owing to its high technological capacity, specialisation and and its industry. know-how. In this issue you will also be informed of the Trade For this reason, His Majesty King Felipe VI granted us royal Delegation organised to the Czech Republic in the month audience on September 27th in which he met representatives of September, the Foreign Promotion Plan 2020 that is of the companies that form the Association’s Steering already underway and the incorporation of three new Committee, led by our President, Víctor Ruiz Piñeiro, and in members to MAFEX, to whom I would like to take the which we were given the opportunity to inform him of the opportunity to give them our warmest welcome: SGS progress made over these fifteen years of its career path; from Tecnos, Technology & Security Developments and WSP the outset until its consolidation in the railway framework on Spain. a national and international scale. The encounter also served to pass on to his Highness the challenges and concerns that With regard to the section entitled “Destination”, an article the Spanish railway sector faces, both on a national and is included on the transport plans in place in Australia and international scale, and in which the railway, thanks to its New Zeeland; two markets in which investments will be advantages in terms of sustainability, capacity and safety, made in the overhaul of the railway network in the coming amongst others, must embark upon a pivotal role in future years, and which opportunities for collaboration open up for transport and sustainable mobility. the Spanish railway industry. An example of this interest in the grouped participation of 8 companies under the auspice In the same section, there are also more detailed news items of MAFEX in the AusRail Plus Trade Fair that will be held in on events such as the “Workshop on the repercussion of Sydney. from the 3rd to 5th of December. the de-regulation of the passenger transport network in A matter of major interest that you will find in the “In Depth” the railway industry” which MAFEX organised alongside section is an analysis of the different financing models for IE University and in which representatives of the Spanish transport projects, and their evolution experienced in recent railway sector came together to analyse the main challenges years. The public private partnerships gather momentum and opportunities they face from December 2020 onwards, with the aim of providing efficient and viable public transport when the transport market for passengers will be opened network. up to competition. To conclude, as with every issue, in the section entitled “Our Also worthwhile highlighting are two seminars carried out Partners”, you can consult as many as 16 news items and from within the Innovation Division of the Association in the tenders awarded in recent months to Spanish firms, and field or R&D that boasted the collaboration in the same of in the section “Innovation” you will find seven interesting TMB - Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona in the “TMB articles on technological innovations developed recently by Challenges Seminar” y la “Workshop on technological MAFEX partners. advances in the railway sector”, the latter undertaken Approaching the year, I would also like to take advantage alongside IK4-Tekniker and which featured the backing of of the occasion to wish you a Merry Christmas and many the Spanish Railway Technological Platform (PTFE), as well successes for 2020. MANAGEMENT: MAFEX. 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MAFEX reports The King gave a royal audience with the Spanish Railway Association (Mafex) on the occasion of its 15th anniversary ing Felipe VI received, on Sep- HIS MAJESTY THE KING WELCOMED ON SEPTEMBER 26TH, THE th tember 26 , at the Zarzuela COMPANIES THAT COMPRISE THE ASSOCIATION’S MANAGEMENT Palace, the Spanish Railway K COMMITTEE, HEADED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAME, MR VICTOR Association (Mafex), whose Steering RUIZ PIÑEIRO. Committee composed of represen- tatives of the companies Amurrio Ferrocarril y Equipos, ArcelorMittal, Hernani and the Managing Director on a national level, while being one Bombardier Spain, Caf, Idom, Indra, Pedro Fortea. of the most relevant on the interna- Ingeteam, La Farga, Metalocaucho, Víctor Ruiz Piñeiro indicated that "it tional stage.” Talgo, Sener, Sice, Tecnivial, Thales is an honour to be received by his España and Typsa, who attended Majesty on a date of such special During the meeting, from within under the auspice of the company's significance for us as is the celebra- MAFEX the monarch was informed President, Víctor Ruiz Piñeiro and ac- tion of the 15th anniversary as the of the evolution of the association companied by the Secretary Jaime reference association of the sector throughout the fifteen years of its career path, its beginnings, evolution and consolidation in the national and international railway panorama in or- The monarch was informed of the der to reach the 89 current partners evolution of the association throughout who represent more than 80% of the foreign turnover of the Spanish rai- the fifteen years of its career path. lway sector. 6 MAFEX ◗ Breaking News Image of the Spanish railway sector being received by King Felipe VI.. During the reception, MAFEX's president thanked the monarch for the confidence always shown towards the association. safety, amongst others, must play a sus in Spain to define a long-term key role in the future of mobility of rail infrastructure and rolling stock people and freight in Spain. Similarly, investment plan, based on a global he was confident that the railroad transport strategy and stable, and is at the top of the priorities of the preventing this road map from being Spanish Administration when it co- modified either by economic cycles, mes to structuring national transport or by political changes.