Issue 4, July 2015
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Mafex corporate magazine Spanish Railway Association Issue 4. July 2015 5th INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY CONVENTION 59 Railway authorities from 31 countries from all around the world met in Seville during June 15-17 INTERVIEW Gonzalo Ferre, President of Adif, analyses the current situation of the Spanish railway sector: “The key to Spanish success is in the ability to integrate IN DEPTH: ALGERIA DESTINATION: USA different Metro and tram, the solution to its The country is commited to invest technologies and urban transport in its passenger rail network make them work” MAFEX ◗ Table of Contents 05 / EDITORIAL 18 / MEMBERS NEWS 06 / MAFEX INFORMS 28 / INTERVIEW MAFEX SUCCESS IN THE EXHIBITION GONZALO FERRE, MIDDLE EAST RAIL, RAIL SOLUTION PRESIDENT OF ADIF ASIA AND UITP He talks about the situation of the Mafex coordinated the presence of railway industry and future plans of a dozen Spanish companies in three Spain at an international level. of the most important global rail exhibitions held recently in Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Milan. 32 / DESTINATION USA IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVE ITS MAFEX travels to PERU AND PASSENGER RAIL NETWORK ECUADOR In March, a delegation of Spanish companies visited major operators and rail infrastructure managers from Ecuador and Peru. MAFEX ANNOUNCES ITS NEW weBSITE AND THE service COLLABorate+ Last May, the Association presented its new website adapted to new technologies and giving priority to ease navigation. In addition, Mafex has launched the new service At present, the country is investing Collaborate+ to boost collaboration heavily in order to improve its among its members. passenger rail network in both urban THREE NEW companies JOIN THE transport and long distance, with the association introduction of High Speed services. Ecocomputer, Instalaciones Inabensa, S.A. and the Association IK4 Research IN DEPTH Alliance join Mafex, who currently 50/ METRO AND TRAM, THE TRAFFIC has 75 members. SOLUTION IN ALGERIA THE 5TH Railway CONVENTION ENDS The five-year plan SNAT 2015-2019 SUCCESSFUlly promoted by the ministry of transport of Algeria is committed to land transport in cities where trams and metros are implanted as the best option. 62 / INNOVATION MAFEX MEMBERS PRESENT THEIR LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Seville hosted 52 international train EVENTS entities which participated in more 70/ than 750 meetings with major Spanish railway companies. 71 / MEMBERS GUIDE 2 MAFEX 3 MAFEX MAFEX ◗ Editorial The transport policy of the EU and its impact on the rail industry under debate Dear friends, Half of the year has gone by and, during this period, internationally and the challenges Spanish the Association has made a major deployment companies and administrations will face at from the point of view of participation and national and international levels. attendance to fairs and congresses of the sector: Middle East Rail in Dubai, Rail Solutions in Kuala Following the usual structure of the magazine, Lumpur or the World Congress and Exhibition of we also include an article addressing in depth Public Transport organized as always by the UITP urban transport in Algeria, a country that has in Milan have been the most recent. Recently, been highlighted in recent years by a significant the Association has coordinated a trade mission investment in this area; and under the section to Peru and Ecuador, as well as the visit with a Destination, an analysis on the overview that large number of Spanish companies to the World the United States provides in terms of railway Congress on High Speed organized by the UIC in development, highlighting its urban transport Tokyo. projects in metros, trams and commuter. High Speed is also included. All this has been completed with the recent celebration in the month of June of the 5th As usual, there is information about the various International Railway Convention organized successes both in national and international by MAFEX and made Sevilla the railway world projects and the various contracts our companies capital for a few days, with broad participation are signing, as well as information in innovation in the event of experts from around the world, that our members are having. along with those Spanish companies and major national and international sector institutions. And just like we did in the previous issue, we want to welcome the two new companies to our In this issue we inform you about all this activity, association, ECOCOMPUTER and INABENSA, as but we also include an interview with Gonzalo well as IK4 Association, which recently joined Ferre, President of Adif, with which we analyse Mafex. the various current issues that concern the sector and are the keys for Spain to be a High Speed Finally, we say goodbye expecting that you enjoy world leader, the future of the Spanish industry reading this issue. MANAGEMENT: MAFEX. MAFEX STRATEGY AND COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE: Albatros, CAF Signalling, Idom, Indra Sistemas, Ingeteam, Metalocaucho, Patentes Talgo, Sener, Thales España, Vossloh, Siemens Rail Automation and Bombardier España. ADMINISTRATION: [email protected]. ADVERTISING: [email protected]. SUBSCRIPTIONS: [email protected] Mafex magazine is not responsible for the opinions, images, texts and works of authors and readers that will be legally responsible for their content. It is understood that the signing authors have given their consent to be included, for which he or she will be responsible. Also, the magazine is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original documents submitted by the authors. MAFEX 5 MAFEX reports ◗ Breaking News Mafex stand at the exhibition Middle East Rail 2015 Malaysian railway authorities in the Spanish pavilion at the exhibition Rail Solution Asia 2015 pying a space of over 2,000 square Mecca and Jeddah in Saudi Ara- Goal Systems and Railsa. meters. Likewise, 1800 Interna- bia and the Saudi Landbridge You can find more information re- tional professionals visited the fair Project, a conventional railway garding this Fair/Congress and the and 160 delegates participated in linking the Saudi cities of Riyadh, participation of Spanish companies Mafex success at Middle East Rail, Rail the congress, as well as the main Jeddah, Dammam and Jubail. Fi- in different urban systems world- railway authorities of Malaysia, nally, it is important to emphasize wide in the section Mafex Informs Solution Asia and UITP fairs Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, the great railway project that will of the issue number 3 of the maga- Thailand and the Philippines. link the countries of the Persian zine. MAFEX COORDINATED THE Middle East Rail 2015, hosted this North Africa) with particular refer- Both the Middle East and South- Gulf, known as the GCC Railway Finally, Mafex participated in the PRESENCE OF TWENTY THREE edition more than 9,000 visitors, ence to the present rail network east Asia are markets with great Project. This railway line will run fair UIC HIGHSPEED held from July 330 exhibitors and 600 delegates that will cover the GCC region. interest to the Spanish railway along more than 2,100 km and 7th to 10th in Tokyo, in which ICEX SPANISH COMPANIES IN THREE from around the world. Mafex or- Also, Mafex coordinated the Span- companies. Particularly in the latter will cross the countries of Kuwait, Spain Export and Investment, in MAJOR RAILWAY EVENTS ganized the Spanish group partici- ish pavilion at the Rail Fair Solution region, the High-Speed line linking Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, UAE and collaboration with the Economic WORLDWIDE HELD RECENTLY pation at the fair that took place Asia 2015 held during the 22nd to Kuala Lumpur with Singapore, the Saudi Arabia. More information in and Commercial Office of Spain in IN DUBAI, KUALA LUMPUR on March 17th and 18th. the 24th of April in Kuala Lumpur, urban transport system of Klang Mafex's magazine issue 1. Tokyo, organized an information AND MILAN. The Spanish participation consisted which consisted of the Spanish Valley, the modernization of the pavilion. of engineering firms such as LKS, leading rolling stock manufacturers railway line in the West Coast and UITP World Congress and UIC The High Speed world congress- Typsa and Sener, rolling stock man- CAF and Talgo, the constructor OHL the East Coast's expansion are pro- High Speed Tokyo exhibition, which celebrated its ufacturers like CAF and Talgo and and Indra, a railway technology jects in which the Spanish industry The most important international ninth edition this year, is the largest other railway companies like Arce- company. In addition, other com- is highly interested. fair for public transport and ur- international event on technology he Spanish Railway Associa- lormittal, GMV and NEM Solutions, panies members of Mafex, such as In the Middle East, a large consor- ban mobility organized by the In- and innovation in equipment, rail, tion coordinated the partici- all members of Mafex. Vossloh Spain, participated by ex- tium of Spanish companies is con- ternational Association of Public infrastructure, technology products T pation of a large group of The Spanish pavilion was visited posing their new developments in ducting the High-Speed project Transport, UITP, held in Milan from and services related to the develop- railway companies in three major by various public railway agen- this Fair. between the Saudi cities of Mecca the 8th to the 10th of June, also ment of High Speed rail. railway events that have been held cies and bodies such as the Roads This Fair/Congress held its 16th and Medina. A number of other featured a Spanish pavilion coordi- Spanish companies are world lead- recently in Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Transportation Authority-RTA, edition together with the Annual important infrastructure plans nated by the Spanish Railway As- ers in High Speed. Spain occu- and Milan during the months of Etihad Rail or the Ministry of Pub- Congress of the AROA, Asian Rail- add great interest for compa- sociation and supported by ICEX pies the first place in Europe and March, April and May respectively.