Mafex corporate magazine Spanish Railway Association Issue 5. September 2015 Property of ADA - All Rights Reserved ADA - Property of URBAN RAIL TRANSPORT IN SAUDI ARABIA The metros of Riyadh, Jeddah and Makkah at the head of the current urban development in the Saudi Kingdom. DESTINATION: SOUTH AFRICA MAFEX INFORMS 2016 RAILWAY INVESTMENT Freight and passenger transport XIII General Assembly 2015 5,460 million for Spanish railways is improved MAFEX ◗ Table of Contents 05 / EDITORIAL 06 / MAFEX INFORMS MAFEX PARTICIPATES IN THE UIC Putting Your Visions On Track HIGH SPEED CONGRESS SOUTH AFRICA: IN SEARCH OF A BETTER FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS RAIL NETWORK With South Africa at the head of the investment, the southern cone of Africa has managed to give a Spanish companies participated strong push to revive investment in with the Association, ICEX and rail transport in both passenger and Renfe in the world High Speed cargo fair held in Tokyo last July.. Celebration OF THE annual 47/ IN DEPTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY MODERNITY AND TECHNOLOGY Mafex brought together on June IN URBAN TRANSPORT IN SAUDI 25 the main Spanish companies in ARABIA the railway sector A MAFEX DELEGATION TRAVELS TO THE US During September 28th and October 2nd, the Spanish Railway Association travelled to the cities of Sacramento, San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles in the US Property of ADA - All Rights Reserved with a delegation composed by 11 companies specializing mainly in rail infrastructure The country is implementing a strong development in its urban rail RAIL REMAINS A PRIORITY network in order to improve in Spain’S GENERAL BUDGET connections and facilitate the life Vossloh Rail Vehicles designs and builds universal locomotives as well as rolling stock for urban public transport. for 2016 of citizens. The Riyadh Metro is The focus is on intelligently interlinking transport systems to provide future-proof solutions for urban, long-distance, Grupo Fomento will allocate 5,460 an ambitious project that will lead to public and freight transport. Our products and solutions make a key contribution to keeping people and freight mobile. million euros to rail in 2016, 54% the construction of 6 lines. of the total budget for infrastructure. 60 / INNOVATION MAFEX MEMBERS PRESENT THEIR LATEST DEVELOPMENTS 12 / MEMBERS NEW 66 / AGENDA www.vossloh-rail-vehicles.com 32 / DESTINATION 67 / MEMBERS GUIDE 3 MAFEX VRV_TramlinkEurolight A4_US_MR.indd 1 30.01.2014 14:52:35 MAFEX ◗ Editorial Good prospects for the railway sector in Spain for 2016 Dear friends, With this issue, the fifth and last one for this year, receiving the highest investment, reaching 54% we want to share with you once more the most of total investments for infrastructure. important news of the Spanish railway industry As Mafex, we believe that ensuring a proper and its presence in major international markets. investment plan for railway infrastructure For example, on this occasion, members of our ensures sustainable development of this Association have been awarded major contracts transport mode and allows the country to have in the metros of several Latin American cities like a competitive and technologically leading rail Medellin in Colombia, Guadalajara in Mexico, industry, as in the case of Spanish companies. Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires, Lisbon and Last, but not least, based on the usual structure Algiers. You will also find details of awards for of the magazine, we also include an article rail freight operators in Italy, Dinazzano Po, and under the section In Depth on urban transport England Direct Rail Services; ONCF of Morocco, in Saudi Arabia, where Riyadh, Jeddah and Ecuador railways and trams of Luxembourg and Makkah are noted for their strong commitment the region of Haaglande in the Netherlands, to modernity and technology in its urban among others. transport systems. Likewise, we highlight the Furthermore, we inform you about the activities sections Destination which covers the overall that the Association has carried out in recent picture that South Africa and other countries months, including the celebration of the in the southern area of the continent offer in annual General Assembly in which the new terms of railway development, highlighting members of Mafex were presented: AZVI, DSAF, their investment plans on improving freight rail ECOCOMPUTER, FAIVELEY, HISPACOLD IK4, corridors which will now lead to the main ports INABENSA, SICE and TECNATOM, all leading of the region. companies in the national and international rail We hope you enjoy reading this issue of our sector. corporate magazine, thus we would also like We also address the budget for 2016 that the to invite you to follow our latest news and Ministry of Development of the Government of publications on the sector and the Spanish rail Spain recently announced, where the railroad, industry through our social media pages: Mafex with 5,460 million euros, remains as the sector in LinkedIn and @MafexSpain on Twitter. 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 celebrates its Annual General Assembly MAFEX’S GENERAL ASSEMBLY WAS HELD ON JUNE 25TH WITH LEADING COMPANIES FROM THE SPANISH RAILWAY he Spanish Railway Asso- ciation held on June 25th T2015 the General Assembly, which gathered a large group of member companies from Mafex. Currently, the association has 75 members, whose rail turnover in 2014 amounted to over 4,400 mil- lion euros and employ over 20,000 people. The ceremony held at the head- quarters of the company Patentes Talgo, which was opened by the Mafex was part of the information pavilion organized by ICEX Spain Exports and Investment at the UIC High Speed World Congress held in Tokyo. CEO from Talgo, Jose Maria Oriol, Picture taken during the General Assembly on June 25th. addressed, among other issues, the activities of the association in 2014. Assembly from the previous year BENSA, SICE and TECNATOM, all Moreover, in the framework of were presented. These companies companies based or implanted in Mafex participates in the UIC this meeting, several of the com- are AZVI, DSAF, ECOCOMPUTER, Spain and with a major component High-Speed congress panies that joined Mafex since the FAIVELEY, HISPACOLD, IK4, INA- on rail exports. SPANISH COMPANIES PARTICIPATED ALONG WITH MAFEX, ICEX AND RENFE IN THE WORLD ACTIVITIES IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 2015 HIGH SPEED FAIR HELD IN TOKYO Over the coming months of this year members of the association. company IK Engineering and four Mafex plans to organize two trade The "1st Conference on Sustain- rolling stock companies that are uring July 7th – 10th, the the development of High-Speed and Teltronic, along with opera- delegations to African and Asian ability in the rail sector: The en- Mafex members: Alstom Spain, Bom- ninth edition of the UIC rail. This event -sponsored by the tor Renfe. All of them are leading continents in October and November vironment as a competitive fac- bardier, CAF and Talgo. D High-Speed Congress International Union of Railways companies in railway equipment respectively. Mafex will also organ- tor" will take place on November 12 The Conference on "Intra-enter- was celebrated in Tokyo, where (UIC), which includes 171 mem- and particularly focused on High- ize a Seminar in Valencia (Spain) on in Bilbao with the collaboration of prise as a strategic solution to MAFEX was part of the informa- bers, including national railways, Speed technology. "Business Opportunities in rail the Public Environmental Manage- the expansive policy of emerg- tion pavilion organized by ICEX operators, infrastructure manag- Moreover, in parallel conferences, freight transport and logistics" ment Company of the Basque Gov- ing countries in the rail sector" Spain Exports and Investment. ers and public-transport compa- the Congress was addressed by a to be attended by various execu- ernment (Ihobe) and the Cluster As- is co-organized by Mafex and the In- This High-Speed global expo- nies, also has the participation number of international experts in tives and managers of international sociation of Environment Industries cubator Business department of the sure is the most important in the of international authorities from rail transport and technology. The companies. This conference will take in Euskadi (Aclima). It will address University of Deusto. It will be held industry and is held every two both public and private sectors objective was to bring together in place during November 16th - 20th. topics such as eco-design, recyclabil- on November 16 in Bilbao and will years in different parts of the and the presence of major inter- one space the public and private On the other hand, the Spanish Rail- ity and sustainability to promote the have the participation, in addition to world. national companies from the in- sectors in order to identify best way Association