06/02/2012
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CAF - CONSTRUCCIONES Y AUXILIAR DE FERROCARRILES, S.A.
Padilla 17 - 6
28006 Madrid
Madrid España
Phone: +34 91 436 60 00
Fax: +34 91 436 60 11
E-mail: caf@caf.net
Web: http://www.caf.net
Contact person: Pablo Chacón
Position: Adjunto a Director General
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Products
The range of CAF products and services covers from complete transport systems (High speed trains, Locomotives, Diesel and electric regional trains, Commuter trains, as well as metros, light rail and trams) and turn-key solutions, to the supply and integral maintenance of rolling stock.

CAF provides service to administrations so that the new railway initiatives are viable (concessions, funding, renting).
References
High Speed:
CAF makes available to the market innovative solutions such as the new high speed platform Oaris, the result from the R&D commitment and the experience acquired in this field: ATPR S-120 high speed train, s-104 express rail, Ankara-Istanbul line (Turkey).


Regional trains:
Caf has provided medium distance (diesel and electric) trains to Renfe, (R-598, TDMDS/599), SMF, SNTF (Algeria), Northern Ireland Railways (Ireland) and SRO (Saudi Arabia).


Commuter trains:
The company has a wide presence in commuter transport:

Renfe, Ferrocarriles Vascos (ET/FV), Ferrocarriles de la Generalitat de Cataluña (FGC), Ferrocarriles Españoles de Vía Estrecha (FEVE). Finnish Railways (Finland), Heathrow Express (England), Lisbon (Portugal), Hong Kong (China), Suburbano Cuautitlán-Buenavista (Mexico), Northern Ireland Railways (Ireland), Izmir (Turkey) and Sao Paulo (Brazil).

Metro:
Caf is present in the main metro networks such as Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Palma de Mallorca, and in many cities around the world: Istanbul (Turkey), Hong Kong (MTCR) (China), Rome (Italy), Santiago de Chile (Chile), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Washington (USA), Brussels (Belgium), Medellín (Colombia), Algiers (Algeria).

Light rail and trams:
Cities such as Seville, Bilbao, Vitoria, Valencia, Málaga, Vélez-Málaga, Lisbon, Antalya (Turkey) or Edinburgh (United Kingdom) have the range of CAF URBOS light rail trains.

The latest generation, URBOS 3, has the option of an innovative system, the quick-charging capacitor storage system, which allows the traffic without overhead line between stations.

Locomotives
CAF manufactures many types of line and shunting locomotives, electric and diesel electric, for different types of track gauges. Among its novelties the Bitrac 3600 hybrid locomotive deserves special mention.
Certifications
The integration of CAF activities is made via the Quality Assurance System, certified according to the environmental ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards and managed by the Quality Control department.