Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF), headquartered in Beasain, Spain, is a global leader in the design and supply of comprehensive transportation systems. The company's extensive portfolio includes trains, buses, components, signaling systems, and turnkey mobility solutions. CAF is renowned for its innovation and commitment to sustainable mobility, providing customized solutions across all phases of transportation projects. With a presence in numerous countries, CAF serves as a strategic partner for cities worldwide, addressing the challenges of urban and interurban mobility.
The contract also includes the supply of the relevant depot parts and eventual options to extend its scope in the future, including the manufacture of an additional 9 complete trains.
The Dutch national operator NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen), which operates commuter and intercity trains on the Dutch Main Rail Network , has placed its trust in CAF once again, by ordering a new fleet of double-deck trains for intercity services.
The extension of both agreements, with a combined volume that exceeds €75 million is evidence of the trust the clients place in CAF as well as its leadership in the European tram market.
Serco Caledonian Sleeper (SCS) is the overnight sleeper train service between London and Scotland. The fleet links the cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William with London and looking after the comfort and safety of their passengers overnight is one of the main objectives for the team.
RENFE have reported that The Board of Directors has awarded CAF the contract to supply 28 electric trains that will operate on the Spanish operator's medium distance services.
CAF has been chosen by RTM (Régie des Transports Métropolitains) that operates the entireMarseille public transportation network, to supply 15 new tramway units.
These two contracts relate to the cities of Hannover and Canberra for an aggregate in excess of €220 million and reinforce the company's significant orders in hand, which reached a record figure of more than €10.7 billion at the close of the first half of the year.