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 Swedish state-owned operator SJ AB has selected CAF to supply the 25 regional units, which could be extended to a total of 60 units should the contract extension options be triggered.
The German operator association Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (NWL), which manages part of the rail transport services in the North Rhine-Westphalia region, has placed its trust in CAF once again, with an agreement to extend the contract awarded last year. In this case, the extension consists of the supply of 10 battery-powered trains, as well as fleet maintenance for a term of 33 years.
The CAF Group has achieved further success in France on being selected to supply the new fleet of trams for Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, a French metropolitan area located in the Occitania region, surrounding the city of Montpellier.
At the end of May, at its plant in Zaragoza, CAF started static tests on the hydrogen-powered demonstrator train being developed for the FCH2Rail project. FCH2RAIL is a consortium of the following companies: CAF, DLR, Toyota, Renfe, Adif, CNH2, IP and FAIVELEY Stemmann Technik.
The Australian capital joins the Railway Digital Transformation by implementing CAF ́s LeadMind solution for the light rail line linking Gungahlin to the city centre. It is a fleet of 14 units that will have the latest technologies for data acquisition and the subsequent management of advanced analytics with the clear objective of improving availability, reliability and safety thanks to predictive maintenance.
The CAF Group has secured two new sustainable urban transport contracts. The first of these sees Metro de Granada renewing trust in CAF once more to supply 8 more units which will be added to those already supplied, whilst the other involves AT Milano increasing its fleet of Solaris buses with 75 new electric units.
The CAF Group has concluded a contract with the state-owned railway operator SAR (Saudi Arabia Railways) that covers the maintenance of the Saudi operator's train fleet, including technical support and other related services. The contract amounts to close to €200 million.
Yet again, the CAF Group consolidates its position as a global supplier of Zero Emissions Mobility solutions by securing two new contracts in the Balearic Islands. These consist, on the one hand, of the supply of five electric units to Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca, and on the other, five hydrogen buses to the capital city of Palma.