Spain's Renfe orders 30 high-speed trainsets from Siemens Mobility

Spanish national rail operator Renfe selected Siemens Mobility to supply 30 high-speed trainsets with a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour, RailTech reported. International Railway Journal, IndexBox, todoalicante.es, and RAILMARKET.com reported that the contract is valued at over 1.2 billion euros, with IndexBox specifying a value of 1.218 billion euros and International Railway Journal reporting 1.22 billion euros. Railway Gazette International also reported on the selection. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

IndexBox and RAILMARKET.com reported that the contract covers Siemens Velaro Novo trains. Renfe stated that adding the new fleet will reinforce its leadership in Spain's liberalised high-speed rail market, according to RailTech. High-speed rail networks use dedicated tracks and specialized rolling stock operating at speeds of at least 250 km/h for new lines. [1][4][6][8]

Siemens Mobility is a division of Germany's Siemens headquartered in Munich, specializing in rail transport, rolling stock, rail infrastructure, and traffic management systems. Renfe was established in 2005 through the restructuring of Spain's original RENFE entity. The restructuring separated passenger and freight train operations from infrastructure management, which is handled by ADIF. [7][9][10]

As FTMQ Travel reported earlier, Siemens Mobility was recently selected to supply three high-speed trainsets for California's initial high-speed rail segment between Bakersfield and Merced. Siemens Mobility also secured a contract valued at over 2 billion euros to supply 113 battery-electric trains for Lower Saxony, Germany. [11][12]