In November 2007 Dimetronic was awarded with a contract for the supply of ERTMS/ETCS on-board equipment for 94 trains of the Madrid commuter network. This means a total of 114 Euro-cabin equipment for the 446, 447 and 450 series trains of Renfe Operadora – the 450 double-deckers including two equipment each.

Dimetronic’s on-board equipment complies with all current European standards, as shown by the thorough testing carried out at the Ministry of Infrastructure’s “CEDEX” Railway Interoperability Laboratory.

In December 2007, two new High Speed Lines were officially opened for Revenue Service, Madrid-Valladolid and Córdoba-Málaga.

Dimetronic has been actively participating in both projects, having successfully commissioned the Signalling system in the Madrid-Valladolid HSL and the ERTMS system – Dimetronic’s FUTUR, in the Córdoba-Málaga line.

The High Speed Line Córdoba-Málaga links these two cities through 155 Km at a maximum speed of 350 Km/h. Dimetronic has developed all the design and engineering for the line, installed 150 Lineside Equipment Unit LEU, 13 Centralized LEU Controllers and 879 euro-balises along the line and successfully completed all due tests for the system’s commissioning.

At the 195 Km long Madrid-Valladolid High Speed Line, Dimetronic has been responsible for the installation and commissioning of the Signalling system, supplying WESTRACE electronic interlocking, the ASFA train protection system, the Centralized Traffic Control and the Signalling system’s maintenance for the line.

These two lines are a turning point in the Spanish railway industry. Dimetronic, with over 600 professionals exclusively dedicated to railway Signalling and train control, has intensively collaborated with the Spanish Railway Administration ADIF and the other project participants, jointly adding to the success of this extraordinary achievement of the Spanish – and European railway transport.

The Ministry of Infrastructure awarded Dimetronic with the contract for the Works of Phase II of the Teruel-Zaragoza line upgrade, for a total €14,2M and 8 months of execution.

This Phase II adds to the Phase I already under execution by Dimetronic. Phase II includes two sections of line totalling 78 Km. The scope of supply includes 3 new Westrace electronic interlocking, the telecommunications system, FS3000 Jointless Track Circuits for the stations, axle counters for the main line, remote control at Fuente de San Luis CTC, in Valencia, and screened cables to avoid interference from the 25 KV ac catenary system.

The Teruel-Zaragoza line is part of the so-called Cantábrico-Mediterráneo Corridor. The line’s main objective is to connect both cities in less than two hours, at a maximum speed of 299 Km/h. A possible upgrade to ERTMS functionality is now being planned for the line.

On October 10, 2007, ADIF (Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias) awarded Dimetronic with the contract for the “Upgrading of the Safety installations - Automatic Block, Interlocking and CTC, of the section Miranda de Ebro-Orduña in the Castejón-Bilbao line. Contract value was €19,4M for a total length of 50 Km of single line and an execution period of 24 months.

The scope of supply includes 8 new Westrace electronic interlocking, upgrading of the Miranda and Orduña interlockings, FS 3000 type audio-frequency Jointless Track Circuits, the remote control of Miranda’s CTC and the visualization of the line’s section at Bilbao’s CTC.

The main aim of the investment was to eliminate the telephone block – a major item within ADIF’s general Plan for the Network’s Safety and Functionality Improvement.