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Euskotren 900 Series
The Euskotren 900 series is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Euskotren in the Basque Country, Spain. History In January 2009, Euskotren awarded CAF the construction of 27 3-car EMUs for 129 million euros, excluding VAT. The contract was later extended to 30 4-car EMUs for 201 million euros. The first trainset was delivered on 16 March 2011 in Durango. Five days later, on March 21, it made its first test trip on the Topo line. The series entered service on that same line (Euskotren's busiest) on July 22. The series gradually replaced the older 200 and 3500 series trains, with the last unit being delivered in 2014. Interior Each train has 214 seats, with additional space for 186 standing passengers. Internally, the four cars are connected with open gangways. Ten of the trains (those used on longer routes) are equipped with toilets. Wheelchair spaces are provided at one end of the two intermediate cars, the doors near them are equipped with ramps. All tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Construcciones Y Auxiliar De Ferrocarriles
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (Grupo CAF, literally "Construction and Other Railway Services") is a Spanish publicly listed company which manufactures railway vehicles and equipment and buses through its Solaris Bus & Coach subsidiary. It is based in Beasain, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. Equipment manufactured by Grupo CAF includes light rail vehicles, rapid transit trains, railroad cars and locomotives, as well as variable gauge axles that can be fitted on any existing truck or bogie. Over the 20 years from the early 1990s, CAF benefited from the rail investment boom in its home market in Spain to become a world player with a broad technical capability, able to manufacture almost any type of rail vehicle. CAF has supplied railway rolling stock to a number of major urban transit operators around Europe, the US, South America, East Asia, India, Australia and North Africa. History ''CAF'' was an acronym for the earlier name of ''Compañía Auxiliar de Fer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basque Country (autonomous Community)
The Basque Country (; eu, Euskadi ; es, País Vasco ), also called Basque Autonomous Community ( eu, Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa, links=no, EAE; es, Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco, links=no, CAPV), is an autonomous community of Spain. It includes the provinces (and historical territories) of Álava, Biscay, and Gipuzkoa, located in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, bordering on the autonomous communities of Cantabria, Castile and León, La Rioja, and Navarre, and the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The Basque Country or Basque Autonomous Community is enshrined as a ' nationality' within the Spanish State in its 1979 statute of autonomy, pursuant to the administrative acquis laid out in the 1978 Spanish Constitution. The statute provides the legal framework for the development of the Basque people on Spanish soil. Navarre, which had narrowly rejected a joint statute with Gipuzkoa, Álava and Biscay in 1932, became a full-fledged foral autonomous communit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAF Multiple Units
CAF or caf may refer to: Armed forces *Canadian Armed Forces (Canadian Forces), the Canadian Air Force, Army, and Navy *Canadian Air Force, now the Royal Canadian Air Force *Republic of China Air Force, the air force of the Republic of China (Taiwan) *Chief of Air Force (Australia), the commander of the Royal Australian Air Force *Cactus Air Force, an American aviation force in the Battle of Guadalcanal *Croatian Armed Forces, the Croatian Air Force, Army and Navy * Continental Air Force, a former major command of the United States Army Air Forces Computing and networking *Canadian Access Federation, a service of CANARIE Inc * SAP Composite Application Framework, a tool by SAP AG *Core Audio Format, a file format from Apple for storing audio data * Coarray Fortran, a parallel extension to Fortran language Organisations Governmental organisations *Caisse d'allocations familiales, French governmental agencies for family-supporting subsidies * Centro Andaluz de la Fotografía, a ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
