{"id":3585,"date":"2019-08-28T21:33:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T19:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/?p=3585"},"modified":"2019-09-02T08:18:55","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T06:18:55","slug":"approval-for-high-speed-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/approval-for-high-speed-material\/","title":{"rendered":"Approval for high-speed material"},"content":{"rendered":"

The purpose of the control of track material supply is two-fold: on the one hand, to ensure that the quality of the material provided meets the initial specifications, and, on the other hand, to make sure that, through control and management of materials, work deadlines are met. Interestingly, in high-speed track assembly works, the actual laying of the track accounts for approximately 20% of the budget, while materials account for 80% (20% ballast, 20% sleepers, 20% rail and 20% track S&C devices). Technical assistance work therefore focuses on two aspects: supply management and quality control, for which factory or quarry production requires supervision and verification, with regular testing upon receipt in accordance with the regulations in force.<\/p>\n

The creation of Spain\u2019s high-speed network began more than 30 years ago, and today it boasts more than 3,100 kilometres in service and numerous stretches under construction. Between 1988 and 1990, Ineco began to draft preliminary studies for the Madrid-Barcelona line and the first construction projects started to appear in 1994 and 1995. The Spanish railway infrastructure manager at that time, GIF, commissioned Tifsa \u2013a company linked to Ineco since 1999 and with which it merged in 2010\u2013 to undertake the technological definition of the superstructure elements, a contract that, for Mois\u00e9s Gilaberte, Ineco\u2019s Rail Business director, \u201cwas a significant milestone because of its size and importance. Since then, the company has provided support to the government in monitoring the production, planning and logistical deployment of supplies to works and quality control of all materials installed on high-speed lines, making us a European benchmark in track technology\u201d.<\/p>\n

From the execution of track assembly work on the 481-kilometre section between Madrid, Zaragoza and Lleida, which opened in 2003, until today, Adif Alta Velocidad, with Ineco\u2019s support, has accumulated extensive experience in the organisation and control of the supply of track materials used on high-speed lines. Spanish industry has successfully adapted to high quality requirements and extremely demanding production and supply deadlines to the extent that it is currently capable of meeting the construction needs of the entire Spanish high-speed network and, in many cases, exports its output, as was the case with some of the material used on the Makkah-Madinah high-speed line in Saudi Arabia.\u00a0 In Spain, some of the latest track material quality control work has been carried out on high-speed sections such as Venta de Ba\u00f1os-Burgos, Le\u00f3n-Variante de Pajares-Pola de Lena, Zamora-Pedralba-Ourense, Plasencia-Badajoz, Monforte del Cid-Murcia, Antequera-Granada and Atocha-Torrej\u00f3n de Velasco.<\/p>\n