Mid-life maintenance

We look after the vehicle, so you can take care of the passengers.

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What can we do for you?

Improve the useful life and guarantee the service of your trains

We have the necessary capabilities to respond to an increasingly demanding market with guarantees.

  • Extension of the vehicle service life
  • Better ergonomics and comfort for passengers
  • Incorporation of new features
  • More modern appearance of the vehicle and improvement of the image
  • More space for passengers
  • Improvements to the train systems to facilitate and optimise its maintenance
  • Adaptation of the trains to new standards and regulations

Our service scope

Solutions

  • Installation of air conditioning in the cab and passage
  • Installation of new systems such as video surveillance, a fire detection system, passenger information, etc.
  • Renovation of all interior equipment: seats, tables, grab handles, etc.
  • Change of interior and exterior lighting to and LED system.
  • Implementation of areas for prm and new adapted wcs.
  • Improved drains to facilitate water drainage
  • Renewal of electrical wiring

  • Repair and removal of oxidation
  • 3D scan of carbodies and deformation analysis
  • Inspection and repair of cracks in undercar

  • Floor renovation
  • Redistribution of the interior layout of the car
  • Implementation of a more modern interior
  • Renovation of both the exterior and interior paint
  • Anti-graffiti protection of the trains

Process

Mid-life maintenance process

1

LOADING AND TRANSPORT:

BY ROAD OR RENFE RAILWAY TRACK

2

DISASSEMBLY OF ALL THE COMPONENTS:

uncoupling bogie / car and disassembly interior elements

3

PLATE AND PAINT REPAIR:

inspection, oxidation repair, cleaning of welds and paintwork

4

INSTALLATION OF INTERIORS:

implementation of improvements and installation of new and/or refurbished

5

TESTING:

STATIC AND DYNAMIC TESTING IN THE WORKSHOP AND ON TRACK

6

FINAL DELIVERY AND CUSTOMER VALIDATION:

UNDER AGREED PROTOCOL

We comply with the delivery deadlines to allow the maximum availability of your railway vehicles

Featured success story

REFURBISHMENT OF 12 S/2100 UNITS FOR TMB

Work carried out during the project (2019-2024):

Interior equipment and systems:

  • Implementation of an area for persons with reduced mobility (prm)
  • Passenger access doors reset to 0 inspection
  • New gangways
  • Undercar equipment support inspection
  • Improvement of the undercar airconditioning drains
  • Replacement of the undercar electrical intercom boxes
  • Improvement of extinguisher location

Interior and exterior aesthetics:

  • Carbody painting
  • Change in the distribution of the seats, grab handles and screens
  • Complete change of flooring and  floor

Structural elements:

  • Repair of oxidation on carbody
  • Electrical installation: change of relay system in the electrical cabinets

REFURBISHMENT OF THE MONTJUIC FUNICULAR FOR TMB

Work carried out during the project (2015-2016):

Interior equipment and systems:

  • Disassembly, inspection and assembly of the interior elements (seats, grab handles, screens, flooring, linings, etc.)
  • Installation of front cameras, video surveillance system and public address system
  • Design, construction and assembly of new driving desks
  • Installation of an antitrapping system on the passenger access doors

Interior and exterior aesthetics:

  • Exterior painting

Structural elements:

  • Cleaning of oxidation on the carbody and underframe
  • Inspection of cracks on the underframe
  • Replacement and fitting of the entire electrical installation and new brake pneumatics on inner cars, undercar and gangway between cars.

REFURBISHMENT OF 6 S/2000 UNITS FOR TMB

Work carried out during the project (2014-2018):

Interior equipment and systems:

  • Implementation of an area for persons with reduced mobility (prm)
  • Improvement of extinguisher location
  • New gangways
  • Change of lighting to led
  • New cctv system
  • New airconditioning system in cab
  • New traction converter
  • Redistribution of undercar boxes
  • Improvements and change of bogie pneumatic and electrical connections

Interior and exterior aesthetics:

  • Carbody exterior painting and vinyl application
  • Change in the distribution of the seats, grab handles and screens
  • Complete change of flooring

Structural elements:

  • Repair of oxidation on carbody
  • Improvement of leaktightness on roof
  • Electrical installation: change of relay system in the electrical cabinets

REFURBISHMENT OF 14 S/594 UNITS FOR RENFE

Work carried out during the project (2010-2021):

Interior equipment and systems:

  • Implementation of an area for persons with reduced mobility (prm)
  • Installation of a new wc for prm
  • Change of stainless steel pneumatic pipe
  • Change of model and location of the compressed air compressor
  • General overhaul of the bogies
  • General overhaul of the motor blocks
  • General overhaul of the alternator

Interior and exterior aesthetics:

  • Carbody painting and vinyl application, interior and exterior
  • Change in the distribution of the seats, grab handles and screens
  • Change of floor and flooring

Structural elements:

  • Repair of oxidation on carbody
  • Improvement of leaktightness on roof
  • Electrical installation: change of relay system in the electrical cabinets

REFURBISHMENT OF 12 S/2100 UNITS FOR TMB

Work carried out during the project (2019-2024):

Interior equipment and systems:

  • Implementation of an area for persons with reduced mobility (prm)
  • Passenger access doors reset to 0 inspection
  • New gangways
  • Undercar equipment support inspection
  • Improvement of the undercar airconditioning drains
  • Replacement of the undercar electrical intercom boxes
  • Improvement of extinguisher location

Interior and exterior aesthetics:

  • Carbody painting
  • Change in the distribution of the seats, grab handles and screens
  • Complete change of flooring and  floor

Structural elements:

  • Repair of oxidation on carbody
  • Electrical installation: change of relay system in the electrical cabinets

REFURBISHMENT OF THE MONTJUIC FUNICULAR FOR TMB

Work carried out during the project (2015-2016):

Interior equipment and systems:

  • Disassembly, inspection and assembly of the interior elements (seats, grab handles, screens, flooring, linings, etc.)
  • Installation of front cameras, video surveillance system and public address system
  • Design, construction and assembly of new driving desks
  • Installation of an antitrapping system on the passenger access doors

Interior and exterior aesthetics:

  • Exterior painting

Structural elements:

  • Cleaning of oxidation on the carbody and underframe
  • Inspection of cracks on the underframe
  • Replacement and fitting of the entire electrical installation and new brake pneumatics on inner cars, undercar and gangway between cars.

REFURBISHMENT OF 6 S/2000 UNITS FOR TMB

Work carried out during the project (2014-2018):

Interior equipment and systems:

  • Implementation of an area for persons with reduced mobility (prm)
  • Improvement of extinguisher location
  • New gangways
  • Change of lighting to led
  • New cctv system
  • New airconditioning system in cab
  • New traction converter
  • Redistribution of undercar boxes
  • Improvements and change of bogie pneumatic and electrical connections

Interior and exterior aesthetics:

  • Carbody exterior painting and vinyl application
  • Change in the distribution of the seats, grab handles and screens
  • Complete change of flooring

Structural elements:

  • Repair of oxidation on carbody
  • Improvement of leaktightness on roof
  • Electrical installation: change of relay system in the electrical cabinets

REFURBISHMENT OF 14 S/594 UNITS FOR RENFE

Work carried out during the project (2010-2021):

Interior equipment and systems:

  • Implementation of an area for persons with reduced mobility (prm)
  • Installation of a new wc for prm
  • Change of stainless steel pneumatic pipe
  • Change of model and location of the compressed air compressor
  • General overhaul of the bogies
  • General overhaul of the motor blocks
  • General overhaul of the alternator

Interior and exterior aesthetics:

  • Carbody painting and vinyl application, interior and exterior
  • Change in the distribution of the seats, grab handles and screens
  • Change of floor and flooring

Structural elements:

  • Repair of oxidation on carbody
  • Improvement of leaktightness on roof
  • Electrical installation: change of relay system in the electrical cabinets
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