Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S. A., better known by the acronym CAF, is a Spanish company with registered office in Beasáin (Guipúzcoa) that manufactures trains and railway equipment for the tram, metropolitan railway, tire metro, suburban, long-distance and high-speed networks.
In 2017 it was ranked 155 among the 200 largest Spanish companies.[2].
History
The Compania Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) was founded on March 4, 1917 with the purpose of renting to the Spanish Society of Metallic Constructions the workshops of the Wagon Factory in the Oria valley. These facilities date back to 1860, the date on which the Fábrica de Hierros de San Martín was established in Beasain, next to the Northern railway tracks, and later La Maquinista Guipuzcoana, which was integrated into the Spanish Society of Metallic Constructions in 1901. This company chose to focus the manufacture of wagons in Beasain and to do so proceeded to demolish all the factory facilities inherited from La Maquinista Guipuzcoana to build a new factory designed by the German engineer Franz Melaun with a capacity for the comprehensive construction of up to 3,000 wagons per year. In 1925 CAF bought the manufacturing facilities that it had leased in 1917 to the Spanish Society of Metallic Constructions,[3][4] and in 1971 it adopted the current name of Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF), S.A. after merging with Material Móvil y Construcciones based in Zaragoza.
CAF was also manufacturing Jeep off-road vehicles, under license, from 1955 to 1982, as owner of Avia "Avia (automobiles)") and later, after a commercial agreement with Motor Ibérica, with the Ebro brand.
In 2018, the multinational increased its commitment to urban mobility by acquiring the Polish company Solaris Bus & Coach, dedicated to the manufacturing of buses, for around 300 million euros.[5] After the acquisition, CAF sold 35% of its shares to a Polish fund that wanted to maintain the company's Polish roots.[6].
In 2019, CAF was reported to the National Contact Point[7] that is governed by the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Companies on Responsible Business Conduct,[8] by the Committee of Solidarity with the Arab Cause, for building, expanding and managing tram lines between the Israeli area of Jerusalem and the settlements in the West Bank (considered territories illegally occupied by the UN).[9][10][11] In the Jerusalem Light Rail consortium with CAF is the Israeli company Shapir Engineering, included in the United Nations Human Rights Council Database for its actions in the occupation of Palestinian territory.[12] CAF did not accept any mediation from the deliberative body and has continued with the project despite these criticisms. In 2025 it was also included in the same database as Shapir Engineering.[13].
Intelligent railway maintenance
Introduction
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S. A., better known by the acronym CAF, is a Spanish company with registered office in Beasáin (Guipúzcoa) that manufactures trains and railway equipment for the tram, metropolitan railway, tire metro, suburban, long-distance and high-speed networks.
In 2017 it was ranked 155 among the 200 largest Spanish companies.[2].
History
The Compania Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) was founded on March 4, 1917 with the purpose of renting to the Spanish Society of Metallic Constructions the workshops of the Wagon Factory in the Oria valley. These facilities date back to 1860, the date on which the Fábrica de Hierros de San Martín was established in Beasain, next to the Northern railway tracks, and later La Maquinista Guipuzcoana, which was integrated into the Spanish Society of Metallic Constructions in 1901. This company chose to focus the manufacture of wagons in Beasain and to do so proceeded to demolish all the factory facilities inherited from La Maquinista Guipuzcoana to build a new factory designed by the German engineer Franz Melaun with a capacity for the comprehensive construction of up to 3,000 wagons per year. In 1925 CAF bought the manufacturing facilities that it had leased in 1917 to the Spanish Society of Metallic Constructions,[3][4] and in 1971 it adopted the current name of Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF), S.A. after merging with Material Móvil y Construcciones based in Zaragoza.
CAF was also manufacturing Jeep off-road vehicles, under license, from 1955 to 1982, as owner of Avia "Avia (automobiles)") and later, after a commercial agreement with Motor Ibérica, with the Ebro brand.
In 2018, the multinational increased its commitment to urban mobility by acquiring the Polish company Solaris Bus & Coach, dedicated to the manufacturing of buses, for around 300 million euros.[5] After the acquisition, CAF sold 35% of its shares to a Polish fund that wanted to .[6].
The historical archive
The historical archive of the Zaragoza Technical Office was transferred free of charge to the Government of Aragon in 2008, being deposited a year later in the Provincial Historical Archive, whose headquarters are in the city of Zaragoza.[14].
The historical documentation of the CAF Technical Office, with documents dated between 1901 and 1975, is very important for the study of the construction and marketing of railways, trams and metropolitan railways in Spain, Europe and Latin America. The collection contains plans, photographs, customer files, etc., as well as artistic drawings of the decorative elements of the wagons from the beginning of the century.
Access to this documentation is regulated by current legislation in Spain regarding Intellectual and Industrial Property. There may also be limitations according to Spanish legislation on personal data protection.
Factories
It has factories in Beasáin, Irún, Zaragoza, Castejón "Castejón (Navarra")), Bagnères-de-Bigorre (CAF France")), Reichshoffen (Usine ferroviaire de Reichshoffen")), Newport (CAF Newport")), Elmira "Elmira (New York)") (CAF USA")), Hortolândia (CAF Brazil")) and Huehuetoca (CAF México")).
Subsidiaries
CAF has more than 30 subsidiaries, the following being the most important:[15].
• - Actren. Railway maintenance.
• - CAF Signaling. Subsidiary company of the CAF Group that designs and provides comprehensive railway Signaling and Control solutions. It provides comprehensive railway signaling solutions, covering both the infrastructure field and that of on-board material. Since January 2013 he has been a full member of UNISIG. CAF Signaling's technology highlights:
AURIGA family of systems, which covers ERTMS infrastructure and on-board systems at Level 1 and Level 2, as well as the ATO on ETCS.
QUASAR S4e interlocking base.
NAOS integrated command post platform, which includes railway, tram and metro traffic control posts, as well as remote controls for other systems such as energy, detectors... from traffic control and energy remote control to detectors.
• - CAF Power & Automation. Merger of the subsidiaries Traintic, Trainelec and Desarrollo Software Miramón 4. Dedicated to the design and manufacture of on-board power equipment and communication and control systems for any type of rolling stock.
• - MiiRA. Design and manufacture of wheels, axles and reducers.
• - RL Components. Railway components, Centralization of Purchasing and Development of workshops at an international level.
• - LETS. Optical and visual information systems for passengers and train operators.
• - CAF DIGITAL SERVICES. Maintenance engineering.
• - Lander. Design, development and implementation of railway and automobile simulation devices.
• - WannaFreight. WF is CAF's freight booking company.
• - Vectia. Construction and design of electric buses.
• - Solaris Bus & Coach. Polish company dedicated to the construction and design of buses and trams.
• - Orbital Critical Systems. Company founded in Navarra dedicated to aerospace and railway engineering acquired in 2021.[16].
Products
CAF has one of the widest ranges of rolling stock on the market. CAF designs, manufactures and maintains all types of vehicles, equipped with the latest technological advances in safety, performance and comfort.
CAF's range includes the following mobility solutions:
Customers
Contenido
CAF ha sido fabricante de gran parte del material móvil de los metros "Metro (sistema de transporte)") de Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Valencia "MetroValencia (España)"), Sevilla, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Washington D. C., Roma, Bruselas, Hong Kong, Ciudad de México, Santiago de Chile, Medellín, Argel, Sao Paulo, Ámsterdam, Quito; de las redes de metro ligero de Granada, Málaga, Antalya; para las redes de tranvía de Monterrey"), La Coruña, Valencia, Ámsterdam, Sevilla, Bilbao, Vitoria, Sacramento"), Pittsburgh"), Luxemburgo, Lisboa, Belgrado y Zaragoza y buena parte del material móvil de Renfe, FEVE, EuskoTren, SFM y FGC. Otros países del mundo, como Finlandia, Reino Unido, Irlanda, Turquía, Chile, México, Argentina, Argelia, Hungría, Portugal, Arabia Saudí, Venezuela y Nueva Zelanda, se equipan también con vehículos fabricados por CAF.
Spain Spain
• - Series 105:.
Units made up of variable compositions of four, six or eight cars. The train is made up of eight motor cars, with a traction power of 10 MW and multiple current collection (1.5 and 3 kVdc, 15 and 25 kVac). It will have a maximum speed of 350 km/h.[18] Renfe only has a 4-car unit, as a prototype.
• - 120 Series:.
Electric, self-propelled, dual-voltage train unit, with movable tread and maximum speed of 250 km/h. It has the capacity to change from Iberian width (1668 mm) to international width (1435 mm) without stopping. Consisting of four cars, two units can be coupled to form a train of eight. The series is made up of 27 units divided into two subseries, of which the 15 that make up the second have an auxiliary transformer to be able to circulate through long tunnels, such as Guadarrama.
• - Series 121:.
29 units very similar to those of the 120 series but designed for medium distance services and auxiliary transformer, like the second subseries of 120.
• - Series 598:.
• - TRD:.
• - Series 449:.
• - Series 599:.
• - Series 440:.
• - Series 444:.
• - Series 714:.
• - Civia 462/463/464/465 Series:.
The Civia train is an electric unit for rapid and massive passenger transportation on urban and suburban commuter lines, with large passenger transportation capacity and frequent stops.
Exterior with aerodynamic front end, roof fairing, underframe skirts, continuous side window appearance. Internally it is a continuous train, joining the cars through an open intercirculation corridor.
• - Series 446/447:.
The Renfe series 446, together with the series 447 and the prototype of the series 445, are a group of electric units designed to offer more effective commuter services. They are equipped with the necessities required for commuter trains, a service with multiple stops over short distances and a large movement of passengers. In this way they were given a great acceleration capacity, penalizing the maximum speed.
• - Series 402.
The series consists of 6 metric gauge electric trains destined exclusively for the Madrid C-9 Cercanías line Cercedilla-Cotos "Line C-9 (Cercanías Madrid)"). Its construction was awarded in 2020 to CAF and, although it has already been built and delivered, it will come into operation in 202.5 when the comprehensive renovation works on said line are completed. This new series replaces the historic Renfe series 442, which was in service between 1976 and 2024.
• - Series 412/413.
The 412 and 413 series, with 2 and 3 cars respectively, are a group of electric units designed to offer more efficient suburban services. They are equipped with the necessities required for commuter trains, a service with multiple stops over short distances and a large movement of passengers. In this way they were given a great acceleration capacity, penalizing the maximum speed. They were the protagonists of the obese train scandal, in which Renfe, heir to the FEVE network, neglected that the network did not comply with the legal gauges, so the trains would not fit through the tunnels.
• - 250 Series:.
The Renfe 250 series consists of 35 units to tow passenger and freight trains, built in Germany by Krauss-Maffei and Brown-Boveri") (250,001 - 250,005) and the rest in Spain by the MTM and CAF under license.
• - Series 252:.
The 252 are a series of universal and very versatile locomotives, derived from the E120 series of the German Federal Railways DB and built by CAF-Macosa (now Vossloh), Siemens and Krauss-Maffei for the NAFA of the Madrid-Seville LAV.
Mallorca Railway Services.
• - Series 61.
Three consignments of diesel units for the railway lines of Mallorca. In 1995, 2002 and 2005.
• - Series 71.
Six double units for the Palma de Mallorca metro.
• - Series 81.
Supply of 13 meter gauge, bidirectional electric units (two driving cabins).
Designed using a modular system that allows “M1-N-M2” or “M1-N-N-M2” compositions. Prepared for the coupling of two units. Made up of 3 or 4 boxes supported on two motor bogies each.
• - Urbos 3 (Metrocentro de Sevilla "Metrocentro (Sevilla)"), Tram of Zaragoza, Metropolitan of Granada, Metro of Málaga and Tram of the Bay of Cádiz).
Bitrac 3600 hybrid locomotive for FESUR.
The basic concept is a locomotive with two diesel generators of 1800 kW MTU each connected to converters based on IGBT technology, which feed power of variable voltage and frequency to two asynchronous traction motors, each independently controlled to optimize adhesion. They were leased to COMSA Rail Transport.
International
Germany.
• - Trams for Freiburg im Breisgau.
• - Commuter train for the f.c. Schönbuchbahn.
Saudi Arabia.
• - Diesel-electric Push - Pull units for Saudi Railways (SRO).
• - Diesel-electric Push - Pull units for the Saudi Railways Company (SAR).
Algeria.
• - Algiers Metro.
• - Regional diesel SNTF.
Argentina.
• - 9 articulated units "Tren de la Costa".
• - CAF GEE "Line E Buenos Aires Subway" Units.
Australia.
• - Canberra Tram.
• - Newcastle Tram.
• - Parramatta Light Rail.
• - Civity diesel-electric units for regional services in New South Wales.
Belgium.
• - Brussels Metro Series M6 and M7.
• - LIJN tram (Flanders and Antwerp).
• - Liège tram.
Burma.
• - 41 diesel-electric units for the Yangon circular line (Cercanías) and the Yangon-Mandalay II line (Regional), of the Burma Railways.
Brazil.
• - Sao Paulo Metro, lines 1 and 3.
• - Sao Paulo Metro, line 5.
• - Commuter units for CPTM Sao Paulo (s/2000, s/7000-7500, s/8000, s/8500).
• - Cuiabá Tram.
• - Commuter units for Recife.
• - Commuter units for Belo Horizonte.
Canada.
• - Urbos light electric units for the Calgary CTrain.
Colombia.
• - Medellín Metro.
Supply of 13 trains for the metro of the city of Medellín (Colombia). They are metro units each made up of 3 cars (2 motor cars and 1 trailer car) that may operate in single and double composition. The length of the simple unit (3 cars) is approximately 69 meters and with a maximum transport capacity of 1,145 passengers. The unit incorporates 4 doors per side in each car, energy collection through a pantograph to the 1500 Vdc catenary and the most modern technology in passenger information.
In 2016, another 22 trains began to be sent to the city to improve the travel times of Antioquians by 36%.
Chili.
• - Santiago Metro.
CAF was able to win a contract in this South American country to manufacture 180 cars (20 train units of 9 cars each) for the Santiago de Chile Metro. Their cheaper proposal won a controversial bidding process with the companies Alstom and Bombardier. Alstom requested a challenge to said tender for alleged fraud. The 180 cars are intended for the reinforcement of line 1 and began operations from November 2009 (NS-07), the rest of the trains being integrated as they arrived and inaugurating the remaining sections of the extension of line 5.
Human rights
In September 2025, the UN published an updated list of the 158 companies that contribute to human rights abuses due to their collaboration with Israeli settlements, illegal under international law, and CAF appears on this list for its collaboration with the Israeli authorities in the construction of the Jerusalem Light Rail, whose route crosses Palestinian territory occupied by Israel.[19][20][21].
On the other hand, in July 2025, the UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, published a similar list of companies that "profit from the illegal Israeli occupation, apartheid and now genocide", and in which CAF also appears for "maintaining and expanding the so-called Red Line of the Jerusalem Light Rail and building the new Green Line at a time when other companies had withdrawn due to international pressure." Albanese explained that the lines CAF is working on "include 27 kilometers of new tracks and 50 new stations in the West Bank, connecting the settlements with West Jerusalem", the part of the city internationally recognized as Israeli.[22].
CAF has explained on numerous occasions that Israel's project does not violate human rights because, in its opinion, it also generates a positive impact in the area by providing "sustainable and ecological infrastructure", promoting compliance with human rights such as freedom of movement and access to employment, medical care, education and places of worship.[23].
[13] ↑ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (26 de septiembre de 2025). «A/HRC/60/19: Database of all business enterprises involved in the activities detailed in paragraph 96 of the report of the independent international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights» (en inglés). Consultado el 14 de octubre de 2025.: https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/thematic-reports/ahrc6019-database-all-business-enterprises-involved-activities-detailed
[17] ↑ Gob. Vasco (15 de septiembre de 2022). «El Gobierno Vasco alcanza el 3% de CAF a través del Fondo Finkatuz, con una inversión de 17M/"». Notas de prensa del Gob. Vasco. Consultado el 27 de octubre de 2022. - [https://www.euskadi.eus/gobierno-vasco/-/noticia/2022/el-gobierno-vasco-alcanza-3-caf-traves-del-fondo-finkatuz-inversion-17m/#:~:text=El%20Gobierno%20Vasco%20ha%20alcanzado,CAF)%20en%20el%20mercado%20continuo.](https://www.euskadi.eus/gobierno-vasco/-/noticia/2022/el-gobierno-vasco-alcanza-3-caf-traves-del-fondo-finkatuz-inversion-17m/#:~:text=El%20Gobierno%20Vasco%20ha%20alcanzado,CAF)%20en%20el%20mercado%20continuo.)
In 2019, CAF was reported to the National Contact Point[7] that is governed by the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Companies on Responsible Business Conduct,[8] by the Committee of Solidarity with the Arab Cause, for building, expanding and managing tram lines between the Israeli area of Jerusalem and the settlements in the West Bank (considered territories illegally occupied by the UN).[9][10][11] In the Jerusalem Light Rail consortium with CAF is the Israeli company Shapir Engineering, included in the United Nations Human Rights Council Database for its actions in the occupation of Palestinian territory.[12] CAF did not accept any mediation from the deliberative body and has continued with the project despite these criticisms. In 2025 it was also included in the same database as Shapir Engineering.[13].
The historical archive
The historical archive of the Zaragoza Technical Office was transferred free of charge to the Government of Aragon in 2008, being deposited a year later in the Provincial Historical Archive, whose headquarters are in the city of Zaragoza.[14].
The historical documentation of the CAF Technical Office, with documents dated between 1901 and 1975, is very important for the study of the construction and marketing of railways, trams and metropolitan railways in Spain, Europe and Latin America. The collection contains plans, photographs, customer files, etc., as well as artistic drawings of the decorative elements of the wagons from the beginning of the century.
Access to this documentation is regulated by current legislation in Spain regarding Intellectual and Industrial Property. There may also be limitations according to Spanish legislation on personal data protection.
Factories
It has factories in Beasáin, Irún, Zaragoza, Castejón "Castejón (Navarra")), Bagnères-de-Bigorre (CAF France")), Reichshoffen (Usine ferroviaire de Reichshoffen")), Newport (CAF Newport")), Elmira "Elmira (New York)") (CAF USA")), Hortolândia (CAF Brazil")) and Huehuetoca (CAF México")).
Subsidiaries
CAF has more than 30 subsidiaries, the following being the most important:[15].
• - Actren. Railway maintenance.
• - CAF Signaling. Subsidiary company of the CAF Group that designs and provides comprehensive railway Signaling and Control solutions. It provides comprehensive railway signaling solutions, covering both the infrastructure field and that of on-board material. Since January 2013 he has been a full member of UNISIG. CAF Signaling's technology highlights:
AURIGA family of systems, which covers ERTMS infrastructure and on-board systems at Level 1 and Level 2, as well as the ATO on ETCS.
QUASAR S4e interlocking base.
NAOS integrated command post platform, which includes railway, tram and metro traffic control posts, as well as remote controls for other systems such as energy, detectors... from traffic control and energy remote control to detectors.
• - CAF Power & Automation. Merger of the subsidiaries Traintic, Trainelec and Desarrollo Software Miramón 4. Dedicated to the design and manufacture of on-board power equipment and communication and control systems for any type of rolling stock.
• - MiiRA. Design and manufacture of wheels, axles and reducers.
• - RL Components. Railway components, Centralization of Purchasing and Development of workshops at an international level.
• - LETS. Optical and visual information systems for passengers and train operators.
• - CAF DIGITAL SERVICES. Maintenance engineering.
• - Lander. Design, development and implementation of railway and automobile simulation devices.
• - WannaFreight. WF is CAF's freight booking company.
• - Vectia. Construction and design of electric buses.
• - Solaris Bus & Coach. Polish company dedicated to the construction and design of buses and trams.
• - Orbital Critical Systems. Company founded in Navarra dedicated to aerospace and railway engineering acquired in 2021.[16].
Products
CAF has one of the widest ranges of rolling stock on the market. CAF designs, manufactures and maintains all types of vehicles, equipped with the latest technological advances in safety, performance and comfort.
CAF's range includes the following mobility solutions:
Customers
Contenido
CAF ha sido fabricante de gran parte del material móvil de los metros "Metro (sistema de transporte)") de Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Valencia "MetroValencia (España)"), Sevilla, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Washington D. C., Roma, Bruselas, Hong Kong, Ciudad de México, Santiago de Chile, Medellín, Argel, Sao Paulo, Ámsterdam, Quito; de las redes de metro ligero de Granada, Málaga, Antalya; para las redes de tranvía de Monterrey"), La Coruña, Valencia, Ámsterdam, Sevilla, Bilbao, Vitoria, Sacramento"), Pittsburgh"), Luxemburgo, Lisboa, Belgrado y Zaragoza y buena parte del material móvil de Renfe, FEVE, EuskoTren, SFM y FGC. Otros países del mundo, como Finlandia, Reino Unido, Irlanda, Turquía, Chile, México, Argentina, Argelia, Hungría, Portugal, Arabia Saudí, Venezuela y Nueva Zelanda, se equipan también con vehículos fabricados por CAF.
Spain Spain
• - Series 105:.
Units made up of variable compositions of four, six or eight cars. The train is made up of eight motor cars, with a traction power of 10 MW and multiple current collection (1.5 and 3 kVdc, 15 and 25 kVac). It will have a maximum speed of 350 km/h.[18] Renfe only has a 4-car unit, as a prototype.
• - 120 Series:.
Electric, self-propelled, dual-voltage train unit, with movable tread and maximum speed of 250 km/h. It has the capacity to change from Iberian width (1668 mm) to international width (1435 mm) without stopping. Consisting of four cars, two units can be coupled to form a train of eight. The series is made up of 27 units divided into two subseries, of which the 15 that make up the second have an auxiliary transformer to be able to circulate through long tunnels, such as Guadarrama.
• - Series 121:.
29 units very similar to those of the 120 series but designed for medium distance services and auxiliary transformer, like the second subseries of 120.
• - Series 598:.
• - TRD:.
• - Series 449:.
• - Series 599:.
• - Series 440:.
• - Series 444:.
• - Series 714:.
• - Civia 462/463/464/465 Series:.
The Civia train is an electric unit for rapid and massive passenger transportation on urban and suburban commuter lines, with large passenger transportation capacity and frequent stops.
Exterior with aerodynamic front end, roof fairing, underframe skirts, continuous side window appearance. Internally it is a continuous train, joining the cars through an open intercirculation corridor.
• - Series 446/447:.
The Renfe series 446, together with the series 447 and the prototype of the series 445, are a group of electric units designed to offer more effective commuter services. They are equipped with the necessities required for commuter trains, a service with multiple stops over short distances and a large movement of passengers. In this way they were given a great acceleration capacity, penalizing the maximum speed.
• - Series 402.
The series consists of 6 metric gauge electric trains destined exclusively for the Madrid C-9 Cercanías line Cercedilla-Cotos "Line C-9 (Cercanías Madrid)"). Its construction was awarded in 2020 to CAF and, although it has already been built and delivered, it will come into operation in 202.5 when the comprehensive renovation works on said line are completed. This new series replaces the historic Renfe series 442, which was in service between 1976 and 2024.
• - Series 412/413.
The 412 and 413 series, with 2 and 3 cars respectively, are a group of electric units designed to offer more efficient suburban services. They are equipped with the necessities required for commuter trains, a service with multiple stops over short distances and a large movement of passengers. In this way they were given a great acceleration capacity, penalizing the maximum speed. They were the protagonists of the obese train scandal, in which Renfe, heir to the FEVE network, neglected that the network did not comply with the legal gauges, so the trains would not fit through the tunnels.
• - 250 Series:.
The Renfe 250 series consists of 35 units to tow passenger and freight trains, built in Germany by Krauss-Maffei and Brown-Boveri") (250,001 - 250,005) and the rest in Spain by the MTM and CAF under license.
• - Series 252:.
The 252 are a series of universal and very versatile locomotives, derived from the E120 series of the German Federal Railways DB and built by CAF-Macosa (now Vossloh), Siemens and Krauss-Maffei for the NAFA of the Madrid-Seville LAV.
Mallorca Railway Services.
• - Series 61.
Three consignments of diesel units for the railway lines of Mallorca. In 1995, 2002 and 2005.
• - Series 71.
Six double units for the Palma de Mallorca metro.
• - Series 81.
Supply of 13 meter gauge, bidirectional electric units (two driving cabins).
Designed using a modular system that allows “M1-N-M2” or “M1-N-N-M2” compositions. Prepared for the coupling of two units. Made up of 3 or 4 boxes supported on two motor bogies each.
• - Urbos 3 (Metrocentro de Sevilla "Metrocentro (Sevilla)"), Tram of Zaragoza, Metropolitan of Granada, Metro of Málaga and Tram of the Bay of Cádiz).
Bitrac 3600 hybrid locomotive for FESUR.
The basic concept is a locomotive with two diesel generators of 1800 kW MTU each connected to converters based on IGBT technology, which feed power of variable voltage and frequency to two asynchronous traction motors, each independently controlled to optimize adhesion. They were leased to COMSA Rail Transport.
International
Germany.
• - Trams for Freiburg im Breisgau.
• - Commuter train for the f.c. Schönbuchbahn.
Saudi Arabia.
• - Diesel-electric Push - Pull units for Saudi Railways (SRO).
• - Diesel-electric Push - Pull units for the Saudi Railways Company (SAR).
Algeria.
• - Algiers Metro.
• - Regional diesel SNTF.
Argentina.
• - 9 articulated units "Tren de la Costa".
• - CAF GEE "Line E Buenos Aires Subway" Units.
Australia.
• - Canberra Tram.
• - Newcastle Tram.
• - Parramatta Light Rail.
• - Civity diesel-electric units for regional services in New South Wales.
Belgium.
• - Brussels Metro Series M6 and M7.
• - LIJN tram (Flanders and Antwerp).
• - Liège tram.
Burma.
• - 41 diesel-electric units for the Yangon circular line (Cercanías) and the Yangon-Mandalay II line (Regional), of the Burma Railways.
Brazil.
• - Sao Paulo Metro, lines 1 and 3.
• - Sao Paulo Metro, line 5.
• - Commuter units for CPTM Sao Paulo (s/2000, s/7000-7500, s/8000, s/8500).
• - Cuiabá Tram.
• - Commuter units for Recife.
• - Commuter units for Belo Horizonte.
Canada.
• - Urbos light electric units for the Calgary CTrain.
Colombia.
• - Medellín Metro.
Supply of 13 trains for the metro of the city of Medellín (Colombia). They are metro units each made up of 3 cars (2 motor cars and 1 trailer car) that may operate in single and double composition. The length of the simple unit (3 cars) is approximately 69 meters and with a maximum transport capacity of 1,145 passengers. The unit incorporates 4 doors per side in each car, energy collection through a pantograph to the 1500 Vdc catenary and the most modern technology in passenger information.
In 2016, another 22 trains began to be sent to the city to improve the travel times of Antioquians by 36%.
Chili.
• - Santiago Metro.
CAF was able to win a contract in this South American country to manufacture 180 cars (20 train units of 9 cars each) for the Santiago de Chile Metro. Their cheaper proposal won a controversial bidding process with the companies Alstom and Bombardier. Alstom requested a challenge to said tender for alleged fraud. The 180 cars are intended for the reinforcement of line 1 and began operations from November 2009 (NS-07), the rest of the trains being integrated as they arrived and inaugurating the remaining sections of the extension of line 5.
Human rights
In September 2025, the UN published an updated list of the 158 companies that contribute to human rights abuses due to their collaboration with Israeli settlements, illegal under international law, and CAF appears on this list for its collaboration with the Israeli authorities in the construction of the Jerusalem Light Rail, whose route crosses Palestinian territory occupied by Israel.[19][20][21].
On the other hand, in July 2025, the UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, published a similar list of companies that "profit from the illegal Israeli occupation, apartheid and now genocide", and in which CAF also appears for "maintaining and expanding the so-called Red Line of the Jerusalem Light Rail and building the new Green Line at a time when other companies had withdrawn due to international pressure." Albanese explained that the lines CAF is working on "include 27 kilometers of new tracks and 50 new stations in the West Bank, connecting the settlements with West Jerusalem", the part of the city internationally recognized as Israeli.[22].
CAF has explained on numerous occasions that Israel's project does not violate human rights because, in its opinion, it also generates a positive impact in the area by providing "sustainable and ecological infrastructure", promoting compliance with human rights such as freedom of movement and access to employment, medical care, education and places of worship.[23].
[13] ↑ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (26 de septiembre de 2025). «A/HRC/60/19: Database of all business enterprises involved in the activities detailed in paragraph 96 of the report of the independent international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights» (en inglés). Consultado el 14 de octubre de 2025.: https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/thematic-reports/ahrc6019-database-all-business-enterprises-involved-activities-detailed
[17] ↑ Gob. Vasco (15 de septiembre de 2022). «El Gobierno Vasco alcanza el 3% de CAF a través del Fondo Finkatuz, con una inversión de 17M/"». Notas de prensa del Gob. Vasco. Consultado el 27 de octubre de 2022. - [https://www.euskadi.eus/gobierno-vasco/-/noticia/2022/el-gobierno-vasco-alcanza-3-caf-traves-del-fondo-finkatuz-inversion-17m/#:~:text=El%20Gobierno%20Vasco%20ha%20alcanzado,CAF)%20en%20el%20mercado%20continuo.](https://www.euskadi.eus/gobierno-vasco/-/noticia/2022/el-gobierno-vasco-alcanza-3-caf-traves-del-fondo-finkatuz-inversion-17m/#:~:text=El%20Gobierno%20Vasco%20ha%20alcanzado,CAF)%20en%20el%20mercado%20continuo.)
In 2012, 14 new NS-12 units made up of 9 cars and with air conditioning were delivered for line 1 of the Santiago Metro, which are added to the 20 units already received in 2009.
In November 2013, CAF was awarded the construction of 37 AS-14 electric units (185 cars) for lines 3 and 6 of the Santiago de Chile metro.
Hong Kong.
• - Hong Kong airport express").
Ecuador.
• - Quito Metro.
USA.
• - Cincinnati Streetcars.
• - Sacramento, California Light Rail Series 200.
• - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Light Rail Series 4300.
• - Washington Metro Series 5000.
• - Houston METRORail.
• - Amtrak: Viewliner II passenger cars.
• - Cincinnati Streetcar.
• - Kansas City Streetcar.
• - Maryland Purple Line#Rolling_stock "en:Purple Line (Maryland)").
• - Type 9 on the Boston Green Line "Green Line (Boston Subway)").
• - Seattle Streetcar.
• - Omaha Streetcar").
Estonia.
• - Tallinn tram").
Finland.
• - Helsinki Metro.
• - Helsinki Suburbs (VR).
Philippines.
• - Manila Light Rail.
France.
• - Nantes tram.
• - Besançon tram").
• - Saint Etienne tram").
• - Tours Tram").
• - Electric tractors for the Paris metro.
• - Diesel vehicles for the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
• - Diesel railcars for the Corsican Railways.
• - Diesel vehicles for the Région du Centre.
• - Long-distance electric railcars for SNCF.
• - Electrical units for the RER B line in Paris.
• - RATP locomotive.
Hungary.
• - Debrecen Tram.
• - Budapest tram.
• - MAV passenger cars.
India.
• - Airport Rail Link, New Delhi Metro.
Ireland.
• - CxK NIR 3000 for NI Railways.
• - CxK NIR 4000 for NI Railways.
• - CxK IE 29000 for Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail).
• - Intercity Mark 4 of Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail).
Israel and Palestine (see Human Rights).
• - Jerusalem Light Rail.
Italy.
• - Rome Metro (MA300 and MB400).
• - Naples Metro.
• - Regional Train for Sardinia.
• - Cagliari tram").
• - Rome tram").
• - Cosenza tram.
• - Civity units for the Trieste regional train.
• - Civity Units for the Apulia region (Ferrotramviaria).
Luxembourg.
• - Luxembourg Tram (LuxTram).
Morocco.
• - Electric Civity units for regional trains.
Mauricio.
• - Mauritius Light Metro (Mauritius Metro Express).
Mexico.
• - Mexico City Metro
NE-92: 15 pneumatic tread trains, the first created with this type of tread by the company (1992-1994).
Rehabilitation of trains of models MP-68, NM-73 and NM-83, the latter was converted to NE-92 (1996-1998).
FM-95A: Collaboration with Bombardier Transportation México for the construction and leasing of 13 trains of this model (1995-1999)
NM-02: 45 pneumatic running trains, built together with Bombardier Transportation México (2002-2006).
FE-07: 9 railway running trains for Line A of the Mexico City Metro (2007-2010).
FE-10: 30 railway running trains for Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. Features similar to those of the FE-07 (2010-2012).
NM-16: 10 pneumatic running trains with air conditioning for Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro (2016-2018) originally it was going to be a fleet replacement with 45 units but for budget reasons it was decided to purchase 10 units.
• - Metrorrey
MM93: 22 articulated units with air conditioning (1993-1994).
• - Regional and suburban areas
Electrical units for the Mexico-Toluca interurban service.
Valley of Mexico Suburban Railway: UT-01, CAF supplied a train derived from Renfe Series 446 and Series 447.
Montenegro.
• - Civity units for ŽPCG regional services.
Norway.
• - Flytoget: Oaris with 4 cars and 275 km/h maximum speed for the Airport Express service at Oslo airport.
• - Oslo Metro.
New Zealand.
• - Electric commuter units for Veolia Transport Auckland.
Netherlands.
• - Amsterdam articulated units.
• - Utrecht tram").
• - Amsterdam tram").
• - Amsterdam Metro.
• - Civity electric units for NS Sprinter service.
Portugal.
• - Comboios de Portugal and Fertagus: Series 3500 two-story units for the Urbanos of Lisbon.
• - 15 Urbos units for the Lisbon tram.
• - Metric width CP 9600 series.
United Kingdom.
• - Heathrow express commuter train.
• - Northern Spirit commuter train.
• - Birmingham tram.
• - Passenger cars for Caledonian sleeper.
• - Civity electric units and units with passenger cars for Transpennine Express.
• - Civity diesel units for Wales and Borders.
• - Civity regional units for West Midlands.
• - Civity electric and diesel units for Northern.
• - Docklands Metro.
• - Scotland
Edinburgh tram.
Republic of China (Taiwan).
• - Kaohsiung Light Metro.
• - Trams for New Taipei.
Romania.
• - Bucharest Metro, line M1, line M2, line M3, line M5 and line M6.
Serbia.
• - Belgrade tram.
Sweden.
• - Stockholm tram").
• - Lund tram.
• - Civity electric and bimodal diesel-electric units Nordic model for AB Transitio.
In 2012, 14 new NS-12 units made up of 9 cars and with air conditioning were delivered for line 1 of the Santiago Metro, which are added to the 20 units already received in 2009.
In November 2013, CAF was awarded the construction of 37 AS-14 electric units (185 cars) for lines 3 and 6 of the Santiago de Chile metro.
Hong Kong.
• - Hong Kong airport express").
Ecuador.
• - Quito Metro.
USA.
• - Cincinnati Streetcars.
• - Sacramento, California Light Rail Series 200.
• - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Light Rail Series 4300.
• - Washington Metro Series 5000.
• - Houston METRORail.
• - Amtrak: Viewliner II passenger cars.
• - Cincinnati Streetcar.
• - Kansas City Streetcar.
• - Maryland Purple Line#Rolling_stock "en:Purple Line (Maryland)").
• - Type 9 on the Boston Green Line "Green Line (Boston Subway)").
• - Seattle Streetcar.
• - Omaha Streetcar").
Estonia.
• - Tallinn tram").
Finland.
• - Helsinki Metro.
• - Helsinki Suburbs (VR).
Philippines.
• - Manila Light Rail.
France.
• - Nantes tram.
• - Besançon tram").
• - Saint Etienne tram").
• - Tours Tram").
• - Electric tractors for the Paris metro.
• - Diesel vehicles for the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
• - Diesel railcars for the Corsican Railways.
• - Diesel vehicles for the Région du Centre.
• - Long-distance electric railcars for SNCF.
• - Electrical units for the RER B line in Paris.
• - RATP locomotive.
Hungary.
• - Debrecen Tram.
• - Budapest tram.
• - MAV passenger cars.
India.
• - Airport Rail Link, New Delhi Metro.
Ireland.
• - CxK NIR 3000 for NI Railways.
• - CxK NIR 4000 for NI Railways.
• - CxK IE 29000 for Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail).
• - Intercity Mark 4 of Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail).
Israel and Palestine (see Human Rights).
• - Jerusalem Light Rail.
Italy.
• - Rome Metro (MA300 and MB400).
• - Naples Metro.
• - Regional Train for Sardinia.
• - Cagliari tram").
• - Rome tram").
• - Cosenza tram.
• - Civity units for the Trieste regional train.
• - Civity Units for the Apulia region (Ferrotramviaria).
Luxembourg.
• - Luxembourg Tram (LuxTram).
Morocco.
• - Electric Civity units for regional trains.
Mauricio.
• - Mauritius Light Metro (Mauritius Metro Express).
Mexico.
• - Mexico City Metro
NE-92: 15 pneumatic tread trains, the first created with this type of tread by the company (1992-1994).
Rehabilitation of trains of models MP-68, NM-73 and NM-83, the latter was converted to NE-92 (1996-1998).
FM-95A: Collaboration with Bombardier Transportation México for the construction and leasing of 13 trains of this model (1995-1999)
NM-02: 45 pneumatic running trains, built together with Bombardier Transportation México (2002-2006).
FE-07: 9 railway running trains for Line A of the Mexico City Metro (2007-2010).
FE-10: 30 railway running trains for Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. Features similar to those of the FE-07 (2010-2012).
NM-16: 10 pneumatic running trains with air conditioning for Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro (2016-2018) originally it was going to be a fleet replacement with 45 units but for budget reasons it was decided to purchase 10 units.
• - Metrorrey
MM93: 22 articulated units with air conditioning (1993-1994).
• - Regional and suburban areas
Electrical units for the Mexico-Toluca interurban service.
Valley of Mexico Suburban Railway: UT-01, CAF supplied a train derived from Renfe Series 446 and Series 447.
Montenegro.
• - Civity units for ŽPCG regional services.
Norway.
• - Flytoget: Oaris with 4 cars and 275 km/h maximum speed for the Airport Express service at Oslo airport.
• - Oslo Metro.
New Zealand.
• - Electric commuter units for Veolia Transport Auckland.
Netherlands.
• - Amsterdam articulated units.
• - Utrecht tram").
• - Amsterdam tram").
• - Amsterdam Metro.
• - Civity electric units for NS Sprinter service.
Portugal.
• - Comboios de Portugal and Fertagus: Series 3500 two-story units for the Urbanos of Lisbon.
• - 15 Urbos units for the Lisbon tram.
• - Metric width CP 9600 series.
United Kingdom.
• - Heathrow express commuter train.
• - Northern Spirit commuter train.
• - Birmingham tram.
• - Passenger cars for Caledonian sleeper.
• - Civity electric units and units with passenger cars for Transpennine Express.
• - Civity diesel units for Wales and Borders.
• - Civity regional units for West Midlands.
• - Civity electric and diesel units for Northern.
• - Docklands Metro.
• - Scotland
Edinburgh tram.
Republic of China (Taiwan).
• - Kaohsiung Light Metro.
• - Trams for New Taipei.
Romania.
• - Bucharest Metro, line M1, line M2, line M3, line M5 and line M6.
Serbia.
• - Belgrade tram.
Sweden.
• - Stockholm tram").
• - Lund tram.
• - Civity electric and bimodal diesel-electric units Nordic model for AB Transitio.