Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles

Northern close to completion of £500 million CAF train order

New £500 million train fleets nearly all in traffic with Northern

EXCLUSIVE: How CAF is transforming UK rail

New trains for West Midlands begin testing in Czech Republic

Testing of CAF Class 196 diesel multiple units underway at Velim ahead of entry into service in second half of 2020

West Midlands to double tram fleet with £83.5m order

CAF to build UK's first catenary-free trams as West Midlands Combined Authority doubles the size of its fleet

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Northern revises date for introduction of CAF trains

Northern delays acceptance of new trains

FROM THE ARCHIVES: On their way to Northern

As Northern's new trains enter traffic today, we look back at our trip to Zaragoza in Spain in January 2018 to see the trains being built.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Testing... testing...

Almost a year to the day since we travelled on the first Mk 5A set at Velim, TPE accepted its first rake. This is the feature we ran in April 2018.

New trains promised, but many are already delayed

Of the 11 operators introducing new trains this year, six were due to put them into traffic last year.

Northern to introduce first new trains from December

Northern's new CAF-built trains to enter traffic from December

Caledonian Sleeper’s Mk 5s delayed until Spring 2019

Introduction of CAF-built Mk 5s delayed by Caledonian Sleeper until next year.

CAF welcomes invite to join HS2 rolling stock contest

CAF joins HS2 trains race

CAF confirmed for new Welsh franchise - all 77 trains to be assembled at Newport

CAF to build 77 DMUs for new KeolisAmey Welsh franchise

First TransPennine Express Mk 5As arrive in UK

First five of 66 CAF-built Mk 5As delivered to Longsight

IN PICTURES: Inside TransPennine Express' Mk 5As

RAIL takes a trip aboard the Mk 5As that enter traffic with TransPennine Express this Autumn

IN PICTURES: TPE Mk 5As in Velim

New trains for TransPennine Express unveiled

Autumn start for TPE’s new locomotive-hauled Mk 5A stock

TPE unveils its first rake of Mk 5A coaches at Velim

CAF’s Welsh factory is structurally complete

CAF's Newport factory is structurally complete ahead of planned start of production this year

Train builder CAF starts work on new Welsh train factory

CAF's Welsh factory takes shape

FIRST PICTURE: TransPennine Express Class 397 takes shape in Spain

Construction of first 125mph TPE Class 397 underway in Spain

A new dawn for the Caledonian Sleeper

Read an EXCLUSIVE interview with Caledonian Sleeper Managing Director Peter Strachan (now CS Chairman) who spoke to RAIL prior to the franchise's start in 2015.