December 27, 2014, 3:19 Madrid, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) consortium building now a Spanish high-speed train (AVE) to Mecca agreed to speed up work against the chagrin of Saudi Arabia by the slow pace of work.
A statement from the companies involved in the construction project, costing six thousand 700 million euros, announced the decision to attend the Saudi request to expedite progress.
The firms involved in railway works 450 kilometers through the desert between Mecca and Medina managed the agreement at a meeting yesterday in Madrid, after Saudi Transport Minister, Abdullah al-Muqbel, threatened to withdraw the award.
Although the group considered it is on schedule stated that if the client, the Saudi Railway Organization, requires an additional effort, attend their demands and ensure rail service as soon as possible.
In the call AVE desert, to be delivered in late 2016, Spanish firms are held accountable to the roads, communication systems, electrification, safety, equipment and operation of the line.
After the mega-structure, the Spanish company Talgo will supply the Trains join Mecca and Medina in two hours and the public company Renfe will have the right to operate for 12 years the line must be completed by the end of 2016.
According to reports from the Spanish press, sources consortium privately some delays attributed to defective delivery of the base path by Saudis and Chinese construction.
In addition to the Spanish public companies Adif, Renfe and Ineco, involved the Cobra private Consultrans Copasa, Dimetronic, Imathia, Inabensa, Indra, OHL and Talgo and the Saudi Al Shoula and Al Rosan
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