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PATRONATO DE LA FUNDACIÓN
DE LOS FERROCARRILES ESPAÑOLES:
Presidente de Honor, Óscar Puente Santiago Fundacion de los Ferrocarriles Españoles is an organization of
Presidente, Álvaro Fernández Heredia state public sector, whose founding trustees are Renfe Opera-
Vicepresidente, Pedro Marco de la Peña dora and Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias, ADIF.
Presidenta de la Comisión de Gobierno, Fundacion was established in 1985 in order to promote trans-
Marta Torralvo Liébanas port by rail.
Secretario del Patronato, Joaquim Hortalá i Vallvé
The purposes of Fundacion:
Vocales: Promote awareness and use of rail transport
Renfe Promote research on the railway and land transport.
José Antonio Santano Clavero Promote training on the railway Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles
Sara Hernández Del Olmo Investigate and disseminate socio-economic and environmental
Óscar Gómez Barbero benefits of rail transport.
Lucas Calzado Arija Ensure the identification, conservation, restoration, extension
Sonia Araujo López and exhibition of cultural heritage of the Spanish railways of
Adrián Fernández Carrasco Adif and Renfe
Rafael García Martínez Dissemination of social, economic and cultural role of railways
Ángeles Albert de León in the past and in the future, with printed, electronic and au-
Adif diovisual.
Elena González Gómez Research and dissemination of economic and environmental
Jesús María Campo Campo benefits of rail transport.
Pedro Pablo Merino
Raquel González Hernández To fulfill its goals, Fundacion carries out the following activities:
Adif Alta Velocidad
Iñaqui Carnicero Alonso-Colmenares Organize courses, seminars, meetings and other training or edu-
Juan Pedro Fernández Palomino cational activities related to the whole rail system or its subsys-
Manuel Martínez Cepeda tems.
Concepción Casillas Martín Perform research and studies, especially in areas such as railway
Euskotren operations; geographical and rail traffic, energy consumption
Javier Seoane Icaran and emissions.
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya Manage Madrid-Delicias and Catalonia-Vilanova Railway Mu-
Carles Ruiz i Novella seums
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana Developing the plan for identification, protection and dissemi-
Manuel Ríos Pérez nation of historical and cultural railway heritage.
Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca Preserving and enriching the funds of Historical Archives of the
José Ramón Orta Rotger Spanish Railways, and Newspaper Library, making it accessible
Metro de Madrid to the public.
Ignacio Vázquez Casavilla Maintain and enhance the railway museum funds and promo-
Euskal Trenbide Sarea ting public display.
Antonio López Palenzuela
Redalsa To this end, Fundacion will promote the necessary agreements
Alfonso Ochoa de Olza Galé with institutions and companies to ensure the best presence and
Puertos del Estado distribution of funds.
Jaime Seijas Rodríguez
Asociación Turística Ferroviaria Promote the research of railway history
Juan Pedro Galiano Serrano Promote the research and study of the economics of transport in
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona general and in particular the research, development, innovation
Mónica Peinado Molina and studies on the railway in its political, economic and social
Ineco environment.
Montserrat Álvarez Rodríguez Edit and disseminate printed and electronic journal “Via Libre”,
maintaining its informative and divulging character on the rai-
lroad, according to the aims of the Foundation and any other

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