Renfe to sell 71 locomotives and 1,434 wagons
Spanish national railway company Renfe is planning to sell 71 rail freight locomotives and 1,434 wagons. The total fleet must earn the company a minimum…
SNCF acquires Comsa’s rail freight subsidiary
French national railway company SNCF Logistics has acquired the Spanish Comsa Rail Transport (CRT) of Comsa group, after more than two months of negotiations. SNCF…
Renfe will invest 282 million Euros in trains in 2018
The Spanish national company Renfe will invest 282 million Euros on buying and updating trains, accounting for 74 per cent of the total budgeted invest…
New rail freight service links Le Sole and Barcelona Port
A rail freight service from Le Soler, in the south of France, to Barcelona Port started on March 15. It is the first 700-meter length…
New Merida-Sines Port rail freight service launched
The National Spanish Railway Society (Renfe) and Portugese freight carrier Medway have launched a new rail freight service between Merida, in the Spanish region of…
Rail freight gains help Spanish Renfe’s profits
Spanish national rail operator Renfe says it achieved a profit of 66 million Euros profit between January and September this year. Renfe´s revenues reached 2.59 billion…
Spanish car manufacturers: rail freight capacity is limited
The Spanish Association of Car and Truck Manufacturers (ANFAC) has criticised the Spanish rail freight sector for its limited capacity to serve the car manufacturing industry. There is a lack…
Renfe and DB fined for anti-competition in Spain
Rail freight subsidiaries of the Renfe and Deutsche Bahn groups have been fined a total of 75 million Euros for anti-competition practises in Spain. The…