Five-day Spanish rail strike averted by transport minister
A five-day strike announced by employees of Renfe and Adif was expected to cause a significant impact on railway operations in the Iberian country, with up to 900 cancelled freight trains. However, the intervention of...Read more
Arcelor Mittal and Renfe Mercancias start test run on new Pajares Bypass
The Pajares Bypass is one of the key Spanish projects for the connection between the Leon and Asturias regions, in the northwest, and it is part of the TEN-T Atlantic Corridor. Last week, a freight...Read more
Hupac leads the race to manage Barcelona’s La Llagosta terminal
The La Llagosta terminal in Barcelona, currently under tender by Adif, has attracted big names. Companies like Hupac, Renfe, Duisport, Kombiverkehr, and VIIA have all expressed interest in managing the terminal. However, Hupac seems to...Read more
Renfe unleashed new ‘Zero CO2’ locomotives for ArcelorMittal
Renfe Mercancias, Renfe’s rail freight branch, has deployed the first of its new locomotives in collaboration with steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal. As Renfe claimed, the locomotives are fully electric and powered by energy produced only from...Read more
Renfe: 122 million euros to improve rail freight in Spain
Spanish national railway company Renfe will invest 122,7 million euros for the improvement of the rail freight transportation system. The funds will be used to acquire new, greener, rolling stock and to implement new technologies...Read more
Strikes in Spain lead to 200 cancelled freight trains
Around 200 freight trains are cancelled today Friday due to strike action by a minority union. Spanish rail operator Renfe has said that the strikes are going ahead despite the recent signing of a new...Read more
European railways carry over 10,000 tonnes in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Until last week, more than 10,000 tonnes in humanitarian aid was brought into Ukraine by over 1,600 cargo wagons. Several thousand tonnes were transported on passenger trains. Railway undertakings from all across Europe, together with...Read more
Three months of rail disruptions between Zaragoza and Sagunto
Around thirty rail freight services will suffer delays and a cost increase due to nearly three months of upgrade works on the railway that links Zaragoza with Sagunto Port. This 315 kilometres-long railway line runs...Read more
Rail freight and chemical industries meet in Madrid to align plans
The Spanish manager of rail infrastructure Adif and the Spanish association of chemical manufacturers Feique held a meeting to align rail infrastructure updates with the chemical industry needs and propel the rail transport market share....Read more
Intermodal service Andalusia – Antwerp for vegetables tested
A new intermodal service is being tested to transport agricultural products between Almeria in Spanish Andalusia and Antwerp in Belgium. The service is initiated by Swiss operator Hupac, Spanish railway company Renfe and Spanish consortium...Read more
New piggyback service Barcelona – Bettembourg
Renfe Mercancias and SNCF-owned rail freight company Viia have started a piggyback service between Barcelona and Bettembourg in Luxembourg. The first train departed on 20 February. It is for the first time that this type...Read more
Restoration flooded railway line Algeciras – Antequera ‘too slow’
The restoration of the damaged railway track between the Port of Algeciras and Antequera in Spain is taking too long, according to the mayor of Algeciras, Jose Ignacio Landaluce. He asked for acceleration of the...Read more
Spain to invest 3 billion Euros in new trains
Spanish railway undertaking Renfe will start acquiring new trains in 2019 with a budget totalling 3 billion Euros. This is part of a larger project, aiming for an upgrade of Renfe’s passenger and cargo trains. A...Read more
Spanish rail terminal to face losses due to plant closure
The rail freight terminal of La Coruña may face significant losses due to the closure of the electricity plant of Meirama in Galicia, in North West Spain. The Naturgy-owned plant consumes between 6,250-7,500 tonnes of...Read moreRenfe 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 of 17.5 million Euros. Renfe will organise the sale via an...Read more
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 has held a 25 per cent share of CRT since...Read more
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 in 2018. Most of the purchases were committed since 2016, the...Read more
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 train operating on this line, and it is catered to...Read more
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 Extremadura, and Sines Port (Portugal). The 22-wagon service, which takes...Read more