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Spanish port gets first-ever dual Iberian and narrow-gauge connection

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June 3, 2025
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The port of Ferrol, just north of A Coruña, is getting a rail access upgrade. Infrastructure manager Adif has selected a winner for the tender…

Adif to test gauge-changing system near French border

Marco Raimondi
March 14, 2025
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One of the main issues in Spain for international freight traffic is the difference in gauges. To this end, the country’s infrastructure manager Adif launched…

Stadler to produce 130 electric freight locomotives for Spanish operators

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February 20, 2024
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Stadler will produce 130 electric freight locomotives for various Spanish operators. The company intends to supply the trains between 2024 and 2026. Currently, Spain operates between 400 and 500 freight locomotives. The company has signed contracts with nearly all of the country’s railway operators for the delivery of ‘Euro6000’ electric freight locomotives and aims to […]

Ermewa gets 17.3 million euros from Spain to finance 200 wagons

Marco Raimondi
January 19, 2024
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Rail rolling stock leasing company Ermewa will deploy 200 new wagons in Spain in 2024. Its Spanish subsidiary, Ermewa Ibérica, received a grant of 17,3 million euros from the Spanish Ministry of Transport to finance this project. The wagons will be of two types: 150 Shimmns and 50 pocket wagons. The wagons will be initially […]