{"id":94841,"date":"2024-07-26T21:00:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T11:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=54893"},"modified":"2024-07-26T21:00:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T11:00:28","slug":"medway-receives-first-batch-of-new-container-wagons-for-iberian-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=94841","title":{"rendered":"Medway receives first batch of new container wagons for Iberian use"},"content":{"rendered":"

Medway has received a first batch of 20 new container wagons from an order of 113 units. The company plans to use them on its Iberian network. It also acquired eight new Stadler Euro6000 locomotives for standard gauge use.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>In total, Medway ordered 113 container wagons from Slovak manufacturer Tatravagonka. The company has made use of government and European funding for its fleet expansion. It also ordered eight new Stadler Euro6000 locomotives, in addition to an earlier of 16 electric and six diesel locomotives from Stadler to be used on standard gauge infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The eight newly ordered locomotives will reportedly be used on the Mediterranean Corridor, on connections between Spain and France. As of last year, Medway\u2019s fleet consisted of 120 locomotives. A majority of them were electric, with 77 locomotives.<\/p>\n

Last year, Medway said that its investments in rolling stock expansion could help renew Renfe Mercanc\u00edas\u2019 fleet as Medway becomes its private partner. Medway\u2019s parent company MSC was selected to acquire a 50 per cent stake<\/a> in the Spanish rail freight operator.<\/p>\n