COMSA Rail Transport

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COMSA Rail Transport
IndustryRail transport
Founded2002[1]
Headquarters
Barcelona
,
Spain
ServicesRail freight, locomotive hire
Revenue€19million (2009)[2]
Number of employees
~240 (2009)[2]
ParentCOMSA EMTE (75%)
SNCF Logistics (25%)

COMSA Rail Transport was a subsidiary of COMSA Corporación, created in 2002 to provide comprehensive logistics services, rail freight and passenger. It was rebranded as Captrain España in 2018.

History[]

COMSA Rail Transport was founded in 2002 to provide rail services, including freight, passenger and construction trains, locomotive hire for rail construction and other related services including sidings and terminals.[1][3]

In September 2005 COMSA became the first private rail company to obtain a license to operate on the Spanish railway network,[3] in 2007 a safety certificate for operations was obtained and the company began operating freight trains in 2007.[1]

The company became part of the COMSA EMTE group on the merger in July 2009 of Grupo COMSA and Emte SA.[4]

In 2009 the company operated over 1000 freight trains, including 375 automotive part trains for SEAT in Martorell, and coal trains from sea ports to a power plant in Ponferrada, as well as supply locomotives for the construction of the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail line.[2]

In 2013 SNCF Logistics purchased a 25% share in COMSA Rail Transport.[5][6][7] In July 2018, SNCF Logistics purchased the remaining 75% with the business to be rebranded Captrain España.[8]

International cooperation[]

Locomotive 335-001 of COMSA Rail Transport marked European Bulls
  • 2005: Founding member of the (now defunct) European Bulls International Railfreight Alliance[1]
  • 2006: fer Polska Joint venture with Rail4Chem[9]
  • 2009: In association with Portuguese rail company Takargo Rail a joint venture Ibercargo Rail operates services between Spain and Portugal.[10][11]
  • 2013: SNCF-Geodis and COMSA Rail Transport sign a cooperation agreement on developing rail freight between Iberia, France, and Central Europe.[5][6]

Rolling stock[]

As of 2009 the company operates three Class 335 Euro 4000, two Class 317 G1700 and two Class 312 MZ III locomotives (ex-DSB MZ[note 1]) diesel locomotives, and 18 Electroputere LDE2100 diesel locomotives.[2] Three Class 253 TRAXX DC locomotives were also delivery in October 2009.[2][13]

  • Locomotive 335-003 (Euro 4000) of COMSA Rail Transport (2009)

  • COMSA class 317 locomotive in Caldes de Malavella train station (2010)

  • Class 253/Bombardier TRAXX F140 DC locomotive (2011)

  • Electroputere LDE2100 diesel electric type with ballast wagons (2012)

  • ex-DSB Class MZ diesel electric (2009)

Notes[]

  1. ^ Numbers 312-301 and 312-302,[citation needed] formerly DSB MZ 1436 and DSB MZ 1442[12]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "European Bulls - Rail Freight Alliance :COMSA rail transport". european-bulls.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Annual Report 2009" (PDF). comsaemte.com. COMSA EMTE. pp. 115–.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "COMSA Rail Transport" (PDF). aprofet.com (in Spanish). p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Press Kit COMSA EMTE" (PDF). comsaemte.com (Press release). COMSA EMTE.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Los Ferrocarriles Franceses entran en el accionariado de Comsa Rail Transport" [French railways enter in the capital of Comsa Rail Transport]. vialibre.org (in Spanish). 30 April 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "SNCF to take 25% stake in Comsa Rail Transport". Railway Gazette International. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  7. ^ Barrow, Keith (29 October 2013), SNCF-Comsa Rail share acquisition approved
  8. ^ SNCF Logistics buys Spanish freight operator Railway Gazette International 17 July 2018
  9. ^ "FER Polska S.A." Transport i Komunikacja - transport-komunikacja.pl. Warsaw, Poland. 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  10. ^ "International Operations". comsaemte.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Spain: Interoperable freight traffic between Spain and Portugal". UIC ENEWS, www.uic.org. International Union of Railways. 17 March 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.
  12. ^ "DSB Litra MZ(III) 1427-1446". jernbanen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  13. ^ "Comsa S/253: Introduction". railcolor.net. see individual locomotive histories for Comsa "253-1001" to "253-103". Retrieved 16 January 2011.

External links[]

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