Takargo Rail
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| Industry | Rail transport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006[1] |
| Headquarters | - , Portugal |
| Revenue | €14.8 million (2009)[2] |
| Parent | Mota-Engil[1] |
Takargo Rail is a Portuguese rail transport company founded in 2006 by Mota-Engil to take advantage of rail liberalisation in the European Union.
History[edit]
Founded in 2006 by Mota-Engil, the company was the first private train operator in Portugal, operating trains in 2008.[1] The company is involved in the rail transport of maritime intermodal freight and bulk freights (aggregates, metals, raw materials).[1]
A joint venture Ibercargo Rail was formed in 2009 with the Spanish company COMSA Rail Transport for rail freight operations between Spain and Portugal.[1][3][4] The intermodal freight service was launched in 2010.[5]
Rolling stock[edit]
As of 2009, the Takargo locomotive fleet includes seven Euro 4000 locomotives (Portuguese class 6000), and two Portuguese class 1400 diesel locomotives.[2]
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Euro 4000 (Class 6000) (April 2010) -
Class 1400, number 1449 (August 2008)
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Takargo Rail". sinergia.mota-engil.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ a b "PRESENTACIÓN COMSA Y TAKARGO" (PDF). www.portdebarcelona.es (in Spanish). TAKARGO Rail, pp.8-9.
- ^ "International Operations". www.comsaemte.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06.
- ^ "Spain: Interoperable freight traffic between Spain and Portugal". UIC ENEWS, www.uic.org. International Union of Railways. 2009-03-17. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14.
- ^ "Ibercargo launches trans-Iberian freight service". findarticles.com. International Railway Journal. October 2010.
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