Transfesa (''Transportes Ferroviarios Especiales S.A.'') is a transport company based in

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History

Transfesa was founded in 1943.

Company description

Transfesa it is a transport and

logistics Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics manages the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of ...

service provider and European intermodal operator. As of 2007 The company has five major terminals in Spain at

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and

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, and ten intermodal (road rail) logistics facilities. The company's transportation fleet includes over 7000 railway wagons, over 2000

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and over 200 trucks. The company also operates two rail gauge changing facilities on the France/Spain border. In August 2007

Deutsche Bahn The (; abbreviated as DB or DB AG) is the national railway company of Germany. Headquartered in the Bahntower in Berlin, it is a joint-stock company ( AG). The Federal Republic of Germany is its single shareholder. describes itself as the se ...

acquired a majority stake in the company. The takeover was approved in 2008, with Deutsche Bahn acquiring 55.1% of the company for €135million. RENFE and

SNCF The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (; abbreviated as SNCF ; French for "National society of French railroads") is France's national state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the country's national rail traffi ...

are minority shareholders. In 2022, its shares were distributed between Deutsche Bahn Ibérica Holding (70.29%), Renfe (20.35%), treasury stock (9.11%) and minority shareholders (0.24%).

References

External links

Official WebsiteMototrans Website
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