Takargo Rail is a portuguese rail transport company founded in 2006 by Mota-Engil

Mota-Engil

Mota-Engil is a Portuguese industrial conglomerate. Its principal activities include civil engineering and construction of infrastructure including bridges, dams, industrial buildings, schools, chimneys and roads; energy and steel works ; transport concessions and environment and services...

 to take advantage of rail liberalisation in the European Union

European Union

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History

Founded in 2006 by Mota-Engil, the company was the first private train operator in Portugal, operating trains in 2008. The company is involved in the rail transport of maritime intermodal freight and bulk freights (aggregatess, metals, raw materials).

A joint venture Ibercargo Rail was formed in 2009 with the spanish company COMSA Rail Transport

COMSA Rail Transport

COMSA Rail Transport is a subsidiary of the COMSA EMTE Group, was created in 2002 by Grupo COMSA to provide comprehensive logistics services, rail freight and passenger.-History:...

 for rail freight operations between Spain and Portugal. The intermodal freight service was launched in 2010.

Rolling stock

As of 2009 Takargos locomotive fleet includes seven Euro 4000 locomotives (Portuguese class 6000), and two Portuguese class 1400 diesel locomotives.