Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts market in Spain: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 86 supply contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 70 of them that state a value (81.4%) add up to €245 million. Spain imported €877 million of goods in the customs headings matched to railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8607, 8603, 8606, 8601, 8604 and 3 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 6.8% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 88 companies have won 262 public supply contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in Spain, in 174 award notices from 28 public buyers.
  • 92% of these awards went to companies registered in Spain; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 29% of all awards.
  • 62.8% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Spain — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €192 billion in 2025, 11.3% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts market in Spain", https://cresques.com/markets/es/346-railway-and-tramway-locomotives-and-rolling-stock, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
88
since November 2023
Award notices
174
on TED
Public buyers
28
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€876.5M
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Spain: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
262
in 174 award notices
Awarded value
€1.4B
from 80% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
88
with at least one award
Public buyers
28
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 959520242025: 868620252026: 81812026
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Contracts awarded by year
202495
202586
202681
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €908.1M€908.1M20242025: €244.7M€244.7M20252026: €228.7M€228.7M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€908.1M
2025€244.7M
2026€228.7M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Railway operators: 138
  2. Cities, regions and central administration: 81
  3. Urban transport operators: 39
  4. Culture, sport and religion: 3
  5. Armed forces and defence agencies: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Railway operators138
Cities, regions and central administration81
Urban transport operators39
Culture, sport and religion3
Armed forces and defence agencies1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Comunidad de Madrid212
    ES30
    Comunidad de Madrid: 212
  2. Cataluña31
    ES51
    Cataluña: 31
  3. País Vasco8
    ES21
    País Vasco: 8
  4. Illes Balears5
    ES53
    Illes Balears: 5
  5. Comunitat Valenciana3
    ES52
    Comunitat Valenciana: 3
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Comunidad de Madrid212
Cataluña31
País Vasco8
Illes Balears5
Comunitat Valenciana3
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 43.5%, Medium-sized 1.1%, Small 2.7%, SME (size not stated) 44.7%, Size not stated 8%Large companies: 114 (43.5%)44%Medium-sized: 3 (1.1%)Small: 7 (2.7%)SME (size not stated): 117 (44.7%)45%Size not stated: 21 (8%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies114 · 43.5%
Medium-sized3 · 1.1%
Small7 · 2.7%
SME (size not stated)117 · 44.7%
Size not stated21 · 8%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany6
    Germany: 6
  2. Italy4
    Italy: 4
  3. Czechia4
    Czechia: 4
  4. Switzerland2
    Switzerland: 2
  5. Slovakia2
    Slovakia: 2
  6. Austria1
    Austria: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany6
Italy4
Czechia4
Switzerland2
Slovakia2
Austria1
Imports of these goods into Spain, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Spain, all buyers (EUR)2023: €940.7M€940.7M20232024: €806.6M€806.6M20242025: €876.5M€876.5M2025
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Imports of these goods into Spain, all buyers (EUR)
2023€940.7M
2024€806.6M
2025€876.5M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Madrid181
    Madrid: 181
  2. Barcelona28
    Barcelona: 28
  3. Valencia18
    Valencia: 18
  4. Pozuelo de Alarcón6
    Pozuelo de Alarcón: 6
  5. Bilbao6
    Bilbao: 6
  6. Santa Cruz de Tenerife3
    Santa Cruz de Tenerife: 3
  7. Palma3
    Palma: 3
  8. El Campello3
    El Campello: 3
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Where the buyers are (city)
Madrid181
Barcelona28
Valencia18
Pozuelo de Alarcón6
Bilbao6
Santa Cruz de Tenerife3
Palma3
El Campello3

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8607, 8603, 8606, 8601, 8604, 8602, 8605, 8608 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Spain

92%

Awards to companies registered in Spain: 92%

21 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

29%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 29%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

62.8%

Lots with a single bid: 62.8%

Among 253 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. KNORR-BREMSE ESPAÑA, S.A.19 public contracts in total
  2. Faiveley Transport Ibérica, S.A.31 public contracts in total
  3. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A.20 public contracts in total
  4. Rail Line Components, S.L.U.30 public contracts in total
  5. Pasch y Cía, S.A.U.28 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in Spain?
88 companies won 174 contract award notices for these categories from 28 public buyers in Spain since November 2023. The companies that win most often are KNORR-BREMSE ESPAÑA, S.A., Faiveley Transport Ibérica, S.A., Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A., Rail Line Components, S.L.U., Pasch y Cía, S.A.U..
How big is the railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts market in Spain?
In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 86 supply contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 70 of them that state a value (81.4%) add up to €245 million. Spain imported €877 million of goods in the customs headings matched to railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8607, 8603, 8606, 8601, 8604 and 3 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 6.8% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts meet buyers and distributors in Spain?
At trade fairs and congresses such as MOTORTEC, IFAT Munich, Automechanika Shanghai, Automechanika Riyadh, Autopromotec, UITP Summit — each checked on the organiser's official website.
How do I find a distributor for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in Spain?
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.