Railway Summit 2025 – Sustainability & ESG

SOMAFEL strengthens its operations in Gabon

SOMAFEL extends activity in Mozambique

2024 – Christmas lunch

68th Anniversary of SOMAFEL

Central shipyard modernization – Oliveirinha

SOMAFEL participates in the Portugal Railway Summit 2024

67th Anniversary of SOMAFEL

SOMAFEL represented at PFP wokshop

SOMAFEL reinforces activity in Gabon

SOMAFEL resumes activity in Mozambique

SOMAFEL acquires the first B66UC Tamping Machine in the Iberian Peninsula

Brazil – Contracts with the mining company VALE

Brazil – Signing of two new contracts

SOMAFEL celebrates its 66th anniversary

Somafel carries out works of superstructure and signalling support on the Carajás Railroad, Brazil

Participation in the 28th International Railway Fair in Münster-Germany – 2022

Somafel attends to the International Railway Fair in Münster-Germany

Somafel takes part in the 2022 edition of the Portugal Railway Summit

Somafel at the 4th Edition of the Business & Engineering Job Fair, in Viseu

Assignment of access and possession rights of the yellow and green lines – viaducts of Campo Grande

Modernised equipment on the Tomar branch line

Modernisation of SOMAFEL’s Railway Equipment Fleet

SOMAFEL and TEIXEIRA DUARTE execute the biggest new railway line work in the last 100 years in Portugal

SOMAFEL starts the renovation of another section of the Beira Alta Line

New Contract for Vale in Brazil

Modernisation of Somafel Machines

VALE, SA hires SOMAFEL for new intervention on the Carajás Railroad

Flash-Butt Welding

Contract within the scope of the extension of the Yellow and Green Lines of Campo Grande’s Viaducts

SOMAFEL consolidates its relationship with VALE, S.A. through two new construction contracts in the State of Pará, Brazil

SOMAFEL – North Line – Renovation of Cracked Monoblock Sleepers

Somafel – Refurbishment of the Beira Alta Line

Following the assignment of the first contract for the Beira Alta Line Modernization Plan – Guarda Cerdeira, at the end of July, the heavy mechanical dismantling works started in week 40.

SOMAFEL – RISQS Accreditation

SOMAFEL renewed the accreditation of its RISQS system (Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme).

SOMAFEL – Carajás Railroad

On 15 and 18 July, SOMAFEL Ltda (Brazil) and VALE, SA signed two contracts.

SOMAFEL installs Solar Photovoltaic System in Carregal do Sal

In order to reduce energy consumption in the Workshops of the Carregal do Sal Operations Centre and, consequently, reduce the consumption of natural resources and CO₂ emissions, SOMAFEL has installed a Solar Photovoltaic System for self-consumption.

SOMAFEL starts works on the Transgabonais railway line

The works under the contract signed with SETRAG started on the 1st of July and extend to Franceville – Libreville. The first section to be operated is located between the stations of Mouyabi (pk 410) and Ivindo (373).

Maiden trip for the commissioning of the electric train service between Nine e Viana

Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa embarks on the maiden trip for the commissioning of the electric train service on the Minho Line between Nine and Viana do Castelo.

SOMAFEL participates in the third planning week at DNIT

Between 11 and 13 June, Brasilia hosted the Third Planning Week at DNIT (Brazil’s National Department of Transport Infrastructure), which in its third edition gained new partners, new structures and a more robust and innovative schedule.

Somafel – New Official Website

SOMAFEL’s new official website went live on 11 June.

Gabon – Arrival of Equipment at Owendo Port

A tamping group of SOMAFEL composed by a plain line tamper and a ballast regulator with storage silo has arrived at Owendo.

Railtex 2019 – Somafel’s presence

Somafel was present at Railtex 2019 in Birmingham, UK.

SOMAFEL starts operating in Gabon

A SOMAFEL has signed an agreement to carry out the heavy tamping works in the Transgabonais railway in Gabon.