Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway electric multiple unit trains model SNCF Z 27500 (Autorail à grande capacité) which in the 2000s replaced the SNCF Class Z 7300. The direct connection Latour-de-Carol to Paris is provided by the Corail night train, called Lunéa since the late 2000s. Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway The Portet-Saint-Simon - Puigcerdà railway is a secondary railway line in southwestern France. It connects Portet-sur-Garonne, 11 km south of Toulouse on the Toulouse–Bayonne railway, to Latour-de-Carol and Puigcerdà, towns located on each side of the French/Spanish border in Cerdanya. The railway was opened in several stages between 1861 and 1929. Since the closure of the railway
SNCF Class Y 8000 SNCF Fret livery. The locomotives also are certified for use in Italy, limited to shunting work: Y 8120 has been operated by SNCF subsidiary "CapTrain Italia". After 1989 production shifted to a mechanically identical Y 8400 type, which incorporated a radio control system for shunting. SNCF Class Y 8000 The SNCF Class Y 8000 is a class of diesel shunter built between 1977 and 1990. The locomotives were developed by SNCF for shunting duties. Initial construction was by Locotracteurs Gaston Moyse until that company ceased business, then by Fauvet Girel. Y 8000 machines were used to replace older shunting engines,