It was created to handle the logistics of Trenhotel night railway services between Spain and France, Switzerland and Italy; in 2013 only services to France remained; they were cut back to thrice a week in September 2013, and discontinued on 15 December as the high speed line between France and Spain had opened.
[1] The Elipsos Trenhotel operated with Talgo gauge change trains.
In France the train was pulled by an SNCF locomotive, in Spain by a RENFE one, in Italy by a Trenitalia one and in Switzerland by a SBB CFF FFS one.
The Francisco de Goya departed Paris every night except Saturday at 19:45 during the summer months and less frequently during the winter.
The Joan Miró departed Paris every night at 20:34 and arrived Barcelona at 08:24.