Strike agenda: Chances are France will avoid impact during holidays
Strikes are the talk of the town, or better of the continent, again. France has been affected by them significantly during 2023. The country and…
Fret SNCF forced to give up several routes to endorse fair competition
Fret SNCF, the rail freight subsidiary of state-owned French railway company SNCF, sustained another blow that makes its economic and operational future challenging, to say…
National railway strike in France is on…again
Workers of the French state railway utility SNCF are on strike. The strike started on Monday 30 January at 7 pm local time and runs…
France responds to European Commission probe into Fret SNCF state aid
France is ready for the formal examination procedure by the European Commission into the conditions of the financing of SNCF’s rail freight unit, Fret SNCF,…
Fret SNCF under EU’s microscope for state aid rules compliance
The rail freight subsidiary of SNCF, Fret SNCF, is subject to investigation by the European Commission. The investigation’s objective is to determine whether financial measures…
French intermodal freight operator appeals to state on energy price hike
Brittany-based Lahaye Global Logistics, one of the pioneers of combined road-rail transport development in France, has called on the state authorities to intervene to limit…
Commission injects nearly half a billion into French single wagonload transport
Another incentive is added for rail companies in France and a booster for the French national rail freight development plan. Last week, the European Commission…
France aims for better rail capacity management following disputes
France is rethinking the processes of train capacity allocation in its railway network. After some disputes between rail operators and the infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau,…
SNCF develops DACE: a system for ‘the intelligent detection of train anomalies’
SNCF’s rail network manager, SNCF Réseau and Rail Logistics Europe, an entity grouping its rail freight units, have developed a system for “the intelligent detection…
France’s Captrain to develop hydrogen-powered locomotives
SNCF subsidiary Captrain France has announced a partnership agreement with Hydrogène de France (HDF Energy) to develop hydrogen-powered locomotives to provide a decarbonisation solution for…
Rail Cargo Group launches train to Spain and increases Benelux links
April is a pretty productive month for Austria based Rail Cargo Group. With a new link in the pipeline between Barcelona in Spain and St.…
SNCF Réseau modernises signalling in Paris-Lyon line
French railway manager SNCF Réseau is carrying out signalling modernisation work on the Paris-Lyon line between Fain-lès-Montbard and Nuits-sous-Ravières. The works, which started at the…