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December 24, 2020 | Infrastructure

Contract awarded for Grand Paris Line 18 viaduct

SOCIETE du Grand Paris has awarded a €193m contract for the construction of a 6.7km-long viaduct for Line 18 of Paris’ Grand Paris Express metro project to a Vinci-led consortium.

December 23, 2020 | Policy

Channel Tunnel reopens after Covid-19 ban lifted

TRAIN services through the Channel Tunnel restarted on December 23 after the French government lifted a ban imposed on December 20 due to the rapid spread of a new strain of Covid-19 in England.

December 23, 2020 | Commuter Rail

RATP and SNCF challenge tender court ruling

PARIS Transport Authority (RATP) and French National Railways (SNCF) will appeal a decision by the Paris Judicial Court on December 17 to partially suspend a modification to their procurement process for the supply of new trains for Paris RER Line B.

December 23, 2020 | Fleet

SNCF orders 33 more trains for Hauts-de-France

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has ordered 33 more Omneo Regio 2N double-deck EMUs worth €565m from Bombardier for use on regional networks in Hauts-de-France.

December 16, 2020 | Metros

Contract for Toulouse’ third metro line awarded

TISSEO Communities, the project manager of the 27km Toulouse Aerospace Express metro project, has awarded Alstom a €470m contract to design, build and maintain the line’s transport system.

December 16, 2020 | Locomotives

SNCF successfully tests mainline autonomous train at GoA2

A consortium led by French National Railways (SNCF) has successfully operated a locomotive at Grade of Automation (GoA) 2 under real mainline operating conditions using ERTMS.

December 15, 2020 | Passenger

Passenger liberalisation stumbles toward 2023 start

France is slowly gearing up to open up Public Service Obligation (PSO) passenger contracts to competition from 2023, in line with European legislation. David Haydock reviews the current situation.

December 11, 2020 | Main line

SNCF awarded three-year contract for Transilien network

PARIS transport operator Île-de-France Mobility (IDFM) has announced it will tender services on the Transilien heavy rail network from 2024, with incumbent operator French National Railways (SNCF) awarded a contract to operate services between 2020-2023.

December 10, 2020 | Freight

Can France double rail freight volumes in 10 years?

This summer an alliance of French rail freight operators presented an ambitious plan to double rail freight volumes over the next 10 years. David Haydock examines the plan and asks whether it can succeed.

December 8, 2020 | Rolling stock

SNCF at a crossroads

Passenger market liberalisation, freight reform and growing company debt were all major challenges facing French National Railways (SNCF) president and CEO Jean-Pierre Farandou when he took the job in November 2019. Covid-19 has added a new dynamic to the role. In an exclusive interview, Farandou speaks to David Haydock about SNCF’s prospects for the decade ahead.

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