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November 22, 2020 | Financial

SNCF ridership holding up during second lockdown

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) reported on November 17 that passenger numbers were holding up better during France’s second lockdown, which began on October 30 and is expected to run until December 1, than during the first, which ran from mid-March to mid-May.

November 16, 2020 | Policy

French rail budget to increase in 2021

FRENCH transport minister Mr Jean-Baptiste Djebbari presented the 2021 provisional rail budget to parliament on November 10, in advance of the budget being debated and signed into law in December.

November 16, 2020 | Fleet

Île-de-France orders 13 more tram-trains

PARIS transport operator Île-de-France Mobility and Transilien SNCF have ordered a further 13 Citadis Dualis tram-trains from Alstom for €70m, under a framework contract for up to 200 sets signed by Transilien SNCF in 2007.

November 10, 2020 | Main line

European operators reduce services again as passenger numbers drop

EUROPEAN operators have cut back national and cross-border passenger services in response to a number of national lockdowns instituted to curb the second wave of Covid-19.

November 5, 2020 | Fleet

Lille confirms light rail fleet replacement

LILLE’s metropolitan government (MEL) has confirmed plans to replace the 24 trams used on the city’s two-line light rail network from 2024.

October 29, 2020 | Europe

SNCF presents action plan for Normandy

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has drawn up an action plan to improve train punctuality in Normandy.

October 28, 2020 | Technology

SNCF Network to launch digital interlockings rollout

FRENCH infrastructure manager SNCF Network has announced that its €1bn Argos innovation partnership, launched in June 2018 to develop and rollout a new generation of computer-controlled signal interlockings, will progress to the implementation stage.

October 22, 2020 | Freight

GB Railfreight announces Lineas partnership extension

BRITISH operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) has announced an extension to a contract with Lineas, Belgium, for the operation of freight services between Antwerp, Belgium, and Scotland until the end of 2021.

October 21, 2020 | Main line

Occitanie, France plans to boost rail passenger traffic by 50%

THE southern French region of Occitanie intends to increase passenger rail traffic by 50% from 66,000 passengers/day currently to 100,000 daily by 2030.

October 19, 2020 | Policy

European Parliament approves measures to protect Channel Tunnel post-Brexit

MEMBERS of the European Parliament (MEPs) have endorsed two proposals aimed at maintaining the same set of rules for the Channel Tunnel following Britain’s exit from the European Union.

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