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October 19, 2020 | Financial

Pays de la Loire secondary line funding plan announced

THE French region of Pays de la Loire announced a draft agreement with the national government regarding funding for the maintenance of secondary lines on October 16.

October 17, 2020 | News

Work underway on LGV Sud Est improvements

SNCF Network is overseeing a project to update infrastructure on the 409km LGV Sud Est high-speed line between Paris and Lyon.

October 15, 2020 | Metros

RATP delays commissioning of extensions to metro lines 4 and 12

PARIS Transport Authority (RATP) has announced that work on extensions to metro lines 4 and 12 will be delayed by several months due to the implementation of measures to reduce the spread of Covid-19.

October 14, 2020 | Financial

SNCF to sell wagon leasor Ermewa

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has reportedly instructed Lazard to initiate the process of selling its freight wagon leasing subsidiary, Ermewa Group.

October 13, 2020 | Financial

Auvergne rail network secures €280m investment

FRENCH prime minister, Mr Jean Castex, and president of the Auvergne-Rhônes-Alpes region, Mr Laurent Wauquiez, signed an agreement on October 5 under which €280m will be spent in the next two years to improve the rail network in Auvergne.

October 12, 2020 | Infrastructure

Agreement to investigate Somport Tunnel reopening signed

SPAIN’s Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (Mitma) and France’s New Aquitaine Region have signed an agreement to study the reopening of the Somport Tunnel on the cross-border Pau - Canfranc - Zaragoza line.

October 9, 2020 | Rolling stock

Nantes orders new LRVs

THE French city of Nantes has ordered a fleet of 49 Citadis LRVs worth €200m from Alstom, which are due to enter service from 2022.

October 2, 2020 | Fleet

Grand Paris metro train design unveiled

THE design of the new metro trains which Alstom will build for lines 15, 16 and 17 of the Grand Paris metro project were revealed on October 2.

September 21, 2020 | Rolling stock

Alstom and Bombardier unveil new Paris RER train

A consortium of Alstom and Bombardier has unveiled the first of a new fleet of trains for use on the Paris Regional Express Network (RER) at a ceremony at Alstom's Valenciennes rail test centre on September 18.

September 15, 2020 | Main line

RATP Dev and Getlink set up Régionéo to bid for French rail concessions

RATP Dev and Channel Tunnel operator Getlink have agreed to set up a joint venture called Régionéo to bid for contracts to operate passenger trains in France.

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