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July 8, 2020 | Policy

France’s regulatory and safety authorities sign cooperation agreement

AS France prepares to open its rail market to competition, the Regulatory Transport Authority (ART) and the Railway Safety Board (EPSF) have signed a cooperation agreement to facilitate the sharing of information.

June 30, 2020 | Financial

Voestalpine expands international capacity with acquisitions

VOESTALPINE Railway Systems has expanded its international production capacities with the purchase of a turnout manufacturer in France and new shareholdings in China and Argentina.

June 25, 2020 | Rolling stock

Digital transformation improves SNCF’s maintenance systems

French National Railways (SNCF) has adopted a new approach to train maintenance based on incorporating remote diagnosis and condition based maintenance.

June 24, 2020 | Fleet

SNCF orders 11 more Bombardier EMUs for Normandy

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has exercised an option for an additional 11 Bombardier Omneo Premium double-deck, 10-car EMUs, for Normandy’s regional network, worth €163m.

June 19, 2020 | Main line

SNCF offers incentives to revitalise TER services

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has launched a multi-pronged programme to reinvigorate TER regional rail travel, including offering two million tickets below €10, after passenger numbers dropped by around 80% during the Covid-19 crisis.

June 12, 2020 | Metros

Besix to construct Saint-Denis Pleyel station before 2024 Olympic Games

SOCIÉTÉ du Grand Paris has awarded Besix France a contract worth more than €100m to construct the Saint-Denis Pleyel station, the primary station for the 2024 Olympic Games venues in Paris.

June 12, 2020 | News

French cooperative targets Bordeaux - Lyon open-access from 2022

FRENCH cooperative Railcoop says it is targeting the start of an open-access service between Lyon and Bordeaux from summer 2022, reintroducing a direct service abandoned by French National Railways (SNCF) in 2014.

June 9, 2020 | Freight

New French freight coalition targets upsurge in rail freight volumes

A new coalition of participants in France’s rail freight sector is targeting the doubling of rail freight volumes in the country by 2030 as a means of supporting sustainable economic development.

June 8, 2020 | Metros

Work on Paris metro expansion resumes

RATP and Île-de-France Mobility say it is not currently possible to quantify the impact of the coronavirus on the metro projects underway around Paris, as work resumes on a number of metro extensions following months of disruption.

June 4, 2020 | Infrastructure

First Grand Paris Line 18 construction contract awarded

SOCIETE du Grand Paris has awarded the first civil works contract for construction of part of Line 18 of the Grand Paris metro network.

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