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June 2, 2020 | Financial

Keolis CEO Patrick Jeantet dismissed by supervisory board

THE supervisory board of Keolis has dismissed its CEO, Mr Patrick Jeantet, after four months in the job, following “significant strategic differences”.

May 27, 2020 | Infrastructure

Sytral awards Lyon Line B track contract to Colas Rail

LYON public transport authority Sytral has awarded a €21.5m contract to Colas Rail to install track on an extension to the Lyon metro.

May 19, 2020 | Infrastructure

Paris metro Orly extension track contract let

THE Colas Rail-ETF consortium has won a contract for the detailed design and installation of track for an extension to Line 14 of the Paris metro.

May 7, 2020 | Fleet

New Lyon LRVs to enter service on May 11

LYON Transport Authority (Sytral) is testing 11 Alstom Citadis LRVs in preparation for their entry into service on Line T4 on May 11.

May 1, 2020 | High-speed

Air France ordered to curb competition with rail in France

ONE of three conditions imposed on Air France in exchange for a €7bn coronavirus aid package is to stop competing with TGV services where rail offers a viable alternative.

April 24, 2020 | Financial

Keolis reports 11% revenue jump

KEOLIS recorded a 10.9% increase in revenue last year, up from €5.93m in 2018 to €6.58bn in 2019.

April 22, 2020 | Freight

SNCF Network sets up system to keep rail freight flowing

FRENCH infrastructure manager SNCF Network has set up an organisation to maintain rail freight services, in particular the transport of essential goods, despite the coronavirus pandemic.

April 17, 2020 | Main line

High infrastructure costs force FlixTrain to halt French expansion

BUDGET open-access operator FlixTrain has announced it will not enter the French market in 2021 as expected, due to the high cost of train paths in the country.

April 1, 2020 | Main line

SNCF operates additional hospital services for Covid-19 patients

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has operated a further two TGV hospital services, carrying patients affected by Covid-19 to areas with additional hospital capacity to spread the load on medical services.

March 30, 2020 | Fleet

SNCF orders more Bombardier EMUs for Auvergne-Rhône Alpes

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has ordered 19 six-car double-deck Regio 2N EMUs from Bombardier on behalf of the Auvergne-Rhône Alpes region.

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