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October 30, 2019 | Main line

French Court of Auditors seeks major reforms to regional rail services

FRANCE’s Court of Auditors says regional express (TER) passenger rail services need major reform to increase traffic and reduce costs, and that only three regions are ready to start tendering services.

October 29, 2019 | High-speed

Trenitalia to test ETR 1000 between Paris and Lille

IRJ at WCRR 2019: Trenitalia is set to begin dynamic tests next week on the French high-speed network as the operator steps up the certification process for use of ETR 1000 trains in France.

October 22, 2019 | Fleet

French region orders bi-mode Alstom trains for services to Germany

FRANCE’s Grand Est region has awarded a €360m contract to Alstom for 39 additional Coradia Polyvalent electro-diesel trains for cross-border and domestic services.

October 22, 2019 | Light Rail

Avignon light rail line opens

THE French city of Avignon inaugurated the first phase of its new light rail service on October 19, a 5.2km stretch with 10 stations.

October 21, 2019 | Technology

RATP and Ile-de-France to trial MaaS application in Paris

RATP and Ile-de-France have announced plans to launch a MaaS application in Paris, combining public transport, bikes, car-pooling and taxis into one application, within a year and will launch a beta application in November.

October 2, 2019 | Technology

Konux launches predictive maintenance pilot projects

MUNICH-based start-up Konux has launched three new pilot projects in France, Spain and Belgium to monitor switches and support future predictive maintenance programmes.

September 30, 2019 | Metros

Grand Paris awards metro Line 15 project management contract

SOCIÉTÉ du Grand Paris (SGP) has contracted Systra to provide technical project management assistance for the Grand Paris Express metro Line 15 East and metro Line 15 West, which are due to be constructed as a design and build project.

September 19, 2019 | Europe

Farandou to succeed Pepy as SNCF president

FRENCH president Mr Emmanuel Macron has approved the appointment of Mr Jean Pierre Farandou as the new president and CEO of French National Railways (SNCF), succeeding Mr Guillaume Pepy.

September 18, 2019 | Fleet

CAF named preferred bidder to supply SNCF intercity fleet

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has named CAF as preferred bidder for a contract worth around €700m to supply 28 200km/h long and medium-distance EMUs.

September 11, 2019 | Fleet

Next-generation TGVs to have improved braking

ALSTOM has awarded a framework contract to Knorr-Bremse to supply a faster-reacting design of braking system as well HVAC for installation on the next-generation high-speed trains being supplied to French National Railways (SNCF).

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