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March 24, 2021 | News

Fresh faces: Talgo and Metro Trains Sydney appoint new CEOs; Keolis appoints new executive director

Mr Gonzalo Urquijo Fernández de Araoz has taken over management of Talgo, effective immediately.

March 2, 2021 | Technology

SNCF and DB sign new digital cooperation agreement

The new agreement expands on the two railways’ existing partnership.

January 14, 2021 | Fleet

€2.56bn Paris RER Line B fleet contract award confirmed following court order

PARIS Transport Authority (RATP) and SNCF Passenger have confirmed a Bombardier-CAF consortium as the preferred bidder for a €2.56bn contract to supply 146 trains for the Paris RER B suburban line, after the Administrative Court of Paris rejected an appeal filed by Alstom.

December 11, 2020 | Main line

SNCF awarded three-year contract for Transilien network

PARIS transport operator Île-de-France Mobility (IDFM) has announced it will tender services on the Transilien heavy rail network from 2024, with incumbent operator French National Railways (SNCF) awarded a contract to operate services between 2020-2023.

July 21, 2020 | Fleet

Alstom starts production of 100 Avelia Horizon trains for SNCF

ALSTOM has started manufacturing bodyshells for its new Avelia Horizon 350km/h double-deck trains for French National Railways (SNCF) at its La Rochelle plant.

July 21, 2020 | High-speed

SNCF to trial passenger temperature checks in Paris

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) will start a trial this month of a system to check the temperature of passengers before they board TGV trains to assess whether they have Covid-19.

March 13, 2020 | Policy

Czech Republic stops cross-border passenger trains

THE Czech government will prohibit all cross-border passenger train, bus, and boat services with effect from March 14 as part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

March 11, 2020 | Policy

European train operators respond to coronavirus epidemic

SEVERAL European train operators have announced measures in response to the worsening coronavirus epidemic including more stringent train cleaning, steps to protect staff, ticket refunds without penalty, and cancellation of services.

March 2, 2020 | Financial

December strikes result in €614m loss for SNCF

STRIKES in December 2019 by employees of French National Railways (SNCF) against proposed pension reforms in France caused a €690m drop in revenue and an operating loss of €614m for SNCF in 2019.

January 17, 2020 | Policy

SNCF president unveils new management team

THE new CEO of French National Railways (SNCF), Mr Jean-Pierre Farandou, has announced his new management team following the transformation of SNCF into a state-owned limited company at the beginning of this month.

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