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May 14, 2026 | High-speed

Bordeaux - Toulouse high-speed line funding confirmed

French government to provide €410m for tendering to start later this year.

April 15, 2026 | Main line

SNCF wins Poitou-Charentes operating contract

Transdev and Le Train also submitted bids for the regional operating contract.

January 15, 2026 | Fleet

SNCF orders more Régiolis trains from CAF

CAF will supply 10 bi-mode trains to operate in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

June 21, 2024 | Main line

Pays de la Loire invests as TER regional traffic booms

Traffic up on pre-pandemic levels at 10 of France’s 13 regions.

November 9, 2022 | Innovations

French government funds low-cost signalling project

Thales-led NS2F consortium aims to cut costs by 30%.

September 28, 2022 | Infrastructure

Huesca - Canfranc route to be converted to dual gauge

Part of project to restore cross-border route to Pau in France.

February 17, 2022 | Fleet

Line tests of Alstom and SNCF hybrid train to begin “soon”

Trials on commercial services with passengers are expected to start in the second quarter of 2023.

November 26, 2021 | Financial

France to adjust financing model for Bordeaux - Toulouse high-speed project

As some Nouvelle-Aquitaine local authorities resist meeting planned contributions, SNCF proposes using track access fees from the line to make up for expected shortfall in funding for the €10.3bn scheme.

December 2, 2020 | Technology

Battery system for French regional hybrid trains clears initial tests

ALSTOM announced the successful completion of tests of a prototype battery system for use in regional diesel-electric hybrid Regiolis trains on December 1.

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