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January 26, 2021 | Fleet

Bombardier to begin conversion of ACG EMUs to battery operation

BOMBARDIER has announced it will install batteries on the first five of 700 AGC regional EMUs built at its Crespin plant in northern France for the French regions between 2005 and 2011, ahead of trials before the battery trains enter passenger service in 2023.

January 18, 2021 | Freight

VFLI becomes Captrain France

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) rail freight subsidiary VFLI has been rebranded as Captrain France in line with other SNCF freight subsidiaries, which operate in 11 countries, as the railway seeks to develop a pan-European operator.

January 15, 2021 | Fleet

In-Brief - Fleet: SNCF orders double-deck EMUs; Guinea locomotives delivered; Qingyuan maglev train complete

FRANCE: French National Railways (SNCF) has ordered an additional three class Z 57000 Omneo Régio 2N double-deck EMUs from Bombardier for use on lines D and R from Gare du Lyon, expanding the fleet serving the line to 72 sets.

December 23, 2020 | Commuter Rail

RATP and SNCF challenge tender court ruling

PARIS Transport Authority (RATP) and French National Railways (SNCF) will appeal a decision by the Paris Judicial Court on December 17 to partially suspend a modification to their procurement process for the supply of new trains for Paris RER Line B.

December 23, 2020 | Fleet

SNCF orders 33 more trains for Hauts-de-France

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has ordered 33 more Omneo Regio 2N double-deck EMUs worth €565m from Bombardier for use on regional networks in Hauts-de-France.

December 16, 2020 | Locomotives

SNCF successfully tests mainline autonomous train at GoA2

A consortium led by French National Railways (SNCF) has successfully operated a locomotive at Grade of Automation (GoA) 2 under real mainline operating conditions using ERTMS.

December 15, 2020 | Passenger

Passenger liberalisation stumbles toward 2023 start

France is slowly gearing up to open up Public Service Obligation (PSO) passenger contracts to competition from 2023, in line with European legislation. David Haydock reviews the current situation.

December 13, 2020 | Europe

European timetable changes set to enter force: Part 2

EUROPEAN operators Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), Swiss Southeastern Railways (SOB), Sweden’s SJ, and French National Railways (SNCF) have announced new timetable changes ahead of the start of the 2021 timetable on December 13.

December 10, 2020 | High-speed

Ouigo Spain delays start date

FRENCH National Railways’ (SNCF) low cost subsidiary for Spain, Ouigo Spain, has launched ticket sales for its future service between Madrid and Barcelona although operation will start on May 10, two months later than planned.

December 8, 2020 | Main line

ÖBB, DB, SBB, and SNCF announce Nightjet collaboration

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB), German Rail (DB), Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), and French National Railways (SNCF) have signed an agreement to cooperate more closely to develop night train services across Europe, starting with four new Nightjet connections.

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