SNCF Logistics rolling road subsidiary Viia launched its Viia Britanica service for unaccompanied lorry semi-trailers on March 29, with the first train departing from the port of Calais at 02.00 and arriving at Le Boulou near Perpignan close to the French-Spanish border just 22 hours later.
PLANS to expand the Paris RER network to the west of the city received a significant boost on February 6, when French prime minister Mr Manuel Valls confirmed that the government will contribute a further €500m towards the €3.7bn extension of Paris RER Line E from St Lazare to Mantes-la-Jolie.
AKIEM, the locomotive leasing subsidiary created by French National Railways (SNCF) in 2008 has been partly sold to Deutsche Bank-owned investment business Deutsche Asset Management for an undisclosed sum.
REPORTING its first results as an integrated railway, French National Railways (SNCF) achieved a 5% increase in revenue from €29.9bn to €31.4bn in 2015, although Ebitda fell 4.6% from €4.6bn to €4.4bn.
FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) resumed dynamic testing on the second phase of the LGV Est high-speed line from Baudrecourt to Vendenheim on February 29. It had suspended testing following the accident at Eckwersheim on November 14 2015.
THE French government has announced plans to invest in rolling stock for daytime TET services operated under the Corail Intercités brand, with expenditure of up to €1.5bn planned between 2017 and 2025.
FRANCE's secretary of state for transport, Mr Alain Vidalies, has announced plans to stop funding all but two of the Lunéa overnight train services operated by French National Railways (SNCF) and to put their operation out to tender.
BOMBARDIER Transportation is to supply French National Railways (SNCF) with four additional eight-car Regio 2N double-deck EMUs in a deal worth €34m.
IN the first deployment of its type in France, telecoms operator Orange has completed the rollout of a public LTE network on the Paris - Lyon high-speed line, providing continuous onboard 4G coverage on TGV services at speeds of up to 300km/h.
FRENCH prime minister Mr Manuel Valls confirmed on February 6 that the government will contribute a further €500m towards the €3.7bn western extension of Paris RER Line E from St Lazare to Mantes-la-Jolie.
