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March 21, 2012 | Signalling

Is ETCS missing an open goal?

German Rail (DB) is spearheading the campaign to get open-source software accepted for ETCS applications in Europe, awarding the first contract for open-source onboard equipment, as David Briginshaw reports.

March 5, 2012 | Main line

Arson attacks delay French ski trains

THREE fires were deliberately started on the morning of March 3 at three locations in the Savoy region of France on the lines linking Chambery and the ski resorts in the Tarentaise and Maurienne valleys. The fires severely damaged signalling cables leading to delays to 40 conventional trains and 60 TGVs, affecting around 35,000 passengers.

February 24, 2012 | High-speed

DB to pull out of Thalys partnership

GERMAN Rail (DB) has decided to relinquish its 10% holding in Thalys which operates 300km/h services from Paris to Brussels, Cologne and Amsterdam.

February 24, 2012 | Policy

Karel Vinck and François Lacôte honoured

THE 2012 European Railway Award has been made to Mr Karel Vinck, Europe's ERTMS coordinator, and to Mr François Lacôte, currently senior vice-president and technical advisor with Alstom, for their respective outstanding political and technical achievements in rail transport.

January 26, 2012 | Financial

Good year for SNCF as revenues rise 7.2%

TURNOVER at French National Railways (SNCF) was up by 7.2% at Euros 32.65bn in 2011 compared with Euros 30.47bn in 2010, with particularly strong performance in the railway's passenger sectors.

December 16, 2011 | Europe

Redefining the station as a multi-service centre

In the quest to redefine the modal interface and make rail a more accessible option for travel, French National Railways is reinventing its stations as multimodal hubs, while also ensuring they are living spaces integrated into the communities they serve. Sophie Boissard, CEO of SNCF Stations & Connections, explains the strategy to Keith Barrow.

December 15, 2011 | Policy

French government presents new rail strategy

THE French government has adopted four key measures designed to reform the operation of the national rail network to prepare France for new European Union legislation on open access, to streamline operations, to obtain better value for money, and to boost exports.

December 6, 2011 | Financial

Veolia to exit transport market

VEOLIA has today announced its intention to sell its transport business as part of a plan to dispose of up to Euros 5bn worth of assets in the next two years. The French company is under pressure to stem a slump in its share price in the wake of two successive profit warnings.

December 1, 2011 | High-speed

Rhine-Rhône high-speed line stations inaugurated

FRANCE's minister for ecology, sustainable development, transport and housing Mrs Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, French National Railways (SNCF) president Mr Guillaume Pepy, and Mr Hubert du Mesnil, president of French Rail Network (RFF) today officially inaugurated two new stations on the 140km Rhine-Rhône high-speed line, ahead of the launch of commercial services over the route on Sunday.

January 1, 2010 | Freight

8 big challenges for European railfreight

Still reeling from the worst economic crisis in more than half a century, Europe's railfreight operators enter a new decade contemplating a long line of financial, political, and technical hurdles. Keith Barrow reports from Marketforce's Future of Railfreight in Europe conference in Berlin, where delegates debated the industry's most pressing issues, and how they might be tackled.

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