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A major investment programme totalling 4 billion euros to develop rail freight in France is due to be finalised later this year. Two of France’s…
A major investment programme totalling 4 billion euros to develop rail freight in France is due to be finalised later this year. Two of France’s…
The decision of the French government to restructure the national rail freight operator Fret SNCF to avoid European sanctions keeps sparking contrary reactions. The National…
In an interview with Railfreight.com, Alexandre Gallo, President and CEO of DB Cargo France and President of the Association Française du Rail (AFRA), comments on…
France’s rail freight sector has voiced strong opposition to the European Union’s move to introduce ‘mega’ lorries of more than 25 metres in length and…
Labour unions at Fret SNCF have highlighted that the ‘discontinuity’ of the French state railways’ biggest rail freight subsidiary has played directly into the hands…
After a difficult 2023, French rail freight is unlikely to fare much better this year, the head of a leading player in the sector has…
The leading private rail company on the French market, DB Cargo France, will later this month be taking on some of the traffic routes relinquished…
British Steel will supply Belgium with 100-metre-long rail tracks that Infrabel, the country’s infrastructure manager, will use to maintain and renew the rail network. The…
Electricity contracts must be subject to renegotiation immediately, says the French rail association AFRA. Many rail freight operators in France struggle with the increased electricity…