French freight revival planned by President Macron
Emmanuel Macron, has said he wants to massively redevelop the Republic’s railways, with an emphasis on increasing the share of freight carried. The President signalled a radical change in freight transportation, as part of a...Read more
French rail freight should double before end of decade
Ambitious plans have been revealed to raise awareness and patronage of the French freight network. The target is to double usage before the end of the decade. A consortium of operators have agreed collaborative terms.Read more
How France keeps its trains running amidst a nation-wide lockdown
France is one of the countries in Europe where the coronavirus has been most severe, especially in the eastern region of Alsace. This has had an impact on railway traffic: nothing is the same anymore....Read more
Hupac reaches major milestone: P400 semitrailer on French network
Hupac Intermodal has opened up the market for P400 semitrailer transportation between Spain/southern France and northern Europe. As of February, P400 semitrailers can run between Antwerp and Barcelona. And as of March, P400 semitrailers can...Read more
French railway strikes cost SNCF nearly billion euros
The French railway company SNCF expects to have suffered losses amounting to nearly 600 million euros in revenue due to the railway strikes. This was said by the new company president & CEO Jean-Pierre Farandou....Read moreStrikes in France to impact rail freight operations
Rail freight in France is to suffer disturbances due to a wide-scale strike by the transport industry on Thursday and maybe also Friday. The strikes are held to voice against the reforms of the pension...Read moreRail link between France and Italy via Modane reopened
The railway line in Maurienne valley linking France and Italy via Modane has been reopened today in the early morning. The route had been closed for train traffic for three weeks due to a mudslide....Read more
Mudslide halts rail traffic between France and Italy until mid-August
A mudslide in the south-east of France has interrupted all rail traffic between France and Italy via Modane until 15 August. This was reported by the North Sea Mediterranean corridor management on Friday 5 July....Read more
Rail freight service between Perpignan and Rungis continued
The rail freight service between the French cities of Perpignan and Rungis will remain in place. The French government considered closing this line as soon as this month. However, several rail freight stakeholders claimed that...Read more
Canfranc-Oloron railway track loses vital customers
The chemical company Ercros will no longer use the Spanish-Franco railway track between Canfranc and Oloron. The infrastructure requires upgrades to respond to the market needs, the long-term customer claimed. The railway line is 61.5 km...Read more
Lyon-China line now for cooled transport
The rail freight service from the French city of Lyon to Wuhan in Central China is now available for refrigerated agricultural products. Trains are loaded and unloaded in Venissieux, 16 kilometres far from Lyon. There...Read more‘Strikes in France can easily have similar effect as Rastatt disaster’
The SNCF strike in France hits the European rail freight industry hard, and as a result, seriously affects the European market, industry leaders have said. “International rail transport towards Switzerland, Italy and Spain is almost...Read more
ERFA welcomes French railway reform
The European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) is positive about the ongoing discussions regarding far-reaching reforms of the French National Railways (SNCF). It believes that France is well on its way towards a policy supporting a...Read more