Rail freight operators in Europe are performing very differently. Big names such as DB Cargo and Lineas are in trouble, but in Poland, the annual figures were an invitation to uncork the champagne bottle.Read more
The SNCF Group has recorded a third consecutive year in the black, thanks mainly to the strong performance of its high-speed (TGV) passenger services. Net profit totalled 1.3 billion euros compared to the record figure...Read more
Fret SNCF’s relinquishment of 23 traffic routes, including 21 related to combined transport, is well underway, according to its commercial and marketing director, Edouard Laverny.Read more
FiguresAfter last year’s growth of 7,9 per cent in traffic per kilometre and 9,4 per cent in volume, the first half of the year saw a sharp downturn in French intermodal freight traffic, falling by...Read more
Industry body GNTC, SNCF-owned Rail Logistics Europe (RLE) and consultants Altermind have published a report on their development plan for French combined transport, which makes provision for traffic to increase by 60 per cent by...Read more
SNCF’s rail network manager, SNCF Réseau and Rail Logistics Europe, an entity grouping its rail freight units, have developed a system for “the intelligent detection of train anomalies.”Read more
Groupe SNCF has announced plans to acquire Takargo, Portugal’s leading private rail freight operator and a subsidiary of Portuguese construction group Mota-Engil.Read more