Topic: SNCF

Analysis: will DB Cargo end up like SNCF Fret?

This week, an important European rail freight company was saved from possible sanctions by the European Commission through an uncompromising reorganisation plan. SNCF Fret, the French subsidiary of SNCF was under fire because it had...Read more
|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

French rail workers to strike over the weekend

STRIKE ALERTAfter negotiations with SNCF on Friday 10 December failed, French union SUD-Rail is maintaining their plan to strike from 15 December to 19 December. The French national rail company offered 60 extra euros a month...Read more
|1 comment|author: Marco Raimondi

SNCF might sell Akiem to Canadian investor

SNCF is negotiating the sale of its freight locomotive leasing company Akiem with the Canadian investment fund Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ). The railway company jointly owns the subsidiary (50:50) with German...Read more
|Comment|author: Stuart Todd

Three new rolling highways in France

The Government of France is considering three new routes for rolling highways across the country. They will be launched by the year’s end. Some of the planned rail freight connections could be extended to the...Read more
|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko