Jean-Pierre Farandou, the head of the SNCF Group, who is set to step down at the end of the year, recently fielded questions from the…
In cooperation with an international group of partners, Swiss rail operator Hupac organised a diversion of the Rhine Valley route on non-electrified railways along the…
Arsonists have targeted the French railway network on the opening day of the Olympic Games. France calls it “coordinated sabotage”. The primary victim seems to…
French rail freight operator Fret SNCF is to shed a further 73 posts. These layoffs are to be added to the 453 jobs to be…
Following another day of disruptive strike action earlier this week over the payment of bonuses during the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, the…
France’s Finance and Economic Affairs minister, Bruno Le Maire, is to summon SNCF chief, Jean-Pierre Farandou, to a meeting to explain the signing of an…
Despite rumors about a possible sale of DB Cargo, Deutsche Bahn (DB) rejects the allegations saying that “statements from DB employees are taken completely out…
The Social and Economic Committee (CSE) of Fret SNCF recently sent a letter to the French government asking to introduce a moratorium to review the…
A French Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry has published a report on the nation’s rail freight sector, providing 28 recommendations to restore equity and fair competition…
Railcoop, a French rail cooperative, has six months to find a way to remain afloat after closing its main freight service and failing to secure…
Nevomo carried out the first test on its MagRail technology in Poland. The test was conducted on existing railway infrastructure with railway vehicles reaching a…
Fret SNCF will be split into two entities at the end of 2024, New Fret and New Maintenance. This is a consequence of the European…