Tag: SNCF
Maximum penalty required against the SNCF
The train disaster in Brétigny-sur-Orge (Essonne) killed seven people and injured hundreds in 2013. This Wednesday, the Evry prosecutor’s office asked the court to condemn the SNCF to “the maximum…
Rail: Freight traffic: Deutsche Bahn and SNCF need billions
Rail Freight traffic: Deutsche Bahn and SNCF need billions An automatic coupling for freight trains should make freight transport on the rails faster and cheaper. At the moment, however, freight…
Why is Transilien SNCF recruiting 600 people this year?
In 2022, Transilien hires by whole carloads. In all, “600 agents will be recruited this year by SNCF Voyageurs at Transilien SNCF”, indicates the company’s press release. In detail, we…
Malfunctions on the Lyon-Grenoble line, the SNCF summoned by the region to pay late penalties
In a press release published on Monday, Laurent Wauquiez, the president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, “demands” from the SNCF “the payment of penalties” due to several malfunctions observed last week…
SNCF close to offering a normal TER service in the region
A near return to normal. In Hauts-de-France, the small daily annoyances suffered by users of regional trains (TER) are not new. Nevertheless, the situation had become particularly alarming at the…
The original SNCF technique to streamline passenger traffic in the Transilien
To limit passenger traffic jams in front of the gantries at peak times in the Transilien, the SNCF is experimenting with a new device. No new technology or major works…
SNCF comes out of the red in 2021 and earns 890 million euros thanks to a sale
A bit of good news on this very dark day, and it’s from the French train that it comes! Still affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the SNCF straightened out its…
SNCF is working on the creation of a second Nantes-Angers-Le Mans line
It is one of the busiest railway axes in France. The Nantes-Angers-Le Mans link is officially considered “saturated” by the SNCF. Up to eight trains (TGV, TER and Intercités) pass…
Gabriel Attal denounces “a form of reflex strike” at RATP and SNCF
This Friday, the capital is blocked by a public transport strike. Many metros are at a standstill, a situation that government spokesman Gabriel Attal does not appreciate. He criticized “a…
five French departments on orange alert Friday morning, SNCF traffic disrupted
Screenshot of the Météo-France vigilance map of February 17, 2022. METEO FRANCE Météo-France has placed five departments on the north and north-west coast of France on orange alert, from Friday…