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20 November 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Last weekend’s TGV derailment on the LGV Est line near Strasbourg was caused by excessive speed and late breaking finds initial investigation carried out by French operator SNCF.
16 November 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Eleven people were killed whilst on board a high-speed TGV train during a test run on the recently constructed second section LGV Est line near Strasbourg.
1 October 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Bombardier has received an order from French National Railway Company (SNCF) for the supply of a further eight Regio 2N Double-Deck electric multiple units for the Midi-Pyrenees Region in France...
25 September 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
French transport operator SNCF has unveiled a prototype design of the new TGV first class seat at the Palais de Tokyo exhibition space in Paris.
24 July 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The cross-border SNCF-DB rail alliance between France and Germany has been extended for 5 years following a new fleet of class 407 ICE 3 entering service between Frankfurt and Paris Gare de l’Est.
25 June 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Major plans to redevelop Gare du Nord in Paris were revealed at a high profile SNCF press conference attended by the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo.
13 May 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The European Commission has today announced conditional approval for the SNCF acquisition of Eurostar.
7 May 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Bombardier has received an order to supply 19 additional Francilien Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Commuter Trains to Île-de-France Transport Authority (STIF) and French National Railway Company (SNCF), the order is valued at approximately 127 million euro...
27 February 2015 | By ERESS
Eress organisation has announced that SNCF (Société nationale des chemins de fer français) has decided to test the Erex system, and Eress Director, Dyre Martin Gulbrandsen “considers this a significant milestone.”...
5 January 2015 | By Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation has won an order to supply 42 Regio 2N train sets to the Syndicat des Transports d’Ile-de-France (STIF) and SNCF...
2 October 2014 | By Bombardier
SNCF received authorisation today from the French Public Establishment of Railway Safety (EPSF) for the commercial operation of Bombardier’s Regio 2N in single units. This essential step will allow for the progressive deployment of the first Regio 2N vehicles in the Aquitaine, Brittany, Centre, Nord-Pas de Calais, Provence-Alpes-Côte d' Azur…
24 September 2014 | By Global Railway Review
On 23rd September at InnoTrans 2014, DB and SNCF jointly agreed to continue operating high-speed trains between Germany and France in a joint venture until at least 2020...
15 September 2014 | By WiN MS
The first installation is the result of a long partnership between WiN MS and the railway operator SNCF...
29 July 2014 | By Bombardier Transportation
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation announced that SNCF has exercised an option for 22 additional Francilien commuter EMUs...
Libor Lochman, Executive Director at the CER provides an article about how the industry should work together to combat metal theft, Jacques Colliard from the UIC covers ways that railways can safeguard their infrastructures and Christian Schang from SNCF details safety management operations for the French railway network...
