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Planned train strike set to hit services in Paris and surrounding region

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:14:48 +0200

Commuters and rail passengers in the Paris region face disruption on Monday with SNCF rail workers set to stage a strike.

Why rail strikes in France could cause even more chaos in 2021

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 10:38:59 +0100

Two months of transportation strikes at the end of 2019/start of 2020 caused widespread chaos in France, but a possible change in strike rules means that future disputes could be even more disruptive. Here's why.

Eurostar in 'critical condition' after collapse in travel between UK and France

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:48:18 +0100

Eurostar, the train operator that runs services through the Channel Tunnel, is in 'a very critical' state after a collapse in travel between Britain and the European continent, a top French rail executive warned on Friday.

Are Paris train stations really 'world's worst'?

Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:11:04 +0200

The train stations of Paris are the worst in the world, a leading French commentator has claimed. But the national rail company, SNCF, isn't taking the insult lying down. Here's their response.

Car crash paralyzes train traffic in France

Fri, 17 Jul 2015 19:59:41 +0200

There was travel chaos on trains in France on Friday as thousands headed off on holiday. All TGV services between Paris and the south west were halted on Friday afternoon after a car crashed into one of the railway's electricity pylons.

Unions see 'turning point' in ninth day of strike

Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:53:00 +0200

As public anger continues to grow over the nine-day rail strike, there was at last some encouraging news from France’s largest union of rail workers, which said the industrial action had reached a “turning point”.

Crash victims file murder charges against rail firm

Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:54:00 +0200

A lawyer acting on behalf of victims of the fatal train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge in July this year has filed murder charges against French rail chiefs, he announced on Monday.

Italians block motorway in French rail link demo

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:21:00 +0200

Protesters in northern Italy held rallies and staged sit-ins on Wednesday against land seizures for the construction of a controversial high-speed rail link between Lyon and Turin.