https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Wildcat French rail strikes which have hit TGV services look set to cause disruption throughout the Toussaint holiday weekend with passengers warned their travel plans for the long weekend could be ruined. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191030/french-rail-strikes-to-hit-holiday-weekend Wed, 30 Oct 2019 09:57:43 +0100 french-rail-strikes-to-hit-holiday-weekend French rail chiefs might have to drastically cut the number of rail stations around the country served by the high-speed TGV trains in a bid to cut costs and reduce the debt burden. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171017/france-could-cut-number-of-stations-served-by-high-speed-tgv-trains Tue, 17 Oct 2017 17:35:58 +0200 france-could-cut-number-of-stations-served-by-high-speed-tgv-trains The maker of France's TGV trains announced Tuesday a "merger of equals" with German industrial leader Siemens in a giant and politically tricky deal to create a new European rail champion. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170927/maker-of-frances-tgv-trains-merges-with-german-industrial-giant-siemens Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:31:48 +0200 maker-of-frances-tgv-trains-merges-with-german-industrial-giant-siemens An investigation has been opened in France after a high-speed train travelling at up to 200km/h and carrying 175 passengers hit a block of concrete that had been placed on the tracks. Rail chiefs say it was a "malicious act". https://www.thelocal.fr/20170717/tgv-train-hits-concrete-placed-on-rail-tracks-between-paris-and-west-coast Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:07:36 +0200 tgv-train-hits-concrete-placed-on-rail-tracks-between-paris-and-west-coast Fancy travelling through France at 320 km/h on driverless TGV train? Don't worry, you have a few years to mull it over. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170615/france-wants-to-roll-out-new-high-speed-tgv-trains-with-no-drivers Thu, 15 Jun 2017 18:43:29 +0200 france-wants-to-roll-out-new-high-speed-tgv-trains-with-no-drivers France's famous high speed TGV train service is to be renamed "inOui". But will anything actually change? https://www.thelocal.fr/20170529/french-national-rail-service-to-rebrand-historic-tgv-service-inoui Mon, 29 May 2017 18:19:29 +0200 french-national-rail-service-to-rebrand-historic-tgv-service-inoui France's national railway company SNCF is introducing a new youth card that will allow unlimited travel on high speed TGV trains for just €79 a month. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170126/youths-to-get-unlimited-tgv-travel-for-79-a-month Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:49:15 +0100 youths-to-get-unlimited-tgv-travel-for-79-a-month A seven-month-old baby was left alone on a south-bound TGV after his mother decided to grab a quick cigarette during a stop. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170125/french-train-leaves-with-baby-after-mum-hops-off-for-cigarette Wed, 25 Jan 2017 11:17:06 +0100 french-train-leaves-with-baby-after-mum-hops-off-for-cigarette TGV trains that will cut more than an hour off the journey from Paris to Bordeaux have entered service. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161213/super-fast-tgv-train-hits-the-rails-slashing-journey-times Tue, 13 Dec 2016 11:52:29 +0100 super-fast-tgv-train-hits-the-rails-slashing-journey-times The French government has confirmed that it will order 15 high-speed TGV trains in a bid to prevent the historic Alstom train-building plant from closing. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161004/french-state-orders-15-high-speed-trains-to-save-factory Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:12:28 +0200 french-state-orders-15-high-speed-trains-to-save-factory The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday announced its opposition to the construction of more high-speed TGV routes in France for at least the next 15 years, targeting three planned high speed rail routes in particular. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160930/france-told-theres-no-more-money-for-tgvs Fri, 30 Sep 2016 13:50:36 +0200 france-told-theres-no-more-money-for-tgvs A new study has revealed the worst TGV lines to take in France if you want to arrive on time as well as the worst months to travel in. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160705/its-official-these-are-frances-least-reliable-tgv-lines Tue, 05 Jul 2016 15:22:42 +0200 its-official-these-are-frances-least-reliable-tgv-lines Train operator SNCF has announced a massive set of changes to the country's regional rail timetables, including a significantly faster journey between Paris and Bordeaux. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160412/sncf-announces-two-hour-trips-between-paris-and-bordeaux Tue, 12 Apr 2016 19:02:03 +0200 sncf-announces-two-hour-trips-between-paris-and-bordeaux A French high-speed train that derailed on a test run in November - killing 11 - was operating at "massively excessive speed", according to the investigation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160209/fatal-french-train-crash-caused-by-excessive-speed Tue, 09 Feb 2016 10:38:20 +0100 fatal-french-train-crash-caused-by-excessive-speed A French high-speed train that derailed on a test run Saturday, leaving at least 10 dead and 37 injured, had "several children" on board, the rail company said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151115/fatal-french-tgv-train-had-children-on-board Sun, 15 Nov 2015 19:14:51 +0100 fatal-french-tgv-train-had-children-on-board UPDATED: Ten people were killed after a French high-speed train derailed during a test run on Saturday, local officials said, the first fatal accident since the TGV trains were introduced more than 30 years ago. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151114/at-least-10-dead-in-france-train-crash Sat, 14 Nov 2015 20:16:52 +0100 at-least-10-dead-in-france-train-crash A passenger survey from French rail operator SNCF has found that while the majority of respondents are keen to make conversation on a TGV train, they're being held back. And SNCF wants to help. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150804/sncf-aims-to-get-frances-train-users-chatting Tue, 04 Aug 2015 14:28:22 +0200 sncf-aims-to-get-frances-train-users-chatting Around 500 people have spent most of the day stuck inside a train in western France, after a power failure saw the carriage grind to a halt early on Friday morning. Rail operators have warned that other passengers in the area could face delays all day. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150213/500-stuck-on-french-train-after-power-failure Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:28:00 +0100 500-stuck-on-french-train-after-power-failure France’s state-owned rail group, the SNCF, is set to equip its high-speed trains with wireless internet technology, the country’s IT minister announced on Friday. The move comes just months after she publicly shamed the company about its lack of Wi-Fi on Twitter. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150102/french-railway-gear-up-to-install-wi-fi-on-trains Fri, 02 Jan 2015 14:06:00 +0100 french-railway-gear-up-to-install-wi-fi-on-trains Makers of the world famous Sauternes wines in south-western France are up in arms over plans to build a high-speed TGV train line through the region. They say it would be a "death sentence" for some of the vintages that have been around for centuries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141208/sauternes-makers-up-in-arms-over-new-tgv-train-line Mon, 08 Dec 2014 15:22:00 +0100 sauternes-makers-up-in-arms-over-new-tgv-train-line