Spain ready to become testing ground for international high-speed rail competition in Europe
As the end of the year is approaching, Iryo is preparing to enter the Spanish high-speed rail market in full force. The 25th of November will mark an historical day, as for the first time...Read more
New high-speed player to join Spanish network in November
Private high-speed train operator Iryo will join Renfe and Ouigo on the Spanish high-speed rail network from November 25 onwards, Spanish media reported last week. Earlier this month, Iryo CEO Simone Gorini also said there...Read more
Major delays after Ouigo train rips off overhead line between Madrid and Barcelona
A Ouigo train travelling from Madrid to Barcelona ripped off several hundred of metres of overhead line from the high-speed railway line on Saturday, causing major delays for thousands of passengers.Read more
SNCF’s spring holiday tickets sales at pre-corona levels
SNCF has already sold some 7,2 million tickets for its long-distance trains for the spring holiday period in France, which began on April 16 for certain regions and will end on May 9 for others.Read more
SNCF launches OUIGO Classic trains on historical tracks
SNCF kicked-off its OUIGO Classic services on Monday. The trains offer low-cost tickets to destinations on the Lyon-Paris-Nantes arch using refurbished rolling stock on some of France’s most historical tracks.Read more
SNCF announces its new ‘Ouigo vitesse classique’ service
SNCF announced the expansion of the Ouigo brand, this time in the form of renovated classic trains, on the French domestic network.Read more
Alstom and SNCF present new TGV M power car
Following the presentation of a TGV M body shell on 16 July 2020, Alstom and SNCF unveiled the first TGV M power car last week on Wednesday. The first trainsets of the new modular TGV...Read more
Ouigo Spain is a fact: operation started
Ouigo launched its service between Madrid and Barcelona this Monday, 10 May. A subsidiary of the French SNCF, it is the first new high-speed operator to enter the Spanish market. Ouigo offers 10 daily trips...Read more
SNCF: state aid for Eurostar is needed within the month to get through crisis
French State Railways (SNCF) said that its high speed Channel Tunnel rail subsidiary Eurostar needs state aid within the month to get through Covid-19 crisis. SNCF chief executive Jean-Pierre Farandou, said this to the Financial...Read more