AnalysisLaunching your own trains in France is not easy, yet four entrepreneurs are trying to put private trains on the rails where the SNCF has abandoned services. They all have a different business model and...Read more
AnalysisOnly one competitor to the state-owned railways SNCF currently runs trains on the French network. This is Italy’s Trenitalia, which has been running on the Paris-Lyon-Milan axis since 2020. Although there are quite some plans...Read more
French private rail cooperative Railcoop is looking to upgrade its SNCF Class X 72500 train sets, the company announced on Wednesday. To that end, it has signed an agreement with maintenance specialists ACC M.Read more
New operator Railcoop has postponed the launch of its Bordeaux – Lyon passenger service for the second time. The launch of Railcoop’s first passenger line was scheduled for 11 December 2022, but has been postponed...Read more
A new operator entered the rail freight market in France, and with a new concept. Railcoop, a rail cooperative currently counting more than 9,000 members, just launched its first rail freight service linking the Aveyron...Read more
French cooperative Railcoop is postponing the launch of its Bordeaux-Lyon passenger service by six months. The requested train paths have not been allocated by infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau, making the initial launch of 26 June...Read more
Railcoop, France’s first cooperative society of collective interest dedicated to the railways, aims to give new meaning to rail mobility. Everyone, from citizens to local authorities, can be a part of it. The mission: to...Read more
Acquiring trains, but also parking and maintaining the rolling stock are some of the biggest obstacles for new providers of international rail travel. “Workshops and sites are almost all in the hands of the major...Read more