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    Railsponsible – collaborative initiative focused on sustainable rail procurement launched

Railsponsible – collaborative initiative focused on sustainable rail procurement launched

Six companies in the railway industry, Alstom Transport, Bombardier Transportation, Deutsche Bahn, Knorr Bremse, Nederlandse Spoorwegen and SNCF have lunched Railsponsible, a collaborative initiative focused on sustainable procurement to improve sustainability throughout the entire supply chain. Railsponsible aims to share best practices and processes, drive a common understanding across the industry, and use and

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    TTG Transportation Technology to supply Energymiser® Driver Advisory System to SNCF’s TGV fleets

TTG Transportation Technology to supply Energymiser® Driver Advisory System to SNCF’s TGV fleets

SNCF has selected TTG Transportation Technology to provide its  Energymiser® Driver Advisory System for the TGV fleet. Following the contract award in 2014, a joint seven month proof of concept (POC) assessment has been completed on the Marne‐la‐Vallée‐Chessy‐Montpellier‐St‐Roch and Marne‐la‐Vallee‐Chessy‐Marseille‐St‐Charles routes, successfully confirming the benefits of deploying the system across

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    Bombardier to supply 42 Regio 2N double-deck trains to STIF and SNCF

Bombardier to supply 42 Regio 2N double-deck trains to STIF and SNCF

Bombardier Transportation won an order to supply 42 Regio 2N train sets to the Syndicat des Transports d’Ile-de-France (STIF) and SNCF. This order for 42 double-deck trains is an additional order in the framework of an ongoing contract signed in 2010 and is valued at approximately 397 million euro ($484

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    SNCF tests Google Glass for ticket checks

SNCF tests Google Glass for ticket checks

French railway company SNCF is using Google Glass to check passengers’ tickets before boarding, in a test of the technology that could be rolled out across the network. IDTGV, a 10-year-old subsidiary of SNCF, operates “low-cost” rail services and also serves as an innovation lab, testing new services and technologies

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    Bombardier’s Regio 2N double deck train homologated in France

Bombardier’s Regio 2N double deck train homologated in France

SNCF received authorization 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

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    Bombardier to deliver 22 additional Francilien trains for STIF and SNCF

Bombardier to deliver 22 additional Francilien trains for STIF and SNCF

Bombardier Transportation announced today that SNCF has exercised an option for 22 additional Francilien commuter EMUs. The order, co-financed by STIF, the Ile-de-France transportation authority, and SNCF, is valued at approximately 162 million euro ($218 million US). It is part of the initial 2006 contract with SNCF for up to

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SNCF interested in supplying inter-city rolling stock to BDZ

SNCF has presented Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ EAD) an offer for the supply of inter-city rolling-stock. Produced between 1995-2002, the conventional inter-city rolling stock, able to reach speeds of up to 200 km/hour, was phased out gradually and replaced by new TGVs. The decision to purchase the second hand locomotives and coaches will

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SNCF has awarded Faiveley Transport Group an industrial “Trophée de l’Excellence” in the “Parts and Services”

SNCF has awarded Faiveley Transport Group an industrial “Trophée de l’Excellence” in the “Parts and Services” category at the 3rd edition of its rolling stock supplier’s convention. In order to measure the quality of its supplier’s services, SNCF has established a long term assessment process. Thus, SNCF group has created

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