France invests 鈧�20m in a post-Covid bike revolution A 鈧�20 million plan has been launched to encourage people to get on their bikes as a safer way to travel post-confinement.
France tempts people back on to bikes after lockdown Government offers to cover 鈧�50 of repair costs for everyone who wants to get back on their bike after the coronavirus confinement period is eased
SNCF fines French man 鈧�100 for giving beggar 70 cents French train company SNCF has admitted that it was 鈥渃lumsy鈥� and 鈥渨ent too far鈥� after a man was fined 鈧�100 for giving 70 cents to a begging woman in a train station in Toulouse (Occitanie).
news Train tickets in France soon sold in tobacco shops Train passengers in France will soon be able to buy SNCF tickets from tobacconist shops, it has been confirmed, in the same week as SNCF announced more station sellers in response to huge queues.
German train firm offers competing lines in France Five new high-speed train line services have been proposed for France by German company FlixTrain, as the country鈥檚 rail network prepares to open itself up to competition by 2020-2021.
Free buses prove successful in French town of Dunkirk The decision to make public transport free in the French town of Dunkirk (Nord) has been hailed a success after a rise in passenger use, and 鈥渘ew dynamism鈥� in the city centre.
SNCF reveals 鈥榖est and worst鈥� train stations in France French train company SNCF has published its annual list of the country鈥檚 best and worst train stations for customer satisfaction, with Rennes (Brittany) coming last and Meuse TGV (Grand Est) on top.
Support for Paris bus driver who helped disabled user A Parisian bus driver, who took the unusual decision to ask all of his passengers to leave the bus to allow a wheelchair user to get on, has said he did it because 鈥渘o one was moving鈥�.
France bans electric foot scooters from pavements The minister for Transport has banned electric foot scooters from riding on pavements and pedestrian areas, saying that they should now use normal roads and cycling lanes.
France鈥檚 first long-term bike hire scheme launches A bike hire service launching today (Friday September 7) in Nantes is to give users 鈥渕edium and long term鈥� access to bikes - a departure from the usual 鈥渟ingle trip鈥� services usually seen in France.
SNCF signs 鈥榖iggest ever TGV order in France鈥� for 鈧�3bn Train company SNCF has ordered 100 new and modern TGV trains from French manufacturer Alstom, to the value of three billion euros, in what has been called the 鈥渂iggest order of TGVs ever in France鈥�.
Confident new bike hire scheme arrives in Paris A Danish bike hire scheme has installed new bikes in Paris, in an attempt to succeed where other companies have failed.
Delays on rise as almost 16% of TGVs were late in 2017 Delays are on the rise at SNCF, with over 16 million passengers having been delayed on a TGV last year, and almost 16% of TGV journeys found to have been late in 2017, up from previous years.
SNCF website changes name for first time in 17 years Time to update your bookmarks if you travel by rail! Train company SNCF is changing the name and address of its booking website, voyages-SNCF.com, for the first time in 17 years, to be in line with its new brand 鈥淥ui鈥�. Labrador Tag Feed
