France invests €20m in a post-Covid bike revolution A €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 €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 €100 for giving beggar 70 cents French train company SNCF has admitted that it was “clumsy” and “went too far” after a man was fined €100 for giving 70 cents to a begging woman in a train station in Toulouse (Occitanie). Train tickets in France soon sold in tobacco shops German train firm offers competing lines in France Free buses prove successful in French town of Dunkirk
SNCF reveals ‘best and worst’ train stations in France French train company SNCF has published its annual list of the country’s 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 “no one was moving”.
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’s first long-term bike hire scheme launches A bike hire service launching today (Friday September 7) in Nantes is to give users “medium and long term” access to bikes - a departure from the usual “single trip” services usually seen in France.
SNCF signs ‘biggest ever TGV order in France’ for €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 “biggest order of TGVs ever in France”.
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.
Motorists urged to avoid travel as snow turns to ice Drivers in Île-de-France warned not to make unnecessary journeys as sub-zero temperatures turn snow into ice - but some Parisians found the perfect way to negotiate the wintry conditions
Apps and updates: SNCF reveals changes for 2018 The CEO of train firm SNCF has revealed the changes that travellers can expect from the company in the next 12 months, including new apps and station improvements. 'Wild boar' run free on Montpellier tramway lines SNCF website changes name for first time in 17 years €200 aid to help buy an e-bike
Paris Gare de Lyon to shut for 48 hours this weekend Passengers will be redirected to other stations around the capital as engineers work to modernise signalling equipment Métro passengers can learn to dance while they commute Cable cars come down from the mountains to ease urban traffic Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed