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French Railways? Not as classy as you might think

Train Talk: SNCF has many annoying idiosyncrasies, starting with its randomly generated timetable

The Independent UK

Train driver killed and truck driver in custody after collision in northern France

A French high-speed train crashed into a truck carrying military equipment in northern France on Tuesday, killing the driver of the TGV and badly injuring two people, officials said.

Radio France Internationale

French TGV train collides with a truck, killing one and injuring 27

The TGV driver was killed and 27 people were injured in the accident, which occurred at a road crossing on Tuesday morning.

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France to trial equipping transport police with electric stun guns

France will equip several hundred security officers across its rail and metro networks with electric stun guns in a bid to better manage violent incidents.

Radio France Internationale

Sure, kids can be annoying – but making public spaces ‘child-free’ is wrong

The French rail operator SNCF has recently installed new ‘adults-only’ carriages. It’s part of a sad culture of suppressing the young that forgets we were all loud and carefree once, writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK

Child-free spaces on trains? This isn’t the family-friendly France I know

Manners and respect are the norm for kids here. Treating them like a nuisance won’t do anything to help France’s declining birthrate, says Helen Massy-Beresford, a British journalist who lives in Paris

The Guardian - UK

Train operator sparks outrage after banning children from first class

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‘Shocking’: France’s relaunch of ‘child-free’ class on trains sparks outrage online

SNCF says the new option is aimed at business customers and those who “want a special travel experience with personalised assistance and flexibility”.

Euronews

Fury over new ‘no kids’ section on French trains

‘To ensure maximum comfort in the dedicated space, children are not permitted,’ says SNCF

The Independent UK

Italian rail operator teams up with US fund to expand French services

Italy's state rail operator Ferrovie dello Stato has said it will increase operations in its Trenitalia France unit, via a billion-dollar joint venture with US private equity fund Certares.

Radio France Internationale

‘It’s an acceptance of where my body is now’ – the modern-day appeal of workwear

The Guardian - UK

European Sleeper to revive popular Paris-Berlin night train next year

The announcement comes after Nightjet suspended the service in September

The Independent UK

ÖBB scraps sleeper from Paris to Vienna. Hop aboard these alternative night trains instead

Nightjet services connecting Paris, Berlin and Vienna will no longer be offered as of 14 December 2025.

Euronews

Night train connecting Paris to major European capitals scrapped

High costs blamed for cancellation of sleeper service, which connects French city to Vienna and Berlin

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The Guardian - UK

It’s goodnight Vienna as Paris sleeper train to Austria and Berlin hit by cuts

Some Nightjet services suspended from mid-December after French withdrawal amid public budget crisis

The Independent UK

Routes from Paris to Berlin and Vienna may face funding cuts

The Independent UK

Passenger fined nearly £100 after cat ‘miaows too loudly’ on train

The train inspector said the woman was given a fine after refusing to move her cat Monet to a quieter carriage

International Business Times UK

How Eurostar Train Cancellations Could Affect Your Travel — Power Outage Sparks Chaos, Passengers Seen Walking on Tracks

A power outage near Paris cancels 17 Eurostar trains, delays others, leaving passengers stranded.

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Euronews

Eurostar should be running normally by Tuesday morning after power outage, SNCF says

The widespread disruption on one of Europe's busiest international railway routes on Monday happened during the peak summer travel season.

International Business Times

Cable Theft In North France Disrupts Eurostar Traffic

The theft of cables along train tracks in northern France on Wednesday disrupted Eurostar trips between London and Paris for a second day in a row, the company and French railway operator said.

Radio France Internationale

French rail unions call for nationwide strike from Monday

Train drivers and controllers are planning to strike between 5 May and 11 May – a period that includes a holiday weekend. Rail workers are protesting over wages and scheduling issues.

The Conversation

Railways were essential to carrying out the Holocaust – decades later, corporate reckoning continues

The Holocaust could not have happened without the railways.

The Independent UK

First glimpse inside France’s new high-speed TGV trains designed to ‘flow like a river’

TGV Inoui trains will take to the tracks in 2026

International Business Times UK

Eurostar Cancellations Today: How To Get A Refund And Where Did The Bomb Come From

Eurostar services between Paris, London, and Brussels were suspended after an unexploded WWII bomb was discovered near Gare du Nord, causing major travel disruptions.

International Business Times

Thousands Stranded As WWII Bomb Paralyses Paris Train Station

The unearthing of a 500-kilogram World War II bomb near tracks outside Paris on Friday halted traffic and stranded thousands of passengers in one of the biggest rail disruptions in the French capital in years.

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