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A third rail company has unveiled plans for direct trains between the UK and Europe

Bardy Bigglesworth
January 12, 2026
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Italian company FS Group hopes to beat Virgin to become the first operator to rival Eurostar.

FS Group partners with global investment company to develop international travel

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December 31, 2025
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FS Group has formed a strategic partnership with Certares to develop international high-speed rail, initial focussing on operations by Trenitalia France.

Project to develop light rail shuttle for passenger traffic eyes freight too

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December 30, 2025
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EcoTrain, a project to develop “a fully electric, autonomous and affordable” railbus shuttle for passenger traffic, operating on dormant rural lines in France, also makes…

France: a good year for combined transport, but criticism remains

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December 24, 2025
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France’s rail infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau has hailed a dynamic year for combined rail-road freight transport. A total of 10 new services were launched in…

Medway expands into France and Austria

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December 22, 2025
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Medway, the rail branch of MSC subsidiary Medlog, is launching new services in France and Austria. The operator is primarily based in Spain and six…

Airbus To Transfer Production Of A220 Pylons From Wichita To Toulouse

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December 20, 2025
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Jobs secure, but questions linger as Airbus relocates critical component manufacturing to France.

Airbus To Transfer Production Of A220 Pylons From Wichita To Toulouse

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December 20, 2025
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Jobs secure, but questions linger as Airbus relocates critical component manufacturing to France.

Port of Cherbourg set for more rail freight business

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December 19, 2025
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Following the return of rail freight to Cherbourg earlier year this with the launch of a rail highway service the French Basque Country, creating an…

Switzerland approves Basel-France 4-metre clearance corridor

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December 17, 2025
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The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT) has granted approval for a corridor for semi-trailer traffic via France. As part of the works, the rail…

No date in sight for return of Alpine rolling highway

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December 16, 2025
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The resumption of one of Europe’s pioneering combined rail-road freight transport services between France and Italy, after an absence from the market of well over…