{"id":183246,"date":"2025-03-06T19:56:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T09:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=60440"},"modified":"2025-03-06T19:56:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T09:56:34","slug":"frances-new-rail-freight-era-starts-smoothly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=183246","title":{"rendered":"France\u2019s new rail freight era \u2018starts smoothly\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

French rail freight began a new chapter in 2025 with the replacement of Fret SNCF with Hexafret and Technis. The new companies\u2019 activities seem to be running smoothly for both staff and customers, according to Rail Logistics Europe (RLE). However, a spokesperson for the structure which groups all of SNCF\u2019s rail freight subsidiaries, declined to disclose further details.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>\u201cThe transition was prepared in advance with our teams and it went well. An update on the launch phase around mid-year will be more meaningful than commenting now after only two months of activity,\u201d the spokesperson told Railfreight.com.<\/p>\n

The terms and conditions laid down in the European Commission\u2019s agreement with the French authorities on the discontinuity of Fret SNCF – it was suspected of receiving illegal aid from the country\u2019s state railways running into several billions of euros – is that up to 49 per cent of RLE\u2019s capital be opened up to outside investors.<\/p>\n