In the 1950s, many thought trains were finished. Cars and planes promised the future of travel, while French railways seemed ...

French rail officials announced on Thursday that starting in mid-2027, a new high-speed direct train service will connect the ...

But train services in each different country have their own quirks. It is worth knowing whether you need to arrive ahead of time at the station, say, or if reserving a seat is mandatory. Local ...

ABOARD TRAIN V150, France (AP) — A French train with a 25,000-horsepower engine and special wheels broke the world speed record Tuesday for conventional rail trains, reaching 357.2 mph as it zipped ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PARIS (AP) — French train maker Alstom has ...

A high-speed train derailed in eastern France Thursday, leaving at least 21 people injured. The train was traveling between Ingenheim and Saessolsheim with 348 passengers on board when it derailed at ...

France has "medicalized" several of its high-speed TGV trains to transport coronavirus patients from harder-hit cities to less affected places in the country. On March 26, the first service of ...

The SNCF turned to Durisotti, one of France’s largest commercial vehicle upfitters, to convert a quartet of Renault Master vans into locomotive lookalikes. Say that five times fast. What spec of van ...

French train-maker Alstom has announced a multibillion-euro offer to buy the rail business of Canadian engineering firm Bombardier, as it tries to bulk up to compete with big rivals, particularly from ...

ON BOARD TRAIN V150, France (Reuters) - A French TGV train broke a world speed record on Tuesday when it hurtled down a newly built track at 574.8 kilometres per hour (357 mph) in the northern ...