French Railways (SNCF) Trans-Europ-Express (TEE)

  • Eurostar to merge with Thalys to form ‘Green Speed’

    Eurostar to merge with Thalys to form ‘Green Speed’

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    International high-speed operators Eurostar and Thalys announced plans in late September to merge the two companies to create a new pan-European high-speed operator to be known as Green Speed. French Railways (SNCF) is the majority shareholder for both operators, along with Belgian Railways (SNCB), which is a minority shareholder in both Eurostar and the two…

  • New lease of life for former TEE coaches in Cuba

    New lease of life for former TEE coaches in Cuba

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    FRENCH and Cuban railways agreed in mid-2018 to co-operate in renovating workshops at Luyanó and Camagüey in Cuba, and to refurbish the former French Railways (SNCF) Trans-Europ-Express (TEE) ‘Inox-TEE’ stainless steel carriages, which SNCF sold to Cuba in the late-1990s.  The TEE vehicles were built in the 1960s and once operated the most prestigious international…

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