Topic: Jean-Pierre Farandou

Looking for financing tools SNCF chief wants to tax foreign trucks to fund rail development

The president of SNCF Jean-Pierre Farandou called for the French government to consider a tax on international road haulage to fund transport infrastructure and the…
rail freight resilience SNCF in the black for fourth consecutive year, profitability from rail freight rises

The SNCF Group has recorded a fourth consecutive year in the black, due mainly to a strong performance once again from its high-speed (TGV) passenger…
unfair competition SNCF chief warns of ‘trucks taking it all’

The head of France’s state railways, SNCF chief Jean-Pierre Farandou has warned that, if the modal split between road and rail is not evened up,…
No high hopes French MPs quiz SNCF chief on fate of rail freight subsidiary

Jean-Pierre Farandou, the head of the SNCF Group, who is set to step down at the end of the year, recently fielded questions from the…
French opposition leader calls for privatisation of SNCF

Following another day of disruptive strike action earlier this week over the payment of bonuses during the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, the…
SNCF chief to step down amid retirement deal controversy

Jean-Pierre Farandou, the current chief of the French railway holding SNCF, will step down on 13 May. However, he will maintain his position until a…
French Minister to summon SNCF chief over early retirement deal

France’s Finance and Economic Affairs minister, Bruno Le Maire, is to summon SNCF chief, Jean-Pierre Farandou, to a meeting to explain the signing of an…