French state railways back in black in first half of 2004
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The French state-owned railway system was back in the black in the first half of 2004, posting a parent net profit of 43 million euros (52.4 million dollars) after losing 243 million euros in the first half of 2003, La Tribune economic news daily reported.
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Train service started back up throughout much of France but many commuters in Paris biked, roller-bladed and even used children's scooters Friday as city transit workers kept up a second day of strikes against proposed economic reforms.
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Rail disruption returns to France as train staff demand a security review after a colleague was raped at work.
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French railway workers severely reduced  train traffic Wednesday due to a strike over working  conditions, and the country geared up for separate protests by  energy workers and hospital surgeons.
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PARIS (BBC News) - Train service in France has almost returned to normal levels as strikes by rail workers over pension reform plans wind down.  High speed TGV trains were operating normally and most regional trains were running, said rail operator SNCF.  Eurostar trains between London and Paris were also running normally as thousands of England and South Africa fans streamed into the French capital to watch their teams play. The protest stems from plans by President Nicolas Sarkozy to end retirement privileges which let some public sector workers retire at 50 on full pensions. German Locomotive Engineers to resume Strike Monday BERLIN (Tagesschau) - Locomotive Engineers Union GDL has announced it will begin another round of potentially crippling strikes on Monday against Deutsche Bahn, the German rail network and Germany's largest employer. This week's strikes caused some disruption, but failed to achieve the desired full paralysis of German rail due to an injunction forbidding strikers to shut down freight and long-distance rail, but GDL deputy boss Claus Weselsky told the German press Saturdays that the union is actively seeking to overturn the court order, and cautioned Germans dependent on rail as a means of travel to be prepared for a worsening of conditions next week.
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PARIS, Oct 23 (IPS) - The joint strike action by French and German  railways workers Oct. 18 disguises wide differences in approach  to industrial action in the two countries.
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France has unveiled a budget for 2005 which should bring its deficit back under European Union (EU) limits for the first time in four years.
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France faced transport disruptions on  Saturday in some regions and a limited underground service in  Paris as a nationwide strike over pensions tailed off.
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Trams returned to Paris on Saturday after a 69-year gap, with the inauguration of a new commuter service around part of the city's southern periphery.
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Trams returned to Paris on Saturday after  a 69-year gap, with the inauguration of a new commuter service  around part of the city's southern periphery.
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The first high-speed rail link between France and Germany began scheduled services Sunday, slashing travel times and marking a major step towards a truly pan-European rapid transit network. via Raw Story
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New shares in the restructured operator of the Channel tunnel rail link between Britain and France, Groupe Eurotunnel, fell by more than 35 percent on Monday, their first day of trading.
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Papers judge the aftermath of the EU Commission wrangle, examine football racism and French mobile phones
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The French economy hit a rough patch in the third quarter, throwing the government's full-year growth target into question amid signs of an economic slowdown in the 12-nation eurozone.
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Virgin's high-speed tilting trains have experienced difficulties on its first day of passenger services.
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Rail workers join France's rolling campaign of strikes in the public sector, causing widespread disruption.
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The city's iconic St. Charles Avenue streetcar line returned to partial service Tuesday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, but it has a long way to go before serving the full length of its old route.