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	Inside Paris: Booking on SNCF - TripAdvisor
		Some people find booking on SNCF to be difficult. Below is a step by step guide originally created by Paris forum member Morgan_B that should assist travelers in their arrangements:
		From that point forward the instructions for the sncf website should work as the sites are identical.
		The dimensions are not the same but close enough.
	www.tripadvisor.com /Travel-g187147-c3019/Paris:France:Booking.On.Sncf.html (2929 words)

	SNCF Funding
		In spite of the great size of investments in a near future (mainly to acquire passenger and freight rolling stock), SNCF is committed to stabilise the level of its indebtedness at 7.5 billions of euros.
		SNCF intends to launch benchmark issues in Euros on a regular basis.
		SNCF will offer its issues to the widest investors base possible not only in the Euro zone but also beyond.
	lesfinances.sncf.com /anglais/funding.htm (310 words)

	SNCF Intends To Be A Leading Player In Europe - International Railway Journal - June 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		SNCF is aiming for 11% growth in passenger traffic and 15% in freight between now and 2002, a balanced net result for the financial years 2000, 2001, and 2002, and European initiatives to capture some of the traffic generated by the needs of mobility.
		SNCF International, a 100% subsidiary of the SNCF Group, was set up in January 1998 and started operations in the second half of 1998.
		SNCF International is currently bidding for concessions to operate lines in Argentina, eastern Europe, and the line from Dakar in Senegal to Bamako in Mali.
	www.railjournal.com /2000-06/scnf.html (1965 words)

	CNN.com - Channel asylum seekers halt trains - March 14, 2002
		SNCF, which runs the depot, said on Wednesday that the situation was continuing with up to 50 would-be immigrants invading the site whenever a new train is about to depart.
		SNCF tried to get four trains through on Tuesday, but only one managed to reach the tunnel because asylum seekers were swarming over them, an SNCF spokeswoman said.
		SNCF asked the French Government to allow more police to patrol the site to prevent a repeat of Thursday night, when 200 would-be illegal immigrants invaded the yard.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/03/13/france.rail (568 words)

	LogicaCMG : Pressroom : In the news : Press releases
		In implementing this solution, SNCF also aims to increase punctuality and safety for its 13,000 daily passenger and freight trains in order to guarantee its public service charter.
		It enables SNCF Infrastructure Department’s 800 engineers to migrate from a manual process for collecting data on the condition of the tracks to a wireless handheld device.
		Once consolidated across the entire network, the data is analysed to assess and monitor the quality of the SNCF tracks, plan repair and maintenance activities, and optimise the availability of the network.
	www.logicacmg.com /pressroom/press_releases/press_releases.asp?display=detail&id=1203 (382 words)

	Relationship between SNCF and RFF
		SNCF’s fixed assets relating to railway infrastructure were transferred to RFF with effect from January 1, 1997.
		SNCF as a railway operator pays to RFF fees for using the infrastructure which are determined in accordance with the Decree N°.97-446 dated May 5, 1997 and the Decree dated December 30, 1997.
		Remaining RFF’s debt due to SNCF amounts to 8.3 billions of euros on December 31, 2004 (cf financial statements).
	lesfinances.sncf.com /anglais/sncf_rff.htm (258 words)

	SNCF Education and Training (1998) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The step taken by SNCF further serves to show its commitment in fulfilling one of the Co-operative Principles on providing education and training for co-operative members, elected representatives, managers and employees so that they can contribute effectively to the development of their co-operatives.
		SNCF is also exploring the collaboration with accredited institutions of higher learning to offer programme in co-operative management to its affiliated members.
		SNCF is also exploring the feasibility of collaborating with the Singapore Institute of Labour Studies (SILS) to provide tutorial support to participants in the co-operative management studies.
	www.wisc.edu /uwcc/icic/orgs/ica/struc/Regional-Offices1/Regional-Office-for-Asia-and-Pacific1/Asia--Co-op-Dialogue--Vol--8--No--2--19981/8.html (344 words)

	Observer \| SNCF in daring move to seize control of Eurotunnel
		SNCF, the French state-run railway, is ready to make an audacious bid to seize Eurotunnel in a move that would end British involvement in the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and possibly spark a rebellion among British shareholders.
		Industry sources said last night that Eurotunnel's creditors, who are owed £6 billion, are expected to open talks with SNCF in the next fortnight as part of an attempt to end the company's financial woes and secure its future.
		The banks are ready to cut a deal with SNCF because of their lack of confidence in Eurotunnel's new board, which was appointed after the old regime under Richard Shirrefs and Charles Mackay was ousted following a coup orchestrated by convicted fraudster and tip sheet journalist Nicolas Miguet.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4903994-102271,00.html (355 words)

	SNCF Pointing the Right Way; Walking the Right Path to the Next Millennium (1998) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		SNCF is constantly on a lookout to form new co-operatives to meet the expectations and aspirations of the different strata of society.
		SNCF will embark on a programme, possibly tying up with an accredited institution of higher learning to educate co-operative employees, elected leaders and members on co-operative principles, value and practices.
		As the apex body of the Co-operative Movement in Singapore, SNCF aims to be the compass in which our 64 affiliates will rely on; the compass that POINTS out the right way to treat on to achieve their goals and to fulfill their Co-operative Identity.
	www.wisc.edu /uwcc/icic/orgs/ica/struc/Regional-Offices1/Regional-Office-for-Asia-and-Pacific1/Asia--Co-op-Dialogue--Vol--8--No--2--19981/10.html (1273 words)

	SNCF donner au train des idées d'avance
		Personal data transmitted on the website www.sncf.com are processed by the SNCF ("Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français") in compliance with the law of 6 January 1978, relative to data-processing systems, personal data and rights of the individual.
		SNCF processes personal data to improve its services or respond to questions asked by electronic mail.
		SNCF only transmits personal data to its subsidiaries.
	www.sncf.com /contacte.htm (100 words)

	International Railway Journal: TGV maintains its dominance over air: French Na... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Despite what SNCF admits was a very difficult running-in period resulting in delays, the new line managed to boost rail travel between Paris and the major Mediterranean cities by 40% as passengers soon appreciated the shorter journey times and the greater frequency and range of service.
		SNCF used to regard 3 hours as the limit for rail to compete effectively with air, but it has now had to re-think this.
		SNCF blames the difficult economic situation and the uncertain international climate for a poor take-up of the service by passengers.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:107756364&refid=ip_almanac_hf (1505 words)

	SNCF
		Above all, Sagitaire's interactive and user-friendly graphic environment manages all the routine work and lets SNCF planners concentrate on the task that requires most of their expertise - difficult planning situations.
		With more than 58 billion passengers per kilometre anually, and 182,000 employees, SNCF is one of the largest railroads in the world.
		SNCF's future is significantly linked to European construction, and the company has signed many cooperation agreements with other European nations.
	www.ilog.com /success/sncf (487 words)

	Boston.com / Business / SNCF, Alstom launch rail link in S. Korea (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As France's state railway SNCF and engineering giant Alstom SA launch the new high-speed rail link they built for South Korea, the two partners already have their sights set on a bigger prize in China.
		Due to be complete by 2010, the program based on Alstom's locomotives and SNCF's rail and station infrastructure technology will reduce journey times for the country's longest routes to about two hours, from almost five using existing services.
		that Alstom and SNCF had already been lined up for the deal, stressing that the Chinese government had yet to announce whether it is opting for a traditional rail link or magnetic levitation technology.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2004/03/29/sncf_alstom_launch_rail_link_in_s_korea (461 words)

	Industry News - SNCF claim Eurotunnel talks a "myth" (Site not responding. Last check: )
		France's state railway SNCF has denied reports that it is in an audacious bid to take control of debt ridden channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel.
		Reports in the Sunday papers had claimed that Eurotunnel's creditors, who are owed £6 billion, were to open talks with SNCF in the next fortnight as part of an attempt to secure the companies future.
		Due to the founding 1986 agreement, known as the Canterbury treaty, both the British and French governments are banned from subsidising the channel tunnel.
	www.serco.com /media/industrynews/ItemPage.asp?ItemID=2441566 (165 words)

	ABRAMS v SOCIETE NATL DES CHEMINS DE FER FRANCAIS - Legal Case Documents (Site not responding. Last check: )
		SNCF assembled and ran the deportation trains and knew that conditions on those trains would cause thousands to die before the trains reached their destinations.
		SNCF also knew that the French civilians it delivered to the Nazi death and slave labor camps, in Germany and elsewhere, would be killed or enslaved by the Nazis as part of the Third Reich's policy of
		SNCF is therefore liable to Plaintiffs and Plaintiff Class because SNCF knowingly engaged in
	www.legalcasedocs.com /120/245/760.html (440 words)

	///// RECHERCHE.SNCF.COM /////
		The overall objective of this research is to demonstrate with specific examples that a solution based on image processing is feasible.
		Vandalism and assaults on the SNCF network have increased in recent years, with the result that clients and employees feel less safe.
		Increasing the safety of clients and personnel is a very important component of the high-quality service that SNCF owes to its clients.
	recherche.sncf.fr /uk/projets/uk_image.html (519 words)

	Articles - SNCF (Site not responding. Last check: )
		SNCF operates almost all of France's railway system, including the TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse, literally "high-speed train") and some segments of the RER.
		In the past, SNCF owned not only the trains, but also the tracks, but this has changed due to new European Union regulations.
		SNCF was formed in 1937 following the nationalisation of France's five main railways.
	www.gaple.com /articles/SNCF_French_Rail?mySession=82cb3e2ab8a7937b54fa7886aea37be2 (273 words)

	OR/MS Today - June 1997 - Practice Lessons
		SNCF was the first railroad to introduce a high-speed network in 1981.
		In 1987, the SNCF began searching for a larger system that could handle its customer demands as well as the demands of the future while at the same time providing better inventory management.
		Sabre also set out to build a system that would allow SNCF to add additional capacity to trains a few days prior to their departure if reservation activity was high.
	www.lionhrtpub.com /orms/orms-6-97/PracticeLesson.html (1751 words)

	International Railway Journal: SNCF Invites Freight Locomotive Bids (Site not responding. Last check: )
		SNCF may eventually acquire between 300 and 350 units of each type.
		SNCF wants a medium-power version with an output of 2.5MW, and a smaller 1.2MW unit.
		Initially, SNCF plans to order between 60 and 90 of the medium-power locomotives and between 50 and 80 of the low-power units.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BQQ/is_9_40/ai_65803891 (150 words)

	BEA Systems - Services - Success stories - Voyages SNCF.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		SNCF provides transportation for both passengers and freight, with around 860 million passenger journeys each year.
		In addition, SNCF offers a railway ticketing website that has become one of the most popular sites in France.
		This had to be the SNCF 'flagstaff' for developing its offer through new channels.
	www.beasys.dk /services/successstories/se_voyages_sncf.jsp (223 words)

	Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français: Technology Upgrade
		SNCF manages more than 800 million passengers and 135 million tons of freight annually and is responsible for more than 30,000 kilometers of track.
		In previous engagements with SNCF, Accenture relied on its broad and deep network of experts in the travel and transportation industries, its strategic partnerships, and its knowledge of the latest technologies and proven business processes to help the railway successfully tackle complicated challenges.
		SNCF saw an 80 percent increase in online train ticket sales in July 2001 compared to the same month one year earlier.
	www.accenture.com /xd/xd.asp?it=enweb&xd=industries\products\rail\case\sncf.xml (1110 words)

	Siemens AG - Milestone for Siemens in the French railway market - French National Railways (SNCF) orders 15 new Avanto ...
		This is the first time that Siemens has received an order for rail vehicles from SNCF and that the Avanto concept has been sold on the European market.
		Louis Gallois, chairman of SNCF, added: “This contract is a very important step for public transportation, and particularly for SNCF.
		SNCF has ordered the Avanto as a dual-system vehicle for operating voltages of 750 V DC (light rail transit) and 25 kV AC (regional rail service).
	www.siemens.com /index.jsp?sdc_rh=&sdc_pnid=0&sdc_flags=0&sdc_sectionid=5&sdc_secnavid=0&sdc_3dnvlstid=&sdc_sid=17583160279&sdc_countryid=0&sdc_mpid=0&sdc_unitid=999&sdc_conttype=2&sdc_contentid=1015732&sdc_langid=1&sdc_m4r= (888 words)

	SNCF - Procurement - The TALENT project
		In this frame, the way of working with suppliers is evolving with, for example, the implementation of procurement progress schemes.
		SNCF wishes to associate its suppliers to a process of economic optimisation of their performance.
		It is able to share with SNCF its competency and to propose alternative solutions, in order to reduce the global cost, without damaging the quality.
	www.fournisseurs.sncf.com /en/achats/talent/index.asp (207 words)

	Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français - News - Hoover's (Site not responding. Last check: )
		SNCF, the French national rail operator, confirmed to trade union representatives yesterday that it is planning to cut 2,300 sales jobs in its travel activities between now and 2008.
		SNCF, the French national railway company, has criticised the decision of five trade unions to reject the company's proposed profit-sharing scheme.
		SNCF, France's state-controlled railway group, has agreed to a government demand that it maintain three interregional train services in operation and take on 5m euros of their 21.3m-euro deficit.
	www.hoovers.com /sncf/--ID__90808,Name__SNCF,Ticker__--/freeuk-co-news-list.xhtml (452 words)

	Railway Technology - TGV France High Speed Rail Network operated by SNCF
		While many rural communities in France lobbied to be included in the TGV network - and their campaigns attracted wide attention - SNCF has adopted a range of measures aimed at reducing noise disturbance in villages, towns and cities adjoining the new railways.
		French infrastructure authority RFF is studying the possibility of a new line between Aix-en-Provence TGV and St Raphael on the Cote d’Azur to shorten journey times to and from towns and cities on the French Riviera such as Nice and Cannes.
		SNCF and RFF plan to build a link between Lyon St Exupery on the LGV Rhone-Alpes and Chambery in the Savoy Alps to speed up trains between Paris and this popular tourist area.
	www.railway-technology.com /projects/frenchtgv (1627 words)

	OR/MS Today - June 1997 - SNCF Wins Edelman
		SNCF's search eventually led to Sabre Decision Technologies, the information technology arm of AMR Corporation (parent of American Airlines), headquartered at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.
		The joint work not only made a substantial positive impact on SNCF's bottom line, it was recognized by the College on the Practice of Management Science (CPMS), the Practice Section of INFORMS, as this year's winner of the coveted Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in the Management Sciences and Operations Research.
		SNCF has reported benefits such as increased revenue and profit, better customer service, a reduction in manpower schedule development time and more effective utilization of its resources.
	www.lionhrtpub.com /orms/orms-6-97/Edelmanwin.html (912 words)

	Tridion - SNCF (Site not responding. Last check: )
		State-owned SNCF operates all rail passenger and freight transport services in France, employs 222,000 people and recorded 875 million passenger journeys in 2001.
		In preparation for this radical change and the advent of competition from other rail operators, SNCF recently initiated a company wide drive to strengthen its close relationship with the travelling public.
		SNCF chose Tridion over other vendors for a number of reasons, including the solution’s ease of use and its fully XML-based platform, which enables the reuse of content across multiple online publications.
	www.tridion.com /Customers/read.asp?component_id=1381 (629 words)

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