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Le Figaro
16-07-2025
- Business
- Le Figaro
'Cheaper Than SNCF, With Top-Tier Service': Trenitalia's Paris–Marseille Debut Is Right on Track
Réservé aux abonnés The Italian rail competitor to France's SNCF now connects Paris with Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, and Marseille. With summer holidays approaching, the operator offers fares from €27 and promises quality onboard service. We joined its maiden voyage. If there were ever a clear image of the opening up of rail transport competition, this would be it: on the same platform, an SNCF Ouigo train facing a Frecciarossa, Trenitalia's high-speed train. Just nine minutes apart, on Sunday June 15th, shortly before 6 a.m. at the Paris-Lyon station, both trains are preparing to speed off at 300 km/h toward the same destination: Marseille. A small revolution for travelers. With the end of SNCF's monopoly on the Paris–Marseille route, travelers now have a choice between two operators for their journey. The Italian company, already operating on the Paris-Lyon-Milan route since late 2021, now offers four daily round trips on the Mediterranean line, with stops at Lyon Saint-Exupéry, Avignon TGV, and Aix-en-Provence TGV stations. By comparison, SNCF offers 16 round trips daily with its TGV inOui and Ouigo services. Slashed prices and complimentary snacks "This isn't just any journey. You are the first passengers on our very first train to Marseille," announces the train manager at the 5:54 a.m…
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Moment offers advanced infotainment for over 500 train sets in Europe
Moment, an entertainment and onboard service solutions provider, has announced that it has equipped more than 500 train sets in Europe with onboard infotainment systems. Through its entertainment offerings, Moment has established itself as a partner for leading European train companies such as TGV Inoui, OUIGO France and Spain, Lyria, Intercités, and SNCF Grand Voyageur lounges. Additionally, the company is poised to reveal an upcoming significant partnership. Moment's infotainment platform, reaching more than 135 million passengers annually, serves as an entertainment and information hub that passengers can access on their own devices during travel. Content such as films, documentaries, news, games, and music is stored in advance on onboard servers, ensuring passengers can access these offerings without interruption during their trip, even without an internet connection. This innovation transforms the journey experience by allowing operators to present a wide array of digital offerings from start to finish, complementing the existing Wi-Fi service. Moment's solutions are designed to be mobile-optimised, featuring fast loading times and a dark mode for a comfortable viewing experience. The company's offerings are not limited to entertainment; they also include travel information, onboard menus, digital retail experiences, and advertising opportunities. Moment CEO and co-founder Tanguy Morel said: 'In a transport sector undergoing major transformation, delivering high-quality digital services to passengers with elevated expectations is crucial. 'Moment works hand in hand with operators to develop iconic passenger experiences featuring an evolving range of services, from entertainment to shopping and information, meeting the needs of all passenger profiles. The agility of our technology provides a reliable solution.' With the rail market poised for significant growth, Moment's platform is well-positioned to meet the increasing demand for enhanced passenger services. The company has plans to expand globally, with new international offices set to open in Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Singapore, and Miami. "Moment offers advanced infotainment for over 500 train sets in Europe" was originally created and published by Railway Technology, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Sign in to access your portfolio
Rhyl Journal
09-07-2025
- Climate
- Rhyl Journal
Flights suspended and stay-at-home orders issued after wildfire erupts in France
The prefecture urged people in the affected areas to stay indoors and off the roads on Tuesday. With the fire approaching Marseille, the prefecture also advised residents in the northern area of the city to remain inside with doors and windows closed to prevent toxic smoke from entering their homes. Live TV footage showed light smoke giving the sky over Marseille's old port a dusty aspect. More than 700 firefighters were deployed to tackle the fire, which broke out near the town of Les Pennes-Mirabeau, with 350 hectares (865 acres) hit. There have been no reports of casualties. Marseille airport announced that the runway had been closed at around midday. Sections of two major motorways were also closed to traffic. French railway operator SNCF said the circulation of trains between Marseille and the Miramas-Aix high-speed TGV train station was stopped because of a fire nearing the tracks in L'Estaque, a pittoresque neighbourhood of Marseille. As a safety measure, the city's Hospital Nord switched to generators 'due to micro power cuts'. 'The aim is to secure the imaging sector. We are not worried as we have a high level of autonomy,' the University Hospitals of Marseille said, adding that because of the disrupted traffic it asked workers to remain at their posts until the next teams starts its shift. Several weeks of heatwaves combined with strong winds have increased the risk of wildfires in southern France, with several breaking out over the past couple of days.
LeMonde
09-07-2025
- Climate
- LeMonde
Marseille wildfire decreases in intensity but not extinguished
A wildfire that disrupted planes and trains in Marseille, France's second-largest city, decreased in intensity on Wednesday, July 9, officials said. Several fires have raged in recent days in the southern region, fanned by winds and kindled by parched vegetation, including Tuesday's just north of the port city of Marseille. "The fire is clearly receding, it is no longer advancing," Marseille firefighting chief Lionel Mathieu said. The flames swept through 750 hectares of land, affecting at least 70 homes, of which 10 were destroyed, but there were no human casualties, Mathieu added. Some 700 firefighters were on duty on Wednesday morning, with helicopters dumping water from the air to help their colleagues on the ground. Local authorities said some 15,000 residents of Marseille's 16th district in the north of the city, hit by flames on Tuesday afternoon, were now allowed out of their homes. But it was still too early for some 400 of them who were evacuated to return home. The blaze had started in an area north of Marseille late Tuesday morning after a vehicle caught fire. "There's every reason to believe that we're heading for a high-risk summer," warned Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau on Tuesday evening at a press briefing with firefighters in Marseille. In just a few hours, the fire had spread over 700 hectares, leading to the closure by midday of Marseille Provence airport, France's fourth-largest in terms of passenger numbers, located to the north of the city. Traffic partly resumed around 19:30 GMT on Tuesday, but local authorities warned the airport could be closed again on Wednesday to allow for more airborne firefighting. According to satellite images, the smoke plume stretched out to sea for around a hundred kilometers. High-speed train traffic in Marseille resumed on Wednesday morning after a fire-related interruption, while local train traffic remains severely disrupted, railway operator SNCF announced. The first major fires of the season broke out in France this weekend in several southern departments, causing heavy traffic jams in the middle of the start of summer holidays. Scientists say human-induced climate change is increasing the intensity, length and frequency of extreme heat that fuels forest fires.
The Sun
09-07-2025
- Climate
- The Sun
Marseille wildfire that closed airport ‘receding'
MARSEILLE: A wildfire that disrupted plane and train in Marseille, France's second largest city, decreased in intensity on Wednesday, officials said. Several fires have raged in recent days in the southern region, fanned by winds and kindled by parched vegetation, including Tuesday's just north of the port city of Marseille. 'The fire is clearly receding, it is no longer advancing,' Marseille firefighting chief Lionel Mathieu said. The flames had swept through 750 hectares (1,800 acres) of land, affecting at least 70 homes of which 10 had been destroyed, but there had been no human casualties, Mathieu added. Some 700 firefighters were on duty on Wednesday morning, with helicopters dumping water from the air to help their colleagues on the ground. Local authorities said some 15,000 residents of Marseille's 16th district in the north of the city, hit by flames on Tuesday afternoon, were now allowed out of their homes. But it was still too early for some 400 of them who were evacuated to return home. The blaze had started in an area north of Marseille late Tuesday morning after a vehicle caught fire. 'There's every reason to believe that we're heading for a high-risk summer,' warned Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau on Tuesday evening at a press briefing with firefighters in Marseille. In just a few hours, the fire had spread over 700 hectares, leading to the closure by mid-day of Marseille Provence airport, France's fourth-largest in terms of passenger numbers, located to the north of the city. Traffic partly resumed around 19:30 GMT on Tuesday, but local authorities warned the airport could be closed again on Wednesday to allow for more airborne fire-fighting. According to satellite images, the smoke plume stretched out to sea for around a hundred kilometres. High-speed train traffic in Marseille resumed on Wednesday morning after a fire-related interruption, while local train traffic remains severely disrupted, railway operator SNCF announced. Meanwhile, down the Mediterranean coast in an area near the city of Narbonne, firefighters fought to stamp out a blaze that had spread across 2,000 hectares since Monday. The first major fires of the season broke out in France this weekend in several southern departments, causing heavy traffic jams in the middle of the start of summer holidays. Scientists say human-induced climate change is increasing the intensity, length and frequency of extreme heat that fuels forest fires. – AFP
