July 2017 I Volume 57 Issue 7 www.railjournal.com | @railjournal IRJInternational Railway Journal From TGV to inOui SNCF looks to the future as new high-speed lines open Race to the north Binding the Baltic Britain poised to begin Trilateral consensus builds construction on HS2 behind Rail Baltica Contents Contact us July 2017 Volume 57 issue 7 Editorial offices News Post 46 Killigrew Street 4 This month Falmouth Cornwall, TR11 3PP 6 News headlines UK 12 Transit Tel +44 1326 313945 14 Financial Fax +44 1326 211576 Web www.railjournal.com 16 Technology news: UITP summit 18 Technology news: IAF track show Editor-in-Chief 20 Analysis David Briginshaw 18
[email protected] Associate Editor France Keith Barrow
[email protected] 22 Will France say “oui” to inOui? Features Editor SNCF relaunches TGV as inOui in bold move to revitalise Kevin Smith an iconic brand
[email protected] 28 Reconnecting Paris Features & News Reporter Dan Templeton France’s ambitious Grand Paris metro project starts to
[email protected] take shape Market Researcher 32 Developing the new TGV, brick by brick Jonny Dearden 28 Alstom begins development of its next-generation
[email protected] Sales Executive high-speed train Chloe Pickering
[email protected] High-speed Production Manager 36 HS2 poised for start of construction Sue Morant
[email protected] Preliminary works are underway on Britain’s second high-speed rail project Advertising sales offices 40 Rail Baltica gathers momentum Post 19 John De Mierre House Bridge Road Creating a standard-gauge