The Freedom convoy : En route to Paris and Brussels
While Canadian truckers continue to blockade Ottawa, the “Freedom Convoy” is being organized in France and Europe. There will be a lot of people on the roads from February 11 to 14.
Transport
The “Freedom Convoy” is being prepared in Europe
European truckers are preparing an operation identical to that of Canadian truckers opposed to health restrictions. They plan to go to Brussels on February 7, 2022.
Nord stream 2: US concedes but Germany commits to support Ukraine
Washington has agreed with Berlin on the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline for Russian gas, under the Baltic. In exchange Germany has promised investments and political support for Ukraine.
The biggest magnet in the world comes to France
ITER or the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, currently under construction at Cadarache in the South of France, is getting ready to receive the biggest magnet in the world.
Hydrogen trains: a gadget for the greenies?
The SNCF today announced an order for 14 TER trains with mixed power. The electric motors of these trains can be powered either by the catenary or by a hydrogen fuel cell that will take over on non-electrified tracks.
Le gouvernement victime d’un curieux virus ferroviaire ?
Point of view. What about the government’s announcements to revive rail freight, short lines and night trains? Deciphered by the general secretary of the FIRST transport union.
Coronavirus : Sanitation trains are not new
Point-of-view. The train has long been used to transport the sick and wounded to hospitals and pilgrims to Lourdes, as Bernard Aubin rightly reminds us in his chronicle.
Retreats: it’s going to end badly
December 17, 2019 is a high-risk day for the government, which will have to give up on its pension reform to avoid plunging the country into chaos.