The head of France’s SNCF has told his colleagues that the national train service operator can “do better” in 2017. His comment came in a video in which he wished his fellow railwaymen the best for 2017. There were more delays on French railways in 2016 than in 2015, Guillaume Pepy said, due to a mixture of causes including strikes, work on the network, suspicious packages, floods and dead leaves. From December 1, 2016, passengers whose trains are more than 30 minutes late can claim compensation, but the offer applies … Continue reading “Can do better,” admits rail chief