SNCF TGV POS SNCF TGV POS The TGV POS is a TGV train built by French manufacturer Alstom which is operated by the French national rail company, the SNCF, in France's high-speed rail lines. It was originally ordered by the SNCF for use on the new LGV Est, which was put into service in 2007. "POS" stands for "Paris-Ostfrankreich-Süddeutschland" (German for "Paris, Eastern France, Southern Germany"). Each train is formed of eight existing TGV Réseau single-deck carriages paired with new power cars, with a total power output of and a top speed of under 25 kV. The TGV Réseau power cars thus freed
SNCF Logistics Geodis became the name of the corporate division of SNCF for all freight and logistics, both internal and international, including non-rail activities. In March 2009 the Geodis take-over of IBM's Global Logistics company first announced in December 2008 was finalised., additionally as part of the purchase deal of the logistics business Geodis became the sole logistics supplier for IBM with a multi-year contract. In September 2009 Veolia Cargo was acquired by SNCF and Eurotunnel, the business units acquired by SNCF were subsequently rebranded along with other international rail freight companies in the SNCF group in February 2010 as Captrain. In