Economy of Paris 27.5 million euro, due to the weak European economy. The SNCF ("Société nationale des chemins de fer français", or "French National Railway Company") is France's national railway company which manages the rail traffic in France and the Principality of Monaco. It operates about 14,000 trains daily. It operates all of France's rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network. It owns 70 percent of the Thalys high-speed train to Belgium and the Netherlands, and 55 percent of the Eurostar from Paris to London. The SNCF is owned by the France state. In 2014 it had revenues of 36.138 million
SNCF Class Y 8000 SNCF Fret livery. The locomotives also are certified for use in Italy, limited to shunting work: Y 8120 has been operated by SNCF subsidiary "CapTrain Italia". After 1989 production shifted to a mechanically identical Y 8400 type, which incorporated a radio control system for shunting. SNCF Class Y 8000 The SNCF Class Y 8000 is a class of diesel shunter built between 1977 and 1990. The locomotives were developed by SNCF for shunting duties. Initial construction was by Locotracteurs Gaston Moyse until that company ceased business, then by Fauvet Girel. Y 8000 machines were used to replace older shunting engines,