Category: Simply explained

Good plan
// 21 February 2024

Dogs and cats are welcome on trains in Luxembourg and abroad. As long as you follow certain rules and anticipate the conditions of departure. Here are a few tips to make sure your journey goes as smoothly as possible. When can I take the train with my pet? As far as possible, avoid taking the…

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Innovation
// 17 January 2024

Whatever the weather, CFL is committed to providing a safe, high-quality service for its customers. In order to meet their responsibilities as the backbone of public transport, among others, CFL is constantly investing in technologies to maintain this constant objective. Nearly 1,200 switches are installed across the national rail network. Most of them are monitored…

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Simply explained
// 20 September 2023

The well-known whistle on the platform irrevocably stands for the departure of a train. But under what conditions can this whistle be carried out by the train attendant? With the following explanations, you will never hear this sound in the same way again. In short: running at the last minute is useless, it is better…

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Simply explained
// 23 August 2023

Whether in summer or winter, air conditioning in trains is an essential part of customer comfort. At the other end of the ventilation system, a team of CFL refrigeration experts is in constant action. Meet the experts who keep their cool under all circumstances. Welding, electricity, electronics, mechanics and the all-important refrigeration techniques… all together…

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CFL Group
// 28 July 2023

The Lost Property Office at Luxembourg Station handles more than 10,000 cases a year. With the aim of maximising the number of successful outcomes.

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Innovation
// 1 March 2023

Where is the video surveillance centre actually located? Where and how does a CFL employee notice that a fire alarm has been triggered? The answer is: At the BMS. The acronym stands for Building Management System, which at first glance is not really any more meaningful. Simply put, a BMS is a control centre in…

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Innovation
// 28 December 2022

During their “mi-vie” service, the electric railcars of CFL’s 2200 series benefit from an update of their inner and outer looks. When it comes to beauty, it is above all the inner values that count. Nevertheless, during the large-scale “mi-vie” maintenance of its double-deck TER2N-ng rolling stock, the CFL did not refrain from sprucing up…

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Simply explained
// 10 August 2022

Living in proximity to a railway station certainly has its perks, the most obvious being the great connection to local public transport. However, the proximity of one’s own home to a railway line also means that railway traffic is equally close, as is the accompanying background noise. Thus, measures for noise reduction and sound proofing…

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