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Traveling by train in Bulgaria is not like walking in the park at all, according to an Euronews publication on European rail transport entitled 'A world of train': Where in Europe is rail travel a nightmare?

From France's high-speed TGVs to Moldova's Soviet-era services with wooden benches, Europe's train network is a patchwork of varying standards.

Snowfall began to cause disruption on rail and roads in France on Tuesday as train services were hit and lorries were barred from the busiest roads in the Paris area.

Following two crashes that killed 40 people, China’s fleet of high-speed trains had their speed capped at 300km/h. Next week, however, some of the trains will be permitted to run at 350km/h, shaving nearly an hour off the journey time between Beijing and Shanghai.

Five people were killed and seven other were injured as a high-speed TGV train derailed in the French town of Eckwersheim near the city of Strasbourg on Saturday.

The crash occurred as the train was tested on a new Paris-Strasbourg high-speed line, the BBC informs.

US engineering group General Electric has reportedly engaged into talks with France's trainmaker Alstom, with the rumors soaring the latter's shares.

The French company, which is a world leader in railway transport, has downpalyed the claims that GE has expressed interest in its assets, suggesting they lead to "speculation and rumors".