High speed French mail train gathers pace
Mail and other goods could soon find their way on to the high speed rail network in France.
Fret DV is a venture aimed at establishing a high speed rail freight operation in France. The company was formed in 2006 between SNCF and La Poste, the French postal service. Already, trains operate between Paris, Mâcon and Cavaillon and Fret DV is now considering expanding operations to take in Rennes and Bordeaux. Other possible destinations include Toulouse, Strasbourg, and Lille.
The high speed service could benefit rival postal operators as the final phase of mail deregulation draws closer. The UK withdrew its mail train but reinstated part of its rail operations in more recent years. Increased road fuel costs have begun to make high speed trains a viable way to transport mail and goods.
Fret GV could be moving 150,oo tonnes of high vale freight by 2009, ahead of the final phase of postal liberalisation although for now, lorries still provide the cheapest way to transport goods.
Mail and other goods could soon find their way on to the high speed rail network in France.
Fret DV is a venture aimed at establishing a high speed rail freight operation in France. The company was formed in 2006 between SNCF and La Poste, the French postal service. Already, trains operate between Paris, Mâcon and Cavaillon and Fret DV is now considering expanding operations to take in Rennes and Bordeaux. Other possible destinations include Toulouse, Strasbourg, and Lille.
The high speed service could benefit rival postal operators as the final phase of mail deregulation draws closer. The UK withdrew its mail train but reinstated part of its rail operations in more recent years. Increased road fuel costs have begun to make high speed trains a viable way to transport mail and goods.
Fret GV could be moving 150,oo tonnes of high vale freight by 2009, ahead of the final phase of postal liberalisation although for now, lorries still provide the cheapest way to transport goods.
