France Express launches urgent delivery service via TGVs
France Express is launching Top One – a new service combining urgent delivery with the speed of the TGV train. Along with efficient transportation, the new service will also aid the company’s objective to reduce CO2 emissions.
With deliveries to and from France, London and Brussels, Top One transports parcels up to 30 kg, placed in the holds of high-speed TGV trains by a dedicated organisation.
Senders can drop off their parcels at train stations 30 minutes before the train leaves, while consignees can pick them up 30 minutes after the TGV arrives.
A France Express courier can also collect and deliver Top One parcels from and to customer’s homes.
The extensive coverage of 150 TGV stations in France, some of them are located in city centres, together with the dense network of France Express, with 112 depots, reduce the cost of “final kilometre” deliveries, making Top One express deliveries more competitive than road-transport shipment services, the company said.
The main environmental levers used by France Express are reducing fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, particularly CO2, as well as controlling pollution and taking vehicles off the road network.
With the new service, the company is responding directly to the environmental objectives of the transport sector, it said.
France Express – a part of Geodis – delivers 13.8m shipments per year and its clients include leaders in the healthcare, cosmetic, telephony, automotive and textile industries.
