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Title: SNCF new idea for branch lines Post by: Jamsdad on April 01, 2022, 12:09:41 SNCF are proposing an innovative minibus road rail vehicle for little used branch lines.
See the link here https://www.presse-citron.net/la-sncf-lance-flexy-une-navette-etrange-a-mi-chemin-entre-le-train-et-la-voiture/ Title: Re: SNCF new idea for branch lines Post by: infoman on April 01, 2022, 12:32:05 Do the French celebrate all fools day?
Title: Re: SNCF new idea for branch lines Post by: ellendune on April 01, 2022, 13:50:13 Do the French celebrate all fools day? Yes poisson d'avril Title: Re: SNCF new idea for branch lines Post by: stuving on April 01, 2022, 18:17:57 Do the French celebrate all fools day? Yes poisson d'avril They do, though my impression is that they tend to be rather clumsy, and veering more towards the practical joke. But there are some better ones - like this year's from the Gendarmerie des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, announcing the formation of a cat handler's section. And of course the French claim they invented the whole idea - in 1564, when the date of new year was moved from 1st April. Title: Re: SNCF new idea for branch lines Post by: Jamsdad on April 01, 2022, 19:41:46 I thought this was an April Fool but it’s part of an SNCF initiative announced on 22March. So unbelievably perhaps it is true!
Title: Re: SNCF new idea for branch lines Post by: stuving on April 01, 2022, 19:56:07 I thought this was an April Fool but it’s part of an SNCF initiative announced on 22March. So unbelievably perhaps it is true! There's stuff from earlier than that too. Here's one in English, from Byri.net (https://www.byri.net/2022/03/15/flexy-the-sncf-mixed-road-rail-shuttle/) (who?): Quote The experiment will begin in 2024. It will involve the development of platforms allowing the passage from rail to road (and vice versa), but also that a shuttle can park there in order to avoid a collision with a another arriving in the opposite direction. Flexy shuttles are designed and manufactured by the French company Milla. It is an evolution of the Milla Pod, an autonomous vehicle unveiled in 2019. The adaptation to mixed road-rail use involves the companies Michelin and Railenium. (https://images.caradisiac.com/images/5/1/2/5/195125/S0-l-automobile-est-elle-l-avenir-du-train-709051.jpg) So it may be a silly idea, at least in the practical sense. More of a conecpt, perhaps. What's in it for SNCF? A way to use the little branch line they want to shut, that does not involve running any trains? If so, why do they keep the rails? Title: Re: SNCF new idea for branch lines Post by: Jamsdad on April 02, 2022, 12:58:34 The rails are often left due to the immense political pressure exerted by French local and regional government on SNCF.
Title: Re: SNCF new idea for branch lines Post by: stuving on April 02, 2022, 13:05:41 The rails are often left due to the immense political pressure exerted by French local and regional government on SNCF. So far they have, yes. But what I mean was why do they intend to keep them if it means developing a road/rail version of this Milla Pod thing? It would be easier (i.e. cheaper) to use the standard version, perhaps made to run faster, over a reserved paved route. Title: Re: SNCF new idea for branch lines Post by: Mark A on April 02, 2022, 13:27:46 Off-topic but omg there's now a velorail operation over Le Viaduc de Fades...
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