Re: VFT letter

[krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )]

On 21 Jul 1998 08:33:06 GMT, markbau1@aol.com (MarkBau1) wrote:

><<<<<<1000 tonnes travel 1000km in 8.5 hours with a shunt en route!!!>>>>>
>
>Like to give us some more details?
>
Southbound:-
Lille 1947.
Valenton 2211-2213 crew change.
Dijon Ville 0036-0038 crew change.
 Avignon 0407-0412 detach. 
Marseille 0526.
Loading available at Avignon from 0450, and Marseille from 0600.

Lille-Avignon is 1001km (including through Paris) and scheduled for 8
hours 20 minutes, an average of around 120 km/h.

The Northbound return:-

Marseille 1935.
Avignon 2056.
Lille 0522.

All vehicles have modified suspension, electropneumatic brakes, double
brake blocks. Freight is mostly containers and vans. The journey
includes traversing the "Grande Ceinture" , the Paris avoiding line
which is very congested. Freights travel on three minute headways at
80-90 km/h. 

The 'Fret Chrono' network of 160 km/h includes-

Lille-Lyon Venissieux..
Lille-Marseille.
Lille/Rouen-Perpignan.
Lille/Rouen-Bordeaux-Toulouse.
Paris-Bordeaux.
Paris-Toulouse.
Rungis(Paris)-Perpignan.
Pantin(Paris)-Marseille.
Valenton(Paris)-Avignon.

These trains have been running for about ten years.

Not sure about extentions to the service but Nantes, Strasbourg and
international services are/were under investigation.

Axle loads are currently 18 tonnes but improvements are under test.

Cheers

Krel



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