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European Railroad Discussion > French downsizing plan for non-HSR LDT networkDate: 07/29/16 15:06 French downsizing plan for non-HSR LDT network Author: illini73 The French government recently announced its plans for the SNCF TET (Trains d'Equilibre du Territoire) network of conventional long-distance trains. Traffic has fallen 20 percent in the last five years and the subsidy has grown to 400 million euros annually. Most of the overnight services, which are three percent of the traffic but 25 percent of the subsidy (about 100 euros per passenger trip), will be cancelled. Details from Railway Gazette:
French LDT network downsizing plan Date: 08/01/16 08:41 Overnight Services Continue to Vanish Author: reindeerflame Quote: "With overnight services representing 25% of the TET deficit but only 3% of traffic, and each passenger-journey requiring on average over €100 of public subsidy, the government has decided to retain only two routes, Paris – Briançon and Paris – Rodez/Latour de Carol, where rolling stock is to be refurbished. With its call for expressions of interest in operating the other routes having generated no response, the government has confirmed that it will no longer fund these operations."
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