VICTORY IN SIGHT ON THE INTER-CITY FRONT

Though hard-pressed by competition from air and the private car, a relentless drive to raise the quality of long-distance trains maintained a slow growth of business in the past 20 years, even though SNCF'S share of the intercity passenger market declined. From 1980 the Paris-Sud-Est scheme will revolutionize rail's competitive position over a large segment of the country leading to important savings of energy.

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

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• Authors:
  • Hutter, R
• Publication Date: 1975-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 136-141
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 131
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; Intercity transportation; Passenger comfort; Passenger service; Passenger transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Trans europe express trains
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00096544
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1975 12:00AM