Railways in the south of france
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Hi all,
Last march I did a road trip to the south of france. At various times i tried to get into Grasse, Eze and La Turbie, buty I can honestly say that I couldn't find a square metre in which to park the car.
We'll be going to the Monaco historique again in a couple of years time, and I got to thinking that you can see railway lines on Autoroute. I fancy a trip up into the mountains next time, and the train would give a unique view of the alpes maritimes, as well as not having the hassle of parking when you get there.
Does anyone know anything about these lines, where to get on, where to get off, advice on trip planning, recommendations, even restaurants near to stations, that sort of thing?
Its something I fancy exploring.
Last march I did a road trip to the south of france. At various times i tried to get into Grasse, Eze and La Turbie, buty I can honestly say that I couldn't find a square metre in which to park the car.
We'll be going to the Monaco historique again in a couple of years time, and I got to thinking that you can see railway lines on Autoroute. I fancy a trip up into the mountains next time, and the train would give a unique view of the alpes maritimes, as well as not having the hassle of parking when you get there.
Does anyone know anything about these lines, where to get on, where to get off, advice on trip planning, recommendations, even restaurants near to stations, that sort of thing?
Its something I fancy exploring.
You can find a good idea from here:
www.ter-sncf.com/Paca/V2/carte_horaires/index.asp#
This is an interactive map when you click on it.
I assume it was just the cote d'azur you looking for?
www.ter-sncf.com/Paca/V2/carte_horaires/index.asp#
This is an interactive map when you click on it.
I assume it was just the cote d'azur you looking for?
Le TVR said:
You can find a good idea from here:
www.ter-sncf.com/Paca/V2/carte_horaires/index.asp#
This is an interactive map when you click on it.
I assume it was just the cote d'azur you looking for?
www.ter-sncf.com/Paca/V2/carte_horaires/index.asp#
This is an interactive map when you click on it.
I assume it was just the cote d'azur you looking for?
Wow, thats good.
So, that line that goes from Nice to Digne - how the hell does it get up there?
The good old SNCF.
I have driven both the TGV and the Eurostar. Good fun at 186 mph.
These trains do the high-speed work.
There are many rural routes too, but the big straight tracks are what France does best, that's where their money goes.
Since we both travel for nothing, anywhere in Europe, we tend to train it to wherever we happen to be going and then rent a car when we get there.
The line along the coast from Marseilles to Nice is well worth a ride.
I have driven both the TGV and the Eurostar. Good fun at 186 mph.
These trains do the high-speed work.
There are many rural routes too, but the big straight tracks are what France does best, that's where their money goes.
Since we both travel for nothing, anywhere in Europe, we tend to train it to wherever we happen to be going and then rent a car when we get there.
The line along the coast from Marseilles to Nice is well worth a ride.
heebeegeetee said:
Beemer-5 said:
I have driven both the TGV and the Eurostar. Good fun at 186 mph.
Driven???
Beemer-5 said:
Since we both travel for nothing, anywhere in Europe,
What, are you un conducteur de train Francais or somefink??
Yep driven, heebeegeetee. Both trains are brilliant. Even though the TGV is getting rather old now.
The Eurostar was a train i officially 'signed' whilst the TGV was a 30-minute drive i cadged from a Paris driver we know, who i returned the favour to when he came over and drove the HST 125.
Free travel all over Europe (and half price in the USA and Canada) is due to 25 years as a train driver!
It's an extremely handy perk, plus we get to travel first class (unofficially) almost every time too.
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