The Paris-Orléans-Limoges-Toulouse locomotives and the Minister of Transport have one thing in common: we don't know if they will make it through the winter. The first are old enough, the second is in an ejection seat. In the event that a motion of censure takes out the government before Christmas, François Durovray will in any case have had time to open the Paris-Toulouse file. A good thing, his arrival on Friday in Limoges to the line monitoring committee – forbidden to the press – was expected given the distress of the users.
More trains?
Even if these are just words for the moment, it is progress for Paris-Toulouse. The minister announced on Friday the initiation of discussions to increase the number of round trips on the line, while the current master plan already provides for eleven daily round trips between Paris and Limoges upon delivery of the new trains in 2027, compared to ten today.
“I have heard legitimate requests to better serve towns like Cahors or Brive. I proposed that we study all of these requests within the framework of a master plan, the drafting of which I initiated today, with stages from 2025 which will make it possible to specify the nature of its needs. , and potentially increase the supply that was initially planned,” said the minister.
