Rail Mail (France)

The first rail mail in France was received on July 16, 1846 on the Paris - Rouen route.

Between October 1984 and 2015 there were some TGV high-speed trains under the name “ TGV postal ”, which were completely set up for the transport of mail. They replaced the rail mail cars carried on passenger trains, for example on the Paris – Lyon route . Originally, the TGV postal network was to be extended to neighboring countries. In the trains, there is only one transport and no further processing on the way.

See also

• La Poste (France)
• History of the railroad in France
• Postal history and postage stamps of France

literature

• Manual dictionary of the postal system , published by the Federal Ministry for the postal and telecommunications system,
  • 2nd completely revised edition, Frankfurt am Main 1953.
  • 3rd completely revised edition, Volume 1, Berlin 1971.

Web links

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