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September brings two new rail freight connections to Lille

Marco Raimondi
September 2, 2025
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This month started with some positive developments for rail freight in northern France, specifically for the Lille–Dourges Container Terminal (LDCT). As of yesterday, there are…

€210 million contract signed for 15 mtero trains for use in Lille

Guest authors
January 25, 2025
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Alstom has secured a contract to supply fifteen additional metros fitted with an on-board signalling and automated control system to Lille in France.

French rail freight company Combirail adds third route

Guest authors
January 9, 2025
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Rail freight company Combirail has introduced a third route in its 2025 schedule, linking Lille, Avignon and Miramas, on the outskirts of Marseille, on behalf…

‘It’s hard to convince shippers to use combined transport services’

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November 6, 2024
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Lahaye Global Logistics is a French family-owned road haulage and logistics company based in Brittany. Railfreight.com spoke to Bastien Thirion, Lahaye’s director of rail freight,…

From sail to rail: groundbreaking transatlantic route in the making

Marco Raimondi
May 21, 2024
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Lahaye Global Logistics and Grain de Sail, both French companies, are collaborating on a new type of intermodal service connecting the Americas to France. The maritime leg of the route is being carried out by Grain de Sail via sailboats, while Lahaye takes care of the land transport via road and rail. The first round…