{"id":157211,"date":"2024-12-12T20:09:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T10:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=58496"},"modified":"2025-03-05T13:11:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T03:11:43","slug":"tests-commence-for-cherbourg-bayonne-rolling-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=157211","title":{"rendered":"Tests commence for Cherbourg-Bayonne rolling highway"},"content":{"rendered":"

The launch of a rolling highway service in France between the port of Cherbourg, in the north, and Bayonne-Moguerre in the southwest, is one step closer to reality. The first pilot train running between the port and the Cherbourg-en-Cotentin station ran on 10 December, with a full opening scheduled for spring next year.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The test train ran a very short distance, as the port and the Cherbourg-en-Cotentin are just a few kilometres apart. \u201cThe aim of this trip is to check that the infrastructure, signalling and multimodal terminal at the port of Cherbourg are working properly\u201d, Ports de Normandie underlined.<\/p>\n

More specifically, the trial run will check viability of the route as well as the functioning of switches and the equipment deployed. The new service will see the involvement of Ports de Normandie, which manages the Cherbourg Port, Brittany Ferries, semi-trailer specialist Modalohr and the country\u2019s infrastructure manager SNCF R\u00e9seau.<\/p>\n