{"id":217213,"date":"2025-05-14T22:25:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=62440"},"modified":"2025-05-14T22:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:25:49","slug":"amazon-gives-high-speed-rail-freight-another-try-with-a-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=217213","title":{"rendered":"Amazon gives high-speed rail freight another try (with a twist)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amazon is giving another go at incorporating high-speed rail into its logistics operations. This time, the initiative entails daily 2,000 parcels loaded onto the TGV service between Paris and Lyon, in France. This way, freight can cover the distance between the two cities in less than two and a half hours rather than the eight it takes by truck.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Other than Amazon, the partnership involves the French state-owned rail freight group Rail Logistics Europe (RLE), and follows a test run throughout last year. The parcels will be stored \u201cdedicated, enclosed spaces in TGV train holds, reserved exclusively for parcel transport\u201d. The main operations are assigned to the newly-established operator Hexafret and will operate six days a week.<\/p>\n