1. Not to be reproduced or circulated without the permission of SNCF or La Poste HIGH SPEED FREIGHT SERVICES IN FRANCE AND EUROPE UIC – SIAFI Europe Seminar – 25 September 2007 HIGH SPEED FREIGHT

2. Not to be reproduced or circulated without the permission of SNCF or La Poste OUR EXPERIENCE: WE HAVE BEEN USING POSTAL TGVs SINCE 1984 PUNCTUALITY: 95%

3. Not to be reproduced or circulated without the permission of SNCF or La Poste THE POSTAL TGV SERVICE TODAY MACON CAVAILLON PARIS CHAROLAIS

4. Not to be reproduced or circulated without the permission of SNCF or La Poste OPPORTUNITES A single TGV trainset can carry as much post as 25 3.5 tonne lorries Rail transport is environmentally friendly Production costs are very competitive in comparison with air transport

5. Not to be reproduced or circulated without the permission of SNCF or La Poste PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH AIR TRANSPORT Restrictions on night flights Safety constraints (verification of containers) Rising price of jet fuel

6. Not to be reproduced or circulated without the permission of SNCF or La Poste PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ROAD TRANSPORT Speed limits Rising fuel prices Congested roads

7. Not to be reproduced or circulated without the permission of SNCF or La Poste PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHED BETWEEN SNCF AND LA POSTE Le Figaro – 21/11/2006 20 NOVEMBER 2006

8. Not to be reproduced or circulated without the permission of SNCF or La Poste LA POSTE’S STRENGTHS Expertise of the La Poste group in operating multimodal logistics platforms 23 years’ experience of operating the Postal TGV.

9. Not to be reproduced or circulated without the permission of SNCF or La Poste STRENGTHS OF SNCF SNCF’s mastery of TGV technology, unique in the world

10. Not to be reproduced or circulated without the permission of SNCF or La Poste THE BASIS OF THE PROJECT Need for AIR/RAIL/ ROAD intermodality expressed by airlines, La Poste, handling agents, integrators, parcel firms etc. Existing activities such as the Postal TGV. Interconnected high speed lines

11. Not to be reproduced or circulated without the permission of SNCF or La Poste OUR GOAL To create a high speed freight transport service available for use by other shipping companies for: transporting post, express parcels, Feeder services to and from air freight, transport and logistics for “high added-value” freight

12. Not to be reproduced or circulated without the permission of SNCF or La Poste THE FRENCH HIGH SPEED NETWORK CDG AND PARIS BORDEAUX 2013 & 2016 2hrs10 AIX EN PROVENCE 3hrs RENNES 2013 1hr30 STRASBOURG 2012 2hrs LYON 2hrs NANCY 2007 1hr30 DIJON 1hr40

13. Not to be reproduced or circulated without the permission of SNCF or La Poste THE FUTURE EUROPEAN HIGH SPEED NETWORK

14. Not to be reproduced or circulated without the permission of SNCF or La Poste TASKS TO BE ADDRESSED Definition of those “containers” suitable for intermodal use Obtaining night paths compatible with maintenance obligations Consolidation of our market knowledge Creation of regional, intermodal platforms Creation of a fleet of Freight TGVs

15. Not to be reproduced or circulated without the permission of SNCF or La Poste Thank you for your attention Looking to the future…