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

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%

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

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 tonne lorries Rail transport is environmentally friendly Production costs are very competitive in comparison with air transport

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

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

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/ NOVEMBER 2006

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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