The destruction of the Caronte viaduc in 1944 by the German army deprived the region of vital maritime and rail links. In 1947, before undertaking the final reconstruction of this bridge, a provisiona...
A line crossing the Landes is chosen to achieve in March 1955 the new speed record on rail with two French locomotives.
The infrastructures and rail network in the northern region were completely devastated during the WWII. The railroaders did everything they could with courage and determination to restore traffic as q...
The film explains the electrification of the Paris-Lyon line and presents its advantages, both in terms of rail traffic and for the national economy. The different phases of the work are detailed, fro...