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4 unusual facts about Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée


Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée

Created between 1858 and 1862 from the amalgamation of the earlier Paris-Lyon and Lyon-Méditerranée companies, and subsequently incorporating a number of smaller railways, the PLM operated chiefly in the south-east of France, with a main line which connected Paris to the Côte d'Azur by way of Dijon, Lyon, and Marseille.

Jean-Louis Ubaud

Ubaud was born in Oullins in 1959 into a family that migrated there in the 19th century to work for the PLM railway company.

Opinel knife

The company hired peddlers to sell the knives and opened a small shop near the Chambéry railway junction, where the knives became popular with PLM railroad workers, who in turn spread word of the brand throughout France.

Somua

In 1936 Somua produced a railcar for PLM, the XS 1 to 11.


Gare de Nice-Ville

The station was completed in 1867 for CF du PLM and by architect Louis Bouchot in Louis XIII style.

Grenoble–Montmélian railway

It was built by the PLM and opened on 15 September 1864 (as a double track) to provide a link between Grenoble and Montmélian.

Paul Séjourné

In 1896 he left the civil service and joined the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) as chief engineer based in Dijon, all the while continuing to lead other important projects such as the Adolphe Bridge in Luxembourg.

Valence–Moirans railway

It was built by the PLM and opened on 9 May 1864 to link Valence and Grenoble.


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