At its annual general meeting on Thursday 10 July in Strasbourg, the Fédération des Industries Ferroviaires (FIF), a lobby group representing all the players in the rail industry, announced the creation of a regional branch in the Grand Est region.
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Lohr, in partnership with SNCF and other public-sector players, is making progress on the Draisy project, a light electric rail shuttle designed to revive short lines. Meeting in Duppigheim (Bas-Rhin) on 26 June 2025, the partners presented a key step: the development of a recharging system for direct contact with…
On Thursday 26 June, the partners in the Draisy consortium, led by industrialist Lohr and the SNCF, presented the major advances in the light rail project they have been developing for the past two years to an audience of elected representatives. At this stage, a number of hurdles still need…
Over four days this week, the Lohr Group welcomed more than 450 haulier customers from 25 countries to a unique sales event at its Duppigheim plant. The manufacturer, which has been building and marketing car-carrying trailers since the 1960s, took the opportunity to unveil the latest addition to its range.
The Draisy light train is due to be trialled in 2027 on the Sarralbe-Kalhausen line. The prototype is currently being designed. This solution, devised by Lohr and the SNCF group, is designed to revitalise small railway lines. The aim for the Grand Est region is to reopen the Sarreguemines-Bitche-Niederbronn line.
The aim of this new and highly unusual form of transport is to revitalise the small railway lines. Here’s what it should look like. Draisy. That’s the name we’ve come up with for this light train, which is due to run on the Sarralbe-Kalhausen line between now and 2027. Conceived…