SNCF has plans for more coaches

A Setra coach, manufactured in France, of the kind it will use on its future long-distance routes

A Setra coach, manufactured in France, of the kind it will use on its future long-distance routes

With a significant presence in the French domestic coach travel market SNCF has recently ordered fifty coaches from two manufacturers for its project Speed, long distance coach lines. The dedicated unit of SNCF Voyages, led by Maria Harti, still officially refuses to comment on a project that would compete with Eurolines internationally.

 The draft long-distance plan was revealed at the end of last year by an article in Le Figaro. It reflected the impending liberalization of the French...