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Cartography

[01/2021] Modernised website, now 62 maps instead of 39
[05/2022] Some revised maps + 2 new ones : 850m lines & Singled double-tracked lines 1938-2020
[03/2023] New map : possible impact of global warming in 2100 and 2200


(1) France - Network (last edition of each map)
(2) France - Network (first editions, or specific maps published only once)
(3) France - Line numbers (7 maps)
(4) France - High speed services>/a>
(5) Germany
(6) Other countries


(1) FRANCE - Network (last edition of each map)
2022 (01a) General map of the network
Version WITHOUT line numbers
2022 (01b) General map of the network
Version for A3 printout
2022 (01c) General map of the network
Enlarged line numbers, for A4 printout
2013 (01d) "Compagnie du Midi" electrifications
(for today's constraints i.e. wider pantograph required)
2022 (02) Signalling
The various signalling types found on the french network
2022 (03) Lines fit for bi-directional operation, or with 3-4 tracks
(for handling traffic disruptions)
2022 (04a) Loading gauge (freight trains)
... from the basic gauge to the rolling highway
2019 (04b) 3.3 gauge for passenger trains
... for bilevel rolling stock
2019 (05) Lines with max. speed > 160 km/h
(high speed lines included)
2019 (06) Flying junctions
(overpasses or underpasses)
2020 (07) Triangular junctions
... either in operational service or historical i.e. disused/dismantled
2014 (08) Lines withous level crossings
(over at least 10 kms)
2013 (09) Long tunnels
(at least 1000 m)
2015 (10a) Lines with more than 200 trains per day
(all flows combined, 2015 figures)
2015 (10b) Lines with more than 150 trains per day
(all flows combined, 2015 figures)
2018 (11) Electrifications 1980-2018
40 ans of network electrifications, with projects for 2020-2021
2021 (12) How the network has evolved 1980-2021 (high speed lines excl.)
(line closures or openings)
2016 (13) The GSM-R telecom network
How the GSM-R network evolved in 2015-2016
2016 (14) Lines with low regional (TER) traffic (1)
(number of trains per day in 2016)
2016 (14a) Lines with low regional (TER) traffic (2)
(max. 10 trains per day in 2016)
2016 (14b) Lines with low regional (TER) traffic (3)
(max. 30 trains/day + some extra information)
2016 (14c) Lines with low regional (TER) traffic (4)
(max. 30 trains/day + a vision of the associated infrastructure)
2016 (15) Freight : how shunting yards evolved 1976-2016
... in other words, the story of a major demise !
2016 (16) Lignes classified UIC 7-9 AV in 2016
(low traffic, but still with some passenger traffic)
2020 (17) 850 m-long freight trains
Lines passed for such trains (850 m instead of 750)
2021 (17b) 850m-long freight trains in France [ENGLISH TEXT]
850m-long freight trains in France (instead of the usual 750m limit)
2018 (18) Passenger services halted in 2017
(for track renovation... or final termination)
2018 (19) Passenger services halted in 2018
(for track renovation... or final termination)
2018 (20a) BLANK MAP (with Level 3 cities)
(for your cartographic needs)
2018 (20b) BLANK MAP (without Level 3 cities)
(for your cartographic needs)
2023-02-27 (21) Possible impact of global warming in 2100 and 2200
(lines with high risk of being partly or fully flooded)



(2) FRANCE - Network (first editions, or specific maps published only once)
(01) The french rail network in 2006
(in RFF times...)
(01) The french rail network in 2006
(english version of the general map of the network)
Timetable construction : pathing conflicts and single tracks
(2006 situation)
2008 (02) Signalling
The various signalling types found on the french network
2008 (03) Lines fit for bi-directional operation, or with 3-4 tracks
(for handling traffic disruptions)
2009 (04a) Loading gauge (freight trains)
(B, B1 and C only, in this map)
2009 (05) Lines with max. speed > 160 km/h
(high speed lines included)
2008 (06) Flying junctions
(overpasses or underpasses)
2006 (07) Triangular junctions
(either in operational service or historical i.e. disused/dismantled)
2006 (08) Lines withous level crossings
(over at least 10 kms)
2009 (09) Long tunnels
(at least 1000 m)
2020 Singled double-track lines 1938-2020
All double-track lines which have been singled between 1938 and 2020




(3) FRANCE - Line numbers (7 maps)
Line numbers, EAST zone
(historical network and recent lines)
Line numbers, NORTH zone
(historical network and recent lines)
Line numbers, WEST zone
(historical network and recent lines)
Line numbers, SOUTHWEST zone
(historical network and recent lines)
Line numbers, SOUTHEAST zone
(historical network and recent lines)
Line numbers, CENTRE-EAST zone
(historical network and recent lines)
Line numbers, PARIS region
(historical network and recent lines)




(4) FRANCE - High speed services
The TGV network in 2007
(weekday, seasonal and weekend services)
The TGV network in 2014
(weekday, seasonal and weekend services)
The "TGV Neige" (skying) services in 2014
(weekends / school holidays / high peaks)




(5) GERMANY
(01a) The german network in 2016
(number of tracks, electrifications)
(01b) The german network in 2016
(with legend in german)
(02) Lines with max. speed 200 km/h or higher
(december 2015 situation)
(3) Loading gauges P380-400-410 (intermodal freight)
(2016 situation)
(04a) Lines with more than 200 trains per day
(using october 2014 figures)
(04b) Same map, with map title in german
(with same october 2014 figures)
(05a) Lines not electrified, but with more than 80 trains per day (2014)
(map title in french)
(05b) Lines not electrified, but with more than 80 trains per day (2014)
(map title in german)
(6) BLANK MAP of the german network (2016)
(for your cartographic needs)



(6) OTHER COUNTRIES
The British Rail (Railtrack) network in 1996
(possibly revised in 2021 !)
SPAIN - The ADIF network in 2008
(possibly revised in 2021 !)



(no other countries available, for the time being)

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