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Limousin January 2015 - Issue #63
End of the line for the LGV Limoges-Poitiers?
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Despite at one time looking like becoming reality, plans for a high-speed rail link between Limoges and Poitiers - which would have seen the Limousin connected with the country's TGV network - appear dead in the water following a leaked government report.
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widespread local political support and the region's leaders were quick to denounce the leaked report. “This is once again being looked at in terms of pure profitability,” said Gérard Vandenbroucke, president of the Conseil régional of the Limousin. “In those terms, why don't we stop building roads, renovating schools or financing local train routes which cost €70 million per year? Let's stop all regional investment on the basis that it's not profitable!” “The LGV LimogesPoitiers will not be profitable? What a scoop!” fumed the UMP mayor of Brive, Frédéric Souli-
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leaked report from the Conseil d'Etat looks to be the final nail in the coffin for the proposed high-speed LGV rail link project between Limoges and Poitiers. Despite at one time looking like the €1.5 billion project was on track, there could now be a long wait before the Limousin is fully integrated into the country's high-speed TGV network. As reported by Le Monde, the Conseil d'Etat has called into question the profitability of the LGV line, describing the project as financially “disastrous”. The LGV project had, for the most part, enjoyed
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