Railcar X 94630 "Cannes-Ranguin" in the Ranguin station (July 1995). (Photo J-P Lescat)
The Project (sorry, only in French)
Rebuilding the line (sorry, only in French)
The committee was founded on June 13th, 1973. The population increase and traffic problems in the Cannes-Grasse area would led one to think that a way for public transports on a reserved site would be of great help to all those who do not own a car.
BB 63702 (from Avignon depot) in the Grasse railway station (Photo J-P Lescat)
The first step of acceeding to Grasse was taken on Sunday 28th May 1978, with the opening of the line from Cannes to Ranguin using the railcar X 94630. Unfortunately, he will not go further : he ran for the last time on Thursday November 23rd, 1995 (on the eve of a SNCF strike) and was not resumed at the end of this long strike. X 94630 was moved to Marseille Blancarde depot on Sunday, February 4th, 1996. To day it is offer to loan ... For more details (sorry, only in French).
Railcar X 94630 "Cannes-Ranguin" in the Cannes station (July 1995). (Photo J-P Lescat)
The four main activities of the Committee are :
Railcar X 3824 (owned by the Comité) in the Mouans-Sartoux railway station (June, 5th 1993) (Photo J-P Lescat)
"Le chemin de fer de Cannes à Grasse" the book about our line
edited by Les Editions du Cabri
Acknowledgements to Elizabeth Bieber for the initial translation of the above into English.
Up to date
04/08/2006
. © Jean-Paul Lescat, Comité Cannes-Grasse