en.Wedoany.com Reported - French agricultural company Pissier has completed the first grain train loading at its private railway siding in Ormes, located in the Centre-Val de Loire region. This siding is a private branch terminal facility within the French national railway network, allowing the company to load directly at its own site without the need to transport goods by truck to a public rail hub.

This project was funded by the Centre-Val de Loire Region-State Planning Contract, which is specifically dedicated to the renovation, construction, and expansion of private railway sidings. SNCF Réseau, the French national railway infrastructure manager, collaborated with Pissier to address technical and regulatory requirements, develop a work plan, restore the siding, and arrange train path access. Millet Rail provides railway services for this siding.

The reactivated Ormes siding serves grain logistics in the Centre-Val de Loire region, one of France's major grain-producing areas. Rail plays a significant role in local grain logistics: grain accounts for 65% of the region's rail freight volume, and 45% of locally harvested grain is transported by train.

SNCF Réseau noted that a single grain train departing from the Ormes siding can replace dozens of truck trips, providing local farmers with an alternative channel to transport grain to processing customers.

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