The Draisy light train is due to be trialled in 2027 on the Sarralbe-Kalhausen line. The prototype is currently being designed. This solution, devised by Lohr and the SNCF group, is designed to revitalise small railway lines. The aim for the Grand Est region is to reopen the Sarreguemines-Bitche-Niederbronn line.
The aim of this new and highly unusual form of transport is to revitalise the small railway lines. Here’s what it should look like. Draisy. That’s the name we’ve come up with for this light train, which is due to run on the Sarralbe-Kalhausen line between now and 2027. Conceived…
Draisy is a very light electric passenger train. Designed to breathe new life into small rail lines in rural France, it is particularly well-suited to the aging infrastructure in place. Lohr, the rolling stock supplier, has used composites for this vehicle, which is currently under development.
At least, that's what Nicole Bonnefoy, departmental councillor and senator, would like to see. She sees this new 100% battery-powered light train as a way of breathing new life into a route that has been closed since 2018.