Help required re French railways?

Question

I have a story (in hand) set in France just after WW2 where 2 characters are going to travel from Paris to Sth coast. I want to find some/one/where who can advise me on authenticity's - re routes and approx times / sleeping cars / fares etc. Anyone know of such a one / place? Please?

Answer 1

can't really understand the question sorry.

Answer 2

You could start with the following websites

http://www.culturespaces.com/train/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soci%C3%A9t...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_...

Good luck!

Answer 3

You may want to visit the site www.ahicf.com. This site is dedicated to the history of the SNCF and is entirely in french but if you send a mail in english to [e-mail], you will surely get an answer. A word of advice for dealing with the french: always start with the excuse that your french is less than perfect and that therefore you're obliged to write in english; this simple and polite trick usually works and you'll find the french very friendly and helpful for ever afterwards ;)