Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée

The Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée, colloquially known simply as the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM), was a French railway company which existed from 1857 until 1938, when the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF) was established.[1][2][3]

1914 advertisement in Le Miroir
Bond of the Compagnie des Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée, issued 1 May 1920

History

Established on 3 July 1857, the PLM grew between 1858 and 1862 from the amalgamation of the earlier Paris–Lyon and Lyon–Méditerranée companies, as well as subsequently incorporating a number of smaller railways. The PLM operated chiefly in the Southeast of France, with a main line which connected Paris to the French Riviera by way of Dijon, Lyon and Marseille. The company was also the operator of railways in Algeria.

Absorbed in 1938 into the majority state-owned Société nationale des chemins de fer français, the PLM's network became the southeastern region of the SNCF.

Artworks

The PLM commissioned poster artist Roger Broders, sponsoring his travel to the French Riviera and the French Alps so he could visit the subjects of his work. Lithographs of travel posters Broders rendered for PLM are still available commercially. Several of their draughtsmen went on to notable careers, including Alfred Grévin.

  • 1895 PLM poster by Hugo d'Alesi for the promotion of the Dauphiné region
  • 1895 PLM poster by Henry Ganier for the promotion of the Savoie region
  • 1895 PLM poster by Hugo d'Alesi for the promotion of the Geneva region
  • 1900 PLM poster by Hugo d'Alesi for the promotion of the French Riviera region
  • 1905 PLM poster by Henry Ganier for the promotion of the Jura region

See also

References
  1. Georges Dupuy, "Il était une fois le PLM" (in French), L'Express, 31 May 2001.
  2. " Mythique route des Alpes : Du Léman à la Méditerranée", Exposition du 9 avril au 13 novembre 2016, à la Maison Gribaldi d'Évian (in French) (PDF), ville-evian.fr.
  3. "PLM 1898 Travel Poster for Palestine".
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