[Gocamino] Railway line Bayonne to St Jean Pied de Port.

[Sil]

Thanks Tim.  I've posted news of the deadline on Facebook.​

On 30 January 2015 at 15:01, Tim <tim at errecaldia.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>      Some of you may already know that the line from Bayonne to SJPdP
> suffered serious damage as the result of a massive storm and flood over
> the night of 4/5th July last year.  The river Nive, normally placid at
> that time of year, rose from a gentle trickle of 15 cu metres per second
> to 800 cu metres per second.  The line was seriously damaged, both track
> and bridges and many of us feared the cost would be so great that it
> would never be repaired.
>
> This, happily turns out not to be the case, SNCF and it's contractors
> are not hard at work restoring and improving the line. At a cost of €40
> million we will have an improved service completed by the end of October
> this year.
>
> This may not be of great benefit to those of you wanting to travel this
> year, but the service is still running as a bus service and this
> restoration project speaks volumes for the confidence shown by the
> authorities in the importance of transport connections to St Jean Pied
> de Port.
>
> While I'm writing this I will take the opportunity to give all on
> GoCamino our best wishes for 2015.
> Tim & Louisa.
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