There is also "Chemins de fer de Provence"[0] separate from the SNCF. I took it once in the 80s when I was kid traveling from Nice to somewhere in the Maritime

There is also "Chemins de fer de Provence"[0] separate from the SNCF. I took it once in the 80s when I was kid traveling from Nice to somewhere in the Maritime Alps for a day. I remember a rickety old train that did not travel fast, but nevertheless had its charms. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemins_de_fer_de_Provence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemins_de_fer_de_Provence Edit: The French Wikipedia page is quite a bit more interesting: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemins_de_fer_de_Provence https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemins_de_fer_de_Provence