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14-667: 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 . The PLM

28-851: A Deputy for Cher . On 16 June 1845 he married Euphrosine Augustine Marguerite Rosalie Sylvie Dumont (1828–1906). Hochet became manager of the iron foundry of the Société Boigues & Cie . In 1846 Hochet, iron master at Fourchambault , became a member of the Association pour la défense du Travail national. This had been formed to oppose the lowering of tariffs. The council included Antoine Odier (President), Auguste Mimerel (Vice-President), Joseph Périer (Treasurer) and Louis-Martin Lebeuf (Secretary). Members included Henri Barbet , Léon Talabot and Eugène Schneider . In 1860, as iron master at Fourchambault , he submitted observations to

42-583: A large part of the cost of building the Saint-Gabriel Church in the parish of Saint Gabriel. What would become the Comité des forges was founded at a meeting on 15 February 1864, with representatives of foundries that produced over 20,000 tonnes of pig iron or 15,000 tonnes of steel annually. The Committee had the goals of managing relations between the industry and government, promoting exports and coordinating prices. Eugène Schneider (1805–75)

56-653: A new building next to the Gare Montparnasse . The former PLM building was subsequently purchased by the insurance arm of Crédit Agricole , renovated under plans by architect Anthony Béchu, and branded Le Tivoli with reference to the site's pre-railway history. From 2003 it became an office of AXA then, from 2014, the head office of insurer Covéa . 48°52′33″N 2°19′44″E  /  48.875960°N 2.328807°E  / 48.875960; 2.328807 Chemin de fer de Lyon %C3%A0 la M%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9e The Chemin de fer de Lyon à la Méditerranée

70-607: The Chamber of Deputies railway commission on the situation of the iron industry. While a manager of the Société Boigues, Rambourg et Cie. at Fourchambault Jules Hochet had built, at his own expense, a hospital with twelve beds, a pharmacy, a consulting room and an operating room. In 1878 it was reported that although the establishment was used daily for consultations and pharmacy, it rarely had to be used by sick or wounded Fourchambault workers. In 1865 his family contributed

84-594: The Minister of Public Works and the Chemin de fer de Lyon à Avignon. The merged company had the concession to build the Marseille-Toulon line. It was named the Chemin de fer de Lyon à la Méditerranée. Talabot became its director. The industrialist Jules Hochet (1813–1867) was an administrator. The renamed company was recognised as an anonymous company on 8 December 1852. The section from Valence to Avignon

98-650: The merger since it would threaten its transit and warehouse operations, and it was agreed to keep the concessions separate. Based on a law of 1 December 1851, on 3 January 1852 the concession for a line from Lyon to Avignon, which had been suspended since 1847, was given to a company whose members included Paulin Talabot . The law of 1 December 1851 authorized formation of the Chemin de fer de Lyon à Avignon, owned by Genissieu, Boigues & Cie , Emile Martin & Cie, Edouard Blount, Parent (Bazile), and Drouillard Benoist & Cie. The Chemin de fer de Lyon à Avignon company

112-522: Was a short-lived railway company in the south of France. It was formed in 1852 and merged in 1857 with the Chemin de fer de Paris à Lyon and others to form the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM). A concession was granted in 1843 for the line from Marseille to Avignon . In 1850 a draft law was discussed to merge the Paris - Lyon and Lyon-Avignon concessions. The city of Lyon opposed

126-656: Was absorbed in 1938 into the majority state-owned Société nationale des chemins de fer français , and its network became the southeastern region of the SNCF. 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 and David Dellepiane . The PLM head office

140-450: Was constituted on 11 April 1857. Jules Hochet Jules Louis Hochet (17 March 1813 – 2 April 1867) was a French industrialist who managed an iron foundry and a railway line in the south of France. Jules Louis Hochet was born on 17 March 1813 in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris . His parents were Claude Hochet (1772–1857) and Gabrielle Boigues (1788–1855). He had three sisters and one brother, Prosper Hochet (1810–83), who became

154-578: Was formed by deed of 22 March 1852 to operate railway lines from Lyon to Avignon, Marseille to Avignon, Alès to Beaucaire , Alès to the Grand'Combe mines, Montpellier to Celle , Montpellier to Nîmes , Rognac to Aix and Marseille to Toulon . A law of 8 July 1852 approved merger of the companies of Avignon-Marseille, Montpellier- Sète , Gard and Montpellier-Nimes with the Lyon-Avignon company. The law approved an agreement on 19 June 1852 between

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168-529: Was opened in 1854. On 16 April 1855 the line was connected from Lyon to Valence. In 1856 the line was opened connecting the Paris-Lyon terminal of Lyon-Vaise to the Lyon-Marseille terminal of Lyon-Guillotiere. The Paris-Lyon and Lyon-Mediterranean companies were not rivals, and recognized that they must merge. This took place in 1857. The combined Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée

182-603: Was the first President and Jules Hochet was chosen as vice-president. Hochet was also administrator of the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon à la Méditerranée (Lyon-Mediterranean Railway Company). Hochet was on the board of the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée for the south section of the network. Hochet was made an officer of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour. He died on 2 April 1867 in

196-564: Was the most opulent headquarters building of any of the French railway companies. It was built in the late 1860s on the former grounds of the Tivoli Garden , with main entrance at 88, rue Saint-Lazare . As soon as the SNCF was created on 1 January 1938, the former PLM's head office became the new state company's headquarters. The SNCF head office remained there until 1999 when it moved to

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