Something to note is that French trains drive on the left, like in the UK. 
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Just as well, think of the hell in the Chunnel otherwise. 
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Although German trains drive on the right. As do those in Alsace and Lorraine, so Google tells me (where the railways were first installed under one German Reich or another).
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Same with OH. She went from the hospital to a re-education centre next to the hospital as an in patient for seven days only three days after the op. After that, she went twice a week as an out patient for half a day for about six weeks. I think this makes a huge difference to outcomes.
she is coming home today; with a machine that bends your leg for you on an automatic programme ! its amazing ! yes, she has a nurse come to the house everyday for a week and then she has physio locally every 2 days for around a month I think, or longer if you need it
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Wow
How do io get onto these €1 tickets?
It doesn’t ‘leap out’ from the 'The Man in Seat 61’ website for me…
I think the €1 tickets are only on certain lines within Occitanie, but I may be wrong. I look on the SNCF app on my phone but you can use the website.
Edit : Here are tickets for Sunday
That’s what I understood too, when I have looked into French train routes and prices.
a stroke of luck I think…needed to get a train that day, so just searched on SNCF site.
a friend told me they often do the €1 tickets on the first weekend of the month…so maybe thats worth trying…
Is it tomorrow that you travel, Rob? I hope it goes well, please let us know how your first experience of French trains goes.
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just a quick update - for anyone interested.
it was wonderful; so easy.
did not have to validate ticket, never got checked - sat upstairs in a comfy seat, and a clean train, all on time…
out of toulouse station and a 2 min walk to the bus station, bus was waiting there for the airport. €9 euros.
2 hours total travel - which is about 15 mins more than the car journey; but it cost me €10 euros in total, and a relaxed trip.
im driving back in 10 days for a month. 16 hours door to door - so it wont be as relaxed im sure !!
thanks everyone for your advice; ill be planning a few days out now ive broken my cherry on the train !
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That sounds like a very good experience travelling this way for the first time. It was how it should be.
I live in the sticks in SW24, not fabulously supplied with transport but not awful either.
I arrived at CDG airport in Paris on Oct 24th (back from Australia so a bit tired) got a direct train from the airport to Bordeaux, had about 20 minutes to change to a TER to Bergerac and that was it, so easy, so convenient and not at all expensive because I bought my ticket ages ago and have an over 60 card.
I love my old codger’s rail card. We did a mini tour in November, all in first class*, and it was cheap as chips.
*It doesn’t usually make a huge difference in journey quality other than being a bit less tightly packed
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You’re not kidding, nearest bus is 15 kms away and much the same in a different direction to a train. But I love it in spite.
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I think it’s slightly better desservi down here that oop north where you are!
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I have just had my annual bilan from SNCF telling me I have travelled 4948 km on a train in last 12 months, and how much less CO2 I’ve generated.
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Very good, but how do they know you wouldn’t have walked it if not choosing the train? 
I got mine, I’ve done 11890km by train this year and saved 1670kg of CO2, about the same as last year - I thought last year’s animation was better though!
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