Unusual
Introducing the industrial transport engine: a musical score for 841 parts weighing 600 kilos
Did you know that a truck engine weighs over 600 kg and requires 6 hours of work by humans and robots?
While the first internal combustion engines were built at the end of the 19th century, Marius Berliet, an enthusiastic self-taught mechanic, built the first model of his very own engine in 1894 in Lyon.
More than 120 years later, the Renault Trucks plant continues to make steady progress in terms of performance and its ability to meet the requirements of modern-day society, building engines for trucks, buses, construction equipment, boats and industrial machines, all of which comply with the most stringent antipollution standards.
You're sure to be amazed.
Worth knowing
Please ensure you arrive 10 minutes before the tour commences.
Booking is necessary online or at +33(0)4 72 77 69 69.
Cancellation free of charge 72 hours before schedule activity.
Tours are limited to 20 people.
Tours are accessible to people with restricted mobility.
ID is compulsory.
No phones or cameras allowed.
Closed footwear is compulsory.
High visibility vests, protective eyewear and headsets will be supplied.
Caution
This visit is not accessible to children under the age of 10. Any minors over the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Age will be checked on ID.
Limited access visit requiring names of all participants. Please bring ID.
Covid-19: in order to protect your health and that of residents, this tour is temporarily unavailable
Health and safety commitments
In order to ensure the safety of our visitors, all tours provided by ONLYLYON Tourism have been adapted with routes that enable physical distancing and compliance with applicable health regulations:
- 18 visitors per group at most
- The guide and all participants aged 11 and above must wear a mask or face shield at all times
- A distance of 1 metre must be maintained between participants
- Our guides are equipped with a hygiene kit
- Our guides alone make contact with objects (doors, light switches, etc.)
- Out of respect for the inhabitants, we limit the passage in the traboules during the visit
Duration
2 hours
Kind
Guided tour on foot
Access
Bus C25 Stop Berliet Vénissieux or metro line D to Parilly, then bus C25
Meeting point
402 avenue Charles de Gaulle – Gate A – Hall A2 – Espace Marius Berliet – 69200 Vénissieux
Tie-rods and pistons in concert in Lyon
The engines plant in figures: 52 000m², 700 employees, 4258 part references, 466 suppliers. Nothing less!
for groups
30 anthusiastic guides : an unprecedented offer indeed!
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