The Attigny–Baâlons railway was an 18 kilometres (11 miles) long narrow gauge and metre gauge railway in the north of France, which was put into service in sections 1904 and operated until 1948.
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_-_La_gare_(Photo_Hubinois,_Editeur_Dumont).jpg) Artigny station
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| Line length | 18 km (11 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | Until 1923: 800 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄2 in) After 1923: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe secondary railway line of the Chemins de fer départementaux des Ardennes was built with the unusual 800 mm gauge for military considerations, so that it could not be used by enemy rail vehicles in the event of an invasion. It was opened in 1904, only converted to metre gauge after the First World War around 1923, and operated until 1933.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ Archéologie ferroviaire − Atlas des lignes de chemins de fer disparues. Wasigny–Renneville/Berlise. Version 2.
- ^ Imprimerie nationale: Bulletin des lois. Partie principale. Volume 102, 1901, p. 1559.