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Line length | 15 km (9.3 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The AmplepuisâSaint-Vincent-de-Reins railway was a 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) standard gauge railway in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Ăle-de-France region of France, which was operated by the Compagnie du chemin de fer dâintĂ©rĂȘt local dâAmplepuis Ă Saint-Vincent-de-Reins (ASV) from 1907 to 1928.
From 1929, the line was operated by the Chemin de fer du RhĂŽne (CFR) until it was closed in 1935. [1] [2] After the closure, the line was dismantled, and the locomotives, wagons and rails were sold to be exported for the construction of the railway network in Ethiopia. [2]
The line was used for the transport of passengers and goods. The freight traffic consisted mainly of wood and coal, which were needed in the weaving mills and spinning mills, among others, which were increasingly powered by steam engines:
The 15 km (9.3 mi) long local railway line with a gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) ran from Amplepuis on PLM's Roanneâ Lyon railway via Le Bancillon, Cublize and Meaux/Magny to Saint-Vincent-de-Reins. [9] An extension through a tunnel to Belleroche had already been planned and marked out in 1914. However, World War I prevented the construction work necessary for the line extension. [2]
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Amplepuis |
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PLM connections to Lyon and Roanne |
Le Bancillon |
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Cublize |
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Meaux/Magny |
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Saint-Vincent-de-Reins |
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Locomotive | Photo | Remarks |
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LâEsperance |
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