French Railways: A-Z
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French Railways: A-Z

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French Railways: A-Z

About this book

The railways of France present a uniquely interesting picture, consisting as they once did of two entirely separate but overlapping systems: the standard-gauge network of the great railway companies and the mostly metre-gauge network of the local rural railways. This book attempts to provide a comprehensive picture of this fascinating diversity. Featuring a variety of locations throughout France, subjects covered include the seven pre-nationalisation railway companies; locomotives of all types, including both the successful and the spectacular failures; freight and passenger trains; the great railway engineers; famous lines, such as the Vivarais, as well as the not so famous; tourist railways; some of the great engineering marvels, such as the Viaduc du Garabit; accidents and disasters; railways in wartime; and even railways which were built but never saw a train. Using the author's own photographs as well as historic postcard views, this book will appeal to anyone with an interest in railways.

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Information

Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9781445690988
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Accidents
  7. A Brief Life
  8. Chapelon
  9. The Life and Mysterious Death of Rudolf Diesel
  10. Electric Locomotives
  11. Freight
  12. Gares
  13. Ligne des Hirondelles
  14. Imperiale
  15. Jacquemin
  16. Koechlin
  17. La Machine
  18. La Malle des Indes
  19. North British Locomotive Company
  20. Orange to Buis
  21. Pas Perdus
  22. 151TQ
  23. Record breakers
  24. Schneider
  25. TAR
  26. Unfinished
  27. Viaducts and Bridges
  28. War
  29. X = Autorail
  30. Y = Locotracteur (Shunter)
  31. Z = Electric Multiple Units (EMUs)