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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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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Accidents
- A Brief Life
- Chapelon
- The Life and Mysterious Death of Rudolf Diesel
- Electric Locomotives
- Freight
- Gares
- Ligne des Hirondelles
- Imperiale
- Jacquemin
- Koechlin
- La Machine
- La Malle des Indes
- North British Locomotive Company
- Orange to Buis
- Pas Perdus
- 151TQ
- Record breakers
- Schneider
- TAR
- Unfinished
- Viaducts and Bridges
- War
- X = Autorail
- Y = Locotracteur (Shunter)
- Z = Electric Multiple Units (EMUs)