Guingamp – Paimpol railway line

Guingamp-Paimpol
At Lancerf
Route number (SNCF) :	486000
Route length:	36 km
Gauge :	1894–1952: 1000 mm from 1924: 1435 mm
Legend Paris – Brest railway from Paris CDN of Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem CDN from Plouha 504.5 Guingamp normal and meter gauge 505.8 Trieux (English Channel) 506.0 Guingamp – Carhaix railway line to Brest (Finistère) 507.2 Gourland to Guingamp 514.7 Trégonneau - Squiffiec 520.0 Brélidy - Plouëc CDN to Tréguier 525.2 Pontrieux (stop) stop at the town center 525.7 Trieux 526.3 Pontrieux 530.0 Frynaudour Viaduct ( Leff ) 530.2 Frynaudour to Plourivo 533.6 Traou-Nez to Plourivo 535.7 Lancerf to Plourivo 538.8 Plounez to Paimpol CDN from Tréguier 541.5 Paimpol CDN to Plouha port

The Guingamp – Paimpol railway is a French railway that connects the port city of Paimpol with the city of Guingamp and the Paris – Brest railway. It is 36 km long, not electrified and runs entirely in the Breton department of Côtes-d'Armor . Like the neighboring Guingamp – Carhaix railway, it was originally built and operated in meter gauge , but later converted to standard gauge . The passenger transport is carried out on behalf of TER Bretagne by Transdev Rail ( operating as CFTA until the end of January 2019 ). At SNCF Réseau it has the route number 486000.

history

State project (standard gauge)

The first investigations into a connection between Guingamp and Paimpol were carried out at the end of 1878. A 36 km long route in standard gauge was planned . A total of 130 km of route options were examined. It was declared under the serial number 69 of the "Frecinet Plan" of July 17, 1879 as "of the public interest". The ministry approved the project on December 26, 1879.

In 1880 a route was presented and welcomed by the General Council of the Département (former name: Côtes-du-Nord ). It led from Guingamp about three kilometers along the railway towards Brest, and then on via Plouëc and along the plain above the left bank of the Trieux . Before Pontrieux , it descends in a side valley to the river and crosses the river so that the port can be connected, and the train station is also to be built there. It follows the Trieux further on the right bank of the river. After a suspension bridge over a side valley, it rises again and leads via Plounez to Paimpol, where it is supposed to end at a planned naval port. The chief engineer Pelaud explained that the western guidance via Plouëc would facilitate a later branch to Tréguier . Although the basic decision on the route was still pending, detailed planning had already been made for more than half of the route.

On August 19, 1880, the General Council decided to give a construction grant of 20,000  francs per kilometer for the construction of the line. On January 7, 1881, the public interest in the railway was formally established, the project should be carried out by the state. On April 18, 1882, the General Council was informed that construction should begin in the second half of the year. This means that in 1883 the first quarter of the building cost subsidy would have to be paid.

Takeover by the Ouest and rescheduling to meter gauge

In 1879 the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest (Ouest) began to be interested in various branch lines from the "Frecinet Plan", including the one from Guingamp to Paimpol. In 1883 the state granted the concession to the Ouest , the transfer was sealed with a law of November 20th. The state authorities also handed over all plans for the previous project in standard gauge. However, the railway company suggested in 1884 to build the line cheaper in meter gauge . This proposal was accepted with a contract on March 25, 1885; at the same time the Ouest the concession for a number of other routes that should form the first part of the Réseau Breton . The contract was confirmed by law on December 10, 1885.

The Ouest outsourced the management of this and other narrow-gauge railways to the Société générale des chemins de fer économiques (SE).

Further development

Pontrieux station around 1900

Operations started in 1894. In Guingamp, Plouëc and Paimpol there was a connection to the narrow-gauge railways of the Chemins de fer des Côtes-du-Nord .

According to a law of 1923, the line was equipped with a third rail in 1924 so that standard gauge trains could also run. In 1953 one rail was removed so that only standard gauge trains can run.

In 1966 the SE became Chemins de fer et transport automobile (CFTA) , it kept the operational management on the line. The CFTA has been trading as Transdev Rail since spring 2019 .

The railway line was renovated in 2016/2017. Contrary to the original plans, the poorly used intermediate stops were also retained as demand stops.

course

Bridge in Pontrieux

Steam train on the Viaduc de Frynaudour

The 36 km long route lies entirely in the Côtes-d'Armor department .

The line begins with a connection to the Paris – Brest railway line at Guingamp station . It runs a little to the west together with the line to Carhaix parallel to the main line to Brest. It crosses the Trieux on the Viaduc sud de Sainte-Croix (the northern one belongs to the main railway). Behind it the routes to Carhaix and Paimpol branch out. It crosses under the main railway and turns north and runs towards Pontrieux on the plateau to the left of the Trieux. While still in the urban area of ​​Guingamp, it runs through the Gourland stop , serving the Trégonneau - Squiffiec and Brélidy - Plouëc stations . Then it descends through a winding side valley to Trieux and reaches the river below the town of Pontrieux, where there is a breakpoint. Then she crosses the river at the harbor and reaches the train station. It follows the river to the right (east) and crosses the Leff tributary on the Viaduc de Frynaudour , directly behind is the Frynaudour stop . It continues to Lancerf on the right bank of the Trieux and then turns east. It rises to the former Plounez stop and then falls back down to Paimpol .

traffic

Railcar (an X 97150 ) of the TER CFTA in Paimpol.

Sign at the Pontrieux stop: “Required stop, please give the driver signs to stop. To buy or validate a ticket, you have to contact the conductor. "

Passenger traffic is carried out with small diesel multiple units X 97150 . Some stops are only held when necessary .

In summer, the Vapeur du Trieux runs tourist steam train trips between Pontrieux and Paimpol.

literature

• Jean-Pierre Nennig: Le chemin de fer de Bretagne nord , JPN éditions, Guérande, 2010 ISBN 2-9519898-6-5 , pp. 215–222 (fr)

Web links

Commons : Ligne de Guingamp à Paimpol  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Vapeur du Trieux - Tourist steam train service

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Entreprise Transdev Rail à Issy-les-Moulineaux (92130). Le Figaro , January 24, 2020, accessed on June 14, 2020 (French). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} "Ligne de Guingamp Paimpol (n ° 69 de la loi de classement du 17 juillet 1879)," in rapports et deliberations - Conseil général des Côtes-d'Armor , 1882/08, page 25 ff - accessed on May 1, 2017
3. ^ France. Assemblée nationale (1871–1942). Sénat, Annales du Sénat: Documents parlementaires, volume 22, Imprimerie du Journal officiel, 1891, p. 131 excerpt (accessed July 18, 2011)
4. ^ "2 ° Ligne de Guingamp à Paimpol", in Rapports et délibérations - Conseil général des Côtes-du-Nord , 1880/08, p. 23 Text accessed on May 11, 2017
5. ↑ J. Duvergier, Collection complète des lois, décrets, ordonnances, règlements, et avis du Conseil d'État , Volume 81, L. Larose et Forcel, Paris, 1881, p. 24 Text (accessed on May 11, 2017)
6. ^ "Chemins de fer: subvention kilométrique départementale", in Reports et délibérations - Conseil général des Côtes-du-Nord , 1882/04, pp. 16-21 text (accessed May 11, 2017)
7. ↑ N ° 14218 - Loi qui approuve la convention passée, le 17 juillet 1883, entre le ministre des Travaux publics, et la Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest - Law confirming the contract of July 17, 1883 between the Ministry of Bau und der Ouest , Bulletin des lois de la République Française XII, 28, 834 (1884), pp. 359–367, Imprimerie Nationale, Paris (accessed May 16, 2017)
8. ↑ Rapports et délibérations - Conseil général des Côtes-du-Nord - Report of the General Council of Côtes-du-Nord , 1885/08, p. 27 (accessed on May 17, 2017)
9. ↑ ^{a b} Jean-Pierre Nennig, 2010, p. 215.
10. ↑ N ° 16172 - Loi qui approuve une convention passée avec la compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest pour l'exécution, à voie étroite, de divers chemins de fer, December 10, 1885 - Law confirming the contract with the Ouest of December 10, 1885 for the execution of various railways in narrow gauge, Bulletin des lois de la République Française XII, 31, 984, pp. 1865-1868, Imprimerie Nationale, Paris (1885) (accessed May 17, 2017)
11. ↑ Décret qui approuve le traité passé, le 5 mars 1886, entre la Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest et la Société générale des chemins de fer économiques pour l'exploitation des lignes à voie étroite qui lui ont été concédées en Bretagne par la loi du 10 décembre 1885 , Bulletin des lois de la République Française XII, 34, 1083, pp. 766 - 771, Imprimerie Nationale, Paris (1897) (accessed May 16, 2017)
12. ^ Loi relative à la mise à voie normal du chemin de fer de Guingamp à Paimpol - Law on equipping the Guingamp – Paimpol railway line with standard gauge , July 22, 1923, Journal officiel de la République Française, 198, 24, p. 7042
13. ↑ “Ligne Guingamp-Paimpol: les haltes maintenues” , - Guingamp-Paimpol route: The stops remain , La Presse d'Armor , April 13, 2017 (accessed May 17, 2017).
14. ↑ Jean-Pierre Nennig, 2010 p. 217