Carrières de Rieudotte

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Carrières de Rieudotte & Extensions Andenne
Andenelle Carrières de Rieudotte Light railway and loading facility with a view of Wanhériffe [1]
Andenelle Carrières de Rieudotte Light railway and loading facility with a view of Wanhériffe
Rieudotte - Chantiers des carrieres Quevit Freres (E. Desaix, editeur, Bruxelles, Bibliotheka Andana) .jpg
Gauge : 600 mm ( narrow gauge )

The Société Anonyme des Carrières de Rieudotte & Extensions Andenne operational from December 30, 1926 a quarry with a steam-powered narrow gauge - works railway in Andenne in the province of Namur in the Walloon part of Belgium .

history

The quarry was located between Andenelle and Gives at the Château de Rieudotte on the banks of the Meuse opposite Wanhériffe . It was founded by the Quevit brothers and was nicknamed Ancienne Firme Quevit Frères, Andenne , even after the name was changed to a public limited company .

A steam-powered light railway with a gauge of 600 mm ran from the quarry to the loading facility at the standard-gauge freight station in Rieudotte and a company's own jetty on the Maas .

In the early 1980s, around 5,000 to 8,000 tons of industrial waste were illegally disposed of on the quarry site. In the meantime, the contaminated material has been removed and the site has been partially renovated by its current owner.

  • Hand-operated tilting lifts

  • Steam-powered field railway

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Carrieres Quevit et Panorama vers Wanhériffe.
  2. ^ Share dated December 30, 1926.
  3. ^ Share dated June 30, 1927.
  4. ^ Andenne, carte publicité, SA des Carrières de Rieudotte, (ancienne firme Quevit Frères).
  5. ↑ Historical postcards.
  6. ↑ Réhabilitation de la carrière du Rieudotte.

Coordinates: 50 ° 30 ′ 9.4 ″  N , 5 ° 8 ′ 18.2 ″  E