Charles Lartigue

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Charles François Marie-Therese Lartigue (* 1834 in Toulouse ; † 1907 ) was a French engineer who developed the Lartigue monorail named after him .

During the colonial occupation of North Africa by the French, they had a considerable need for transport, which should be covered by railways . However, the sand drifts on normal two-lane tracks were problematic here. Here, according to the story, Lartigue was inspired by the camel caravans with loads hanging on both sides to create a monorail on stilts with half-suspended wagons. He first successfully tested a 90-kilometer line in Algeria with draft horses.

Of later other railways, the Listowel Ballybunion Railway in the Irish town of Listowel, operated for 36 years with specially developed steam locomotives , was the most successful. This runway has been rebuilt from 2001 based on the old templates.