Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme
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 A train on the Trestle Bridge around 1910
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The Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme ( German Somme Bay Railway ) is a museum railway in northern France . The railway has been operated on a voluntary basis since 1970 and runs from Le Crotoy via Noyelles-sur-Mer and Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Cayeux-sur-Mer from March to December .
history
Standard gauge railway
A railway line to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme was planned from 1845. In 1853, the Chemin de Fer du Nord was given permission to build a single-track line from Noyelles to Saint-Valery. This 5.6 km stretch crossed the Dien River on a 1367 m long wooden trestle bridge and was opened on June 5, 1858. It was operated as a horse-drawn railway until 1885 and only then were steam locomotives used.
Meter gauge railway
The 7.5 km long meter-gauge line was built by the Société Générale de Fer Economiques (SE) from Noyelles to Le Crotoy and put into operation on July 1, 1887. A second 18 km long section was put into operation on September 6, 1887 from Noyelles to Cayeux-sur-Mer with further stations in Saint-Valery Ville and Lanchères - Pendé . There was a four-rail track between Noyelles and Saint-Valery.
Traffic volume
The railroad transported holidaymakers to the coast and was used in freight transport for the transport of flint , sugar beet and edible clams .
vehicles
The Association du Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme owns several locomotives and rail buses, as well as passenger and freight cars. They are mostly meter gauge vehicles.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official website - French and English. Retrieved April 26, 2015.