Decauville Railway at the 1913 Ghent World Exhibition
| Decauville Railway at the 1913 Ghent World Exhibition | |
|---|---|
 Depot du Tramway de la Societe Nouvelle des Etablisse-
ment Decauville Ainé , Bruxelles 58-60 B v du Nord | |
| Route length: | 3 km |
| Gauge : | 600 mm ( narrow gauge ) |
The Decauville railway of the Ghent World Exhibition 1913 ( French Tramway de Decauville Ainé ) was a Decauville narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of 600 mm, which was operated during the 1913 World Exhibition in Ghent .
history
After the success of the Decauville Railway at the Paris World Exhibition (1889) , the Belgian branch of the French company Decauville from Corbeil-Essonnes exhibited the Montania motor locomotives it had sold at the 1913 World Exhibition in Ghent .
Routing
The route passed the following stations, among others:
- Palace of Fine Arts
- Ville de Paris
- Delhaize Freres & Cie ‹Le Leon›
- Modern village
- Rue Belvedere
- Chateau d'eau
The depot was located between the modern village and the sports fields.
Palace of Fine Arts
Ville de Paris
Rue Belvedere
Chateau d'eau
business
Eight 'Montania' locomotives from the Paris branch of Orenstein & Koppel and Arthur Koppel were used on the temporarily relocated route. They could run on benzene, gasoline, alcohol, or petroleum. On the side of the engine cover, they had a discreet lettering from the company 'Decauville', which was responsible for sales of these in Belgium.
The operation was carried out by a 24-person team of 10 train drivers, 12 uniformed conductors, a white-clad railway attendant and the transport service provider.
locomotive
Train driver and conductor
Railway attendant
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