Trams in the Haute-Vienne department

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Railcar of the CDHV on the Viaduc de Rancon

The trams in the Haute Vienne department , French Chemins de Fer départementaux de la Haute-Vienne (abbreviated CDHV), were the network of electric overland trams in the French department Haute-Vienne with a total length of 318 kilometers.

history

Former Oradour-sur-Glane train station, 1998

The first applications for the construction of a rail transport link in the Haute-Vienne department go back as far as 1861. At the beginning of the 20th century, when the first electricity works were built in the department, such a connection seemed to be moving closer as an electric train. The final decision to build a tram from Limoges to the surrounding area was not made until 1902. Three years later, it was determined that tram routes from Limoges to Saint-Mathieu , Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles , Bussière-Poitevine and Eymoutiers , as well as long-term should be built after Peyrat-le-Château .

Finally, in 1908, according to other sources, a first line was opened in 1909. It linked Limoges with Aixe-sur-Vienne .

Most of the line openings took place in 1912, including that of line 4 (later 5) between Limoges and Peyrat-le-Château via Eymoutiers, which was 53 km in length and took three hours and ten minutes. During the construction period, the first power station was built in Eymoutiers at Christmas 1908. The power station for the local tram was powered by water power.

The Compagnie des Chemins de Fer Départementaux de la Haute-Vienne was responsible for handling tram traffic in the department . The travel costs for a trip on the trams were between one and three francs in first class and mostly 40 centimes in second class.

As early as 1936, several tram lines that no longer appeared profitable were shut down, the network length was reduced to 276 km. Most of the disused tracks had already been dismantled in 1939. Nevertheless, a maximum of 2.2 million passengers was reached in 1938. On the remaining routes, the route in Oradour-sur-Glane was badly damaged during the Oradour massacre in World War II .

As the automobile gained in popularity and motorized individual transport increased, the tramway lost its importance in opening up the department. In 1948 it was therefore decided to abandon the tram so that the last trains ran on January 28, 1949. In the early 1950s, almost all of the tracks were dismantled.

Due to the renaissance of the tram in France, however, the reintroduction of a tram-like local public transport system has recently been considered.

network

Route network of the CDHV

Eight lines were operated:

  • Line 1: Limoges - Rochechouart
  • Line 2: Limoges - Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles
  • Line 3: Limoges - Saint-Junien
  • Line 4: Limoges - Bussière-Poitevine
  • Line 5: Limoges - Peyrat-le-Château
  • Line 6: Limoges - Razès
  • Line 7: Bussière-Poitevine - Rancon
  • Line 8: Limoges - Aixe-sur-Vienne

The tram was connected to the Limoges tram network.

vehicles

From 1908 a type of car called Brill drove , as well as railcars of the Limoges tram. From 1912, various types of Société Franco-Belge wagons were used. Most of the cars had 21 seats, eight of which were reserved for first-class passengers.

Some of the cars are now available as toy models.

Relics

Rose window in Villevit
Remains of the Tramway de Haute-Vienne in Oradour-sur-Glane

With the exception of a few catenary rosettes, almost nothing is left of the routes. Some of the routes can still be seen in the area, some of the bridge structures are still standing, including the Viaduc de Rancon . In addition, street names or other signs on site remind of the tram.

In Oradour-sur-Glane , which was destroyed by the German National Socialists in the Oradour massacre, the rails and catenary masts of the tram have been preserved in the townscape and are under monument protection.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e historique du reseau des tramways départementaux de la haute vienne. In: td87.free.fr. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Electricité - Commune d'Eymoutiers. In: mairie-eymoutiers.fr. Retrieved November 12, 2017 (French).
  3. ↑ a b c presentation des tramways departementaux de la haute vienne. In: td87.free.fr. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b Voies Métriques du Limousin.:. Chemins de Fer Départementaux de la Haute Vienne (CDHV). In: lemosin.net. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
  5. ^ A b Voies métriques du Limousin: L'usine de Bussy. In: lemosin.net. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
  6. ↑ a b c Chemin de Fer Départementaux de la Haute-Vienne CDHV. In: ruedupetittrain.free.fr. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
  7. ^ Les incidents du service funèbre à la cathédrale de Limoges. In: archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
  8. ↑ plan du reseau. In: td87.free.fr. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
  9. ↑ a b c materiel moteur. In: td87.free.fr. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Le Pont de la Bergère. In: lemosin.net. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Le viaduc de Rancon. In: lemosin.net. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Gare d'Oradour sur Glane (CDHV). In: lemosin.net. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Le village martyr d'Oradour-sur-Glane. In: lemosin.net. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
  14. ↑ Oradour sur Glane. In: td87.free.fr. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .