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- Title: French Railways: A-Z
- Author : Patrick Bennett
- Release Date : January 15, 2020
- Genre: Transportation,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 37499 KB
Description
The railways of France present a uniquely interesting picture, consisting as they once did of two entirely separate but overlapping systems: the standard-gauge network of the great railway companies and the mostly metre-gauge network of the local rural railways. This book attempts to provide a comprehensive picture of this fascinating diversity. Featuring a variety of locations throughout France, subjects covered include the seven pre-nationalisation railway companies; locomotives of all types, including both the successful and the spectacular failures; freight and passenger trains; the great railway engineers; famous lines, such as the Vivarais, as well as the not so famous; tourist railways; some of the great engineering marvels, such as the Viaduc du Garabit; accidents and disasters; railways in wartime; and even railways which were built but never saw a train.??Using the authorís own photographs as well as historic postcard views, this book will appeal to anyone with an interest in railways.