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Chemins De Fer Du Morbihan
The Chemins de fer du Morbihan (CM) was a metre gauge railway in Morbihan, France, with some track in Loire-Inférieure. The first lines opened in 1902 and the system had a total extent of . History The CM was a ''Voie Ferrées d'Interêt Local'' system. In 1892, the ''Compagnie des Chemins de Fer du Morbihan'' was given permission to build a network of metre gauge lines in Morbihan. The first lines opened in 1902, with further lines opening in 1903, 1905, 1906, 1910 and 1921. The first closures were in 1935. Although railcars had been introduced in the 1930s, all rail passenger traffic ceased in 1939, along with another series of line closures. The passenger service was provided by buses from then on. Most of the surviving lines closed in 1947 and the final closures were in 1948. Lines The main line was Gourin - Lorient - Meslan - Lochminé - Vannes - La Roche-Bernard. Branches were from Meslan - Pontivy - Ploermel. Surzur - Port Navalo, Baud - Port Louis, La Roche-Bernard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CM15 - StGildas
The CM postcode area, also known as the Chelmsford postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of 25 postcode districts in England, within 16 post towns. These cover central Essex (including Chelmsford, Harlow, Brentwood, Billericay, Braintree, Burnham-on-Crouch, Dunmow, Epping, Ingatestone, Maldon, Ongar, Southminster, Stansted and Witham), plus a small part of east Hertfordshire (including Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgeworth) and a very small part of the London Borough of Havering. The southern part of the CM7 district for Braintree was recoded to CM77 in 2002. __TOC__ Coverage The Stansted post town (CM24) is entirely surrounded by the Bishop's Stortford post town (CM22 and CM23). The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! rowspan="2", CM0 , SOUTHMINSTER , Southminster, Bradwell, Tillingham, Asheldham, Dengie , rowspan="2", Maldon , - , BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH , Burnham-on-Crouch, Tillingham , - ! CM1 , CHELMSFORD , C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metre Gauge
Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre. The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, large metre-gauge networks remain in use in Switzerland, Spain and many European towns with urban trams, but most metre-gauge local railways in France, Germany and Belgium closed down in the mid-20th century, although many still remain. With the revival of urban rail transport, metre-gauge light metros were established in some cities, and in other cities, metre gauge was replaced by standard gauge. The slightly-wider gauge is used in Sofia. Examples of metre-gauge See also * Italian metre gauge * Narrow-gauge railways A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morbihan
Morbihan ( , ; br, Mor-Bihan ) is a department in the administrative region of Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline. It had a population of 759,684 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 56 Morbihan INSEE It is noted for its Carnac stones, which predate and are more extensive than the monument in , England. Three major military educ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loire-Inférieure
Loire-Atlantique (; br, Liger-Atlantel; before 1957: ''Loire-Inférieure'', br, Liger-Izelañ, link=no) is a department in Pays de la Loire on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean. It had a population of 1,429,272 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 44 Loire-Atlantique INSEE History Loire-Atlantique is one of the original 83 departments created during the on March 4, 1790. Originally, it was named Loire-Inférieure, but its name was changed in March 9, 1957 to Loire-Atlantique. The area is part of the historical |
Gueugnon
Gueugnon () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Population Economy The primary industry in the town is a stainless-steel factory run by Aperam. A huge part of Gueugnon's economy is based on cow breeding, mostly because the city is located in the Charolais area. There is also an industrial and touristic zone 3 kilometers south of Gueugnon called Chazey with a sand quarry, a transport company and 5 ponds mostly used by anglers and canoe clubs. Gueugnon is a twin town of Otterberg, Germany. Tourism In Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, you can see : * The Arboretum de Pézanin, one of the richest forest collection in France, * The Rock of Solutré, * The Cluny abbey, and its medieval city, * Charolles and the "boeuf charolais", * Mâcon, Paray-le-Monial, *The Canal Bridge in Digoin, *Diverti'Parc in Toulon sur Arroux, *Touroparc Zoo in Romanèche-Thorins, * Nicéphore-Niépce museum in Chalon-sur-Saône. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Tournon-sur-Rhône (; oc, Tornon) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. It is one of the most populous commune in the Ardèche department, after Annonay, Aubenas, and Guilherand-Granges. Geography It is located on the right bank of the river Rhône, in the Ardèche , opposite Tain-l'Hermitage, (which is located in the Drôme ) History Tournon had its own counts as early as the 9th century reign of Louis I. In the middle of the 17th century the title passed from them to the dukes of Ventadour. Population Notable sights *The church of St Julian dates chiefly from the 14th century. *The occupies an old college founded in the 16th century by Cardinal François de Tournon. *Of the two suspension bridges which unite the town with Tain-l'Hermitage on the left bank of the river, one was built in 1825 and is the oldest in France. *A statue to General Rampon stands in the Place Carnot. Notable people * Jean-Antoine Courbis (1752–1795), lawyer and revo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corpet-Louvet
Corpet-Louvet was a steam locomotive manufacturer based in Paris, France. History Founded in 1855 as Anjubault, based in the Avenue Phillippe-Auguste in Paris, the firm was taken over by Lucien Corpet in 1868. Corpet's daughter Marguerite married Lucien Louvet, the engineer of the '' Compagnie Meusienne des Chemins de Fer'', which used Corpet locomotives. Corpet died in 1889, and the management of the firm was taken over by Louvet. In 1912, the firm moved to new premises at La Corneuve, and a limited liability company, Corpet, Louvet et Compagnie was formed. The last steam locomotive was built in 1953, but the company is still in business, manufacturing "Caterpillar" earth moving equipment under licence. Locomotives The locomotives built by Corpet-Louvet had four different names on the worksplates. Anjubault Works numbers 1 to 121 carried Anjubault worksplates. The first three locomotives were built for the ''Compagnie d'Orsay'' and were named ''L'Yvette'', ''L'Orge'' and ''Le Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels. This was the most common wheel arrangement used on both tender and tank locomotives in versions with both inside and outside cylinders. In the United Kingdom, the Whyte notation of wheel arrangement was also often used for the classification of electric and diesel-electric locomotives with side-rod coupled driving wheels. Under the UIC classification, popular in Europe, this wheel arrangement is written as C if the wheels are coupled with rods or gears, or Co if they are independently driven, the latter usually being electric and diesel-electric locomotives. Overview History The 0-6-0 configuration was the most widely used wheel arrangement for both tender and tank steam locomotives. The type was also widely used for diesel switchers (shunters). Because they lack leading a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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