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Neuchâtel–Pontarlier Railway
The Neuchâtel–Pontarlier railway, also known as the Val-de-Travers line or the Franco-Suisse (Franco-Swiss) line, is a single-track standard-gauge railway line run by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and the French public railway infrastructure company Réseau ferré de France (RFF). History The Auvernier–Pontarlier line was opened on 25 July 1860. Even during the construction, there were disputes where the Neuchâtel railway station should lie. An already built section was abandoned and used instead for the La Chaux-de-Fonds–Neuchâtel railway. The line to the frontier station at Les Verrières belonged to the Franco-Swiss Company (''Compagnie Franco-Suisse'', FS) and the section from Les Verrières to Pontarlier belonged to the French Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM). The section to Auvernier was built as part of the Jura Foot Railway, Neuchâtel–Vaumarcus line opened by FS on 7 November 1859. Initially, the PLM was responsible for the op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Denis Bourbaki
Charles Denis Sauter Bourbaki (22 April 1816, Pau – 22 September 1897, Bayonne) was a French general. Career Bourbaki was born at Pau, the son of Greek colonel Constantin Denis Bourbaki, who died in the War of Independence in 1827. He was educated at the Prytanée National Militaire, entered St Cyr, and in 1836 joined the '' Zouaves'', becoming lieutenant of the Foreign Legion in 1838 and ''aide-de-camp'' to King Louis Philippe. Early commands It was in the African expedition that Bourbaki first came to the front. In 1842 he was captain in the ''Zouaves''; 1847, colonel of the ''Turcos''; in 1850, lieutenant-colonel of the 1st ''Zouaves''; 1851, colonel; 1854, brigadier-general. In the Crimean War he commanded a portion of the Algerian troops; and at the Alma, Inkerman and Sevastopol Bourbaki's name became famous. In 1857 he was made general of division, commanding in 1859 at Lyon. His success in the war in Italy was second only to that of MacMahon, and in 1862 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armée De L'Est
The Armée de l'Est (''Army of the East''; German - Ostarmee; also Second Loire Army; nicknamed the 'Bourbaki army' after its first commander General Charles Denis Sauter Bourbaki) was a French army which took part in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71. It was formed towards the end of the war out of the remains of the Loire Army, paramilitaries (''Freischärlern'') and new recruits. History The task of the army was intended to be the relief of the besieged fortress of Belfort and the interruption of the German supply lines. However, after the French gaining an advantage in the battle of Villersexel the Germans regrouped and brought in reinforcements and the French suffered a defeat near Belfort in the battle of the Lisaine. The retreat to the south went chaotically and slowly, and the army was surrounded in the area of Pontarlier, close to the Swiss border. General Bourbaki was relieved of his duties and made a suicide attempt. The new commanding general, Justin Clincha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemins De Fer De Paris à Lyon Et à La Méditerranée
The Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée ("Railway Company of Paris to Lyon and the Mediterranean"), also known as the Chemins de fer Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée or simply PLM, established in 1857, was one of France’s main railway companies until the nationalization of all French railways and establishment of the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF) on . History Established on 3 July 1857, the PLM grew between 1858 and 1862 from the amalgamation of the earlier Paris–Lyon and Lyon–Méditerranée companies, as well as subsequently incorporating a number of smaller railways. The PLM operated chiefly in the Southeast of France, with a main line which connected Paris to the French Riviera by way of Dijon, Lyon and Marseille. The company was also the operator of railways in Algeria. The PLM was absorbed in 1938 into the majority state-owned Société nationale des chemins de fer français, and its network became the southeaste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco-Swiss Company
The Franco-Swiss Company (French: ''Compagnie Franco-Suisse'', FS) was a former railway company in Switzerland, formed in 1859 and absorbed into the Western Swiss Railways in 1872. It built the Neuchâtel-Pontarlier railway. History The French company, Paris–Lyon–Mediterranean Railway (PLM) sought to connect its network with the Swiss network. To achieve this, it founded in 1856 with other investors the Franco–Swiss Company, and subscribed 40% of the capital for the construction of a railway line from Pontarlier in France to the Swiss border at Les Verrières through the Val-de-Travers to Neuchâtel. On 7 November 1859 the company opened a line from Vaumarcus (extending the West Switzerland Company's line from Yverdon-les-Bains) to the village of Frienisberg, near Le Landeron on Lake Biel, part of what is now called the Jura Foot Railway. A temporary station was established at a pier in Frienisberg for a link by boat across Lake Biel to Nidau near Biel, which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chaux-de-Fonds–Neuchâtel Railway
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Auvernier
Auvernier is a village in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The municipalities of Auvernier, Bôle and Colombier merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Milvignes.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013 History Settlement has flourished since the in the vicinity of Auvernier, as evidenced by the large amount of material excavated by archaeologists, some of which is now in the |
SBB Ae 3-6 I 10693 In Les Verrières
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Gorges De L'Areuse 1921
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