Achiet–Marcoing Railway
The Achiet to Marcoing Railway was a secondary line of standard gauge railway in Hauts-de-France. The first section opened in 1871. The last section of the line was closed down in 1999. History Foundation The plans for a railway from Achiet-le-Grand to Bapaume date back to the early 1860s. However, in these plans the section was part of a larger plan to improve the connections of the Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin by making a more direct connection between Arras / Achiet and Noyon to the south. This plan was not executed. On 21 July 1866 three notable businessmen of Bapaume conctracted with their municipality for constructing a railway to connect Bapaume to the French railway system. The businessmen were Messrs. Edouard Arrachart, owner of a chemical plant; Edouard Grardel, textiles manufacturer; and banker Florimond Parel. The contract was called a concession. The municipality subsidized the line and in exchange the company would offer service on certain conditions, fare pr ...
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Nord (French Department)
Nord (; officially ; ; , ) is a département in Hauts-de-France region, France bordering Belgium. It was created from the western halves of the historical counties of Flanders and Hainaut, and the Bishopric of Cambrai. The modern coat of arms was inherited from the County of Flanders. Nord is the country's most populous département. It had a population of 2,608,346 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 59 Nord
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Bihucourt
Bihucourt () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Bihucourt was struck by an EF3 tornado on 23 October 2022, causing significant damage in the area. Geography A farming village located 11 miles (18 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D31 and the D7. Population Sights * The church of St. Vaast, which, like most of the village, was rebuilt after the ravages of World War I. * The war memorial. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 887 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Standard-gauge Railways In France
A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge in Europe, and SGR in East Africa. It is the most widely used track gauge around the world, with about 55% of the lines in the world using it. All high-speed rail lines use standard gauge except those in Russia, Finland, Uzbekistan, and some line sections in Spain. The distance between the inside edges of the heads of the rails is defined to be 1,435 mm except in the United States, Canada, and on some heritage British lines, where it is defined in U.S. customary/ British Imperial units as exactly "four feet eight and one half inches", which is equivalent to 1,435.1mm. History As railways developed and expanded, one of the key issues was the track gauge (the distance, or width, between the inner sides of the rail heads) to be used, as the wheels of the rolling stock (locomoti ...
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Railway Lines In Hauts-de-France
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport. It is used for about 8% of passenger and freight transport globally, thanks to its energy efficiency and potentially high speed.Rolling stock on rails generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, allowing rail cars to be coupled into longer trains. Power is usually provided by diesel or electric locomotives. While railway transport is capital-intensive and less flexible than road transport, it can carry heavy loads of passengers and cargo with greater energy efficiency and safety. Precursors of railways driven by human or animal power have existed since antiquity, but modern rail transport began with the invention of the steam locomotive in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 19th c ...
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Ribécourt-la-Tour
Ribécourt-la-Tour () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Flesquières
Flesquières () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department *Marcel Gaumont Marcel Gaumont was a French sculptor born on 27 January 1880 in Tours.  He died in Paris on 20 November 1962. Biography Gaumont was a pupil at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris and studied under Louis-Ernest Barrias .... Sculpture on church References Communes of Nord (French department) {{Cambrai-geo-stub ...
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Hermies
Hermies () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France southeast of Arras. Population See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 887 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Vélu
Vélu () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about southeast of Arras. Population See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 887 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Beugny
Beugny () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A farming village located 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Arras at the junction of the N30 and D20 roads. History In 1877 the Bapaume to Havrincourt section of the Achiet–Marcoing railway opened. This line was built to further expand sugar beet cultivation in the area. The station was still standing in 2022. Population Sights * The church of St. Géry, rebuilt, like most of the village, after the ravages of World War I. * The ruins of a chateau. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 887 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Frémicourt
Frémicourt () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France south-southeast of Arras. Population See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department *Cecil Sewell Cecil Harold Sewell Victoria Cross, VC (27 January 1895 – 29 August 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom, British and Commonweal ... Victoria Cross recipient after WW1 action near Frémicourt References Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{Arras-geo-stub ...
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Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume
Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume is a small farming village located just outside Bapaume and 12 miles (19 km) south of Arras. It was within the theatre of operations of the Battle of Bapaume, during the Franco-Prussian War. Population Sights * The church of St. Vaast, rebuilt, as was much of the village, after the ravages of World War I. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 887 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Flax
Flax, also known as common flax or linseed, is a flowering plant, ''Linum usitatissimum'', in the family Linaceae. It is cultivated as a food and fiber crop in regions of the world with temperate climates. In 2022, France produced 75% of the world's supply of flax. Textiles made from flax are known in English as linen and are traditionally used for bed sheets, underclothes, and table linen. Its oil is known as linseed oil. In addition to referring to the plant, the word "flax" may refer to the unspun fibers of the flax plant. The plant species is known only as a cultivated plant and appears to have been domesticated just once from the wild species '' Linum bienne'', called pale flax. The plants called "flax" in New Zealand are, by contrast, members of the genus '' Phormium''. Description Several other species in the genus ''Linum'' are similar in appearance to ''L. usitatissimum'', cultivated flax, including some that have similar blue flowers, and others with wh ...
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