The Amplepuis–Saint-Vincent-de-Reins railway was a 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) standard gauge railway in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region of France, which was operated by the Compagnie du chemin de fer d’intérêt local d’Amplepuis à Saint-Vincent-de-Reins (ASV) from 1907 to 1928.
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| Line length | 15 km (9.3 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editFrom 1929, the line was operated by the Chemin de fer du Rhône (CFR) until it was closed in 1935.[1][2] After the closure, the line was dismantled, and the locomotives, wagons and rails were sold to be exported for the construction of the railway network in Ethiopia.[2]
The line was used for the transport of passengers and goods. The freight traffic consisted mainly of wood and coal, which were needed in the weaving mills and spinning mills, among others, which were increasingly powered by steam engines:
- Usines Gouttenoire et Cie (now Deveaux SA), Mechanical Cotton Weaving Mill, in the hamlet of Gouttenoire near Saint-Vincent-de-Reins[3][4][5]
- Usine Rollin, mechanical weaving mill, St-Vincent-de-Reins[5]
- Usine Suchel, in the hamlet of La Tuliere[5][6]
- Usine Deveaux (Filature Hydraulique de P. Lacroix, L. Lacroix & Berger Successeurs), Saint-Vincent-de-Reins[7]
- Usine textile au Lacheron[8]
Route
editThe 15 km (9.3 mi) long local railway line with a gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) ran from Amplepuis on PLM's Roanne–Lyon railway via Le Bancillon, Cublize and Meaux/Magny to Saint-Vincent-de-Reins.[9] An extension through a tunnel to Belleroche had already been planned and marked out in 1914. However, World War I prevented the construction work necessary for the line extension.[2]
Stations and locomotives
edit| Station | Photo | Remarks |
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| Amplepuis |  |
PLM connections to Lyon and Roanne |
| Le Bancillon | _-_Le_Bancillon.jpg) |
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| Cublize | _-_La_Gare.jpg) |
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| Meaux/Magny | _-_La_Gare_de_Magny.jpg) |
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| Saint-Vincent-de-Reins |  |
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| Locomotive | Photo | Remarks |
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| L’Esperance |  |
References
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- ^ FACS – Patrimoine Ferroviaire.
- ^ a b c Histoire du train de Saint-Vincent.
- ^ Saint-Vincent-de-Reins - Les Filatures - Vue generale des Usines Gouttenoire et Cie - Tissage Mecanique de Cottonades.
- ^ Saint-Vincent-de-Reins - Interieur d'Usine - Parage.
- ^ a b c St-Vincent-de-Reins - Vallee du Rins - Principales Usines.
- ^ Saint-Vincent-de-Reins - Vue generale de l'Usine Suchel - Tissage Mecanique de Cottonages.
- ^ Usine Deveaux (Filature Hydraulique de P. Lacroix, L. Lacroix & Berger Successeurs a St Vincent de Rhims pres Thizy).
- ^ Saint-Vincent-de-Reins – Au Lacheron.
- ^ Jean Randé und Francois Librini: Amplepuis Saint-Vincent-de-Reins. In: Archéologie ferroviaire (v2) – Atlas des lignes de chemins de fer disparues.
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