Chemins de fer du Morbihan

Chemins de fer du Morbihan
Gourin
La Magdeleine
Plouray
Langonnet
Le Saint
Le Faouët
Meslan
Poulhlbet Berné
Plouay
Berné
Saint-CaradecKernascléden
Cléguer
Lignol
Pont-Scorff
Guémené-sur-Scorff
Quéven
Guern-Locmalo
Lorient
Malguénac
Lorient-Ville
Port Louis
Lanvaudan
Riantec
Sèbrévet-Bubry
Plouhinec
Pont Augan Quistinic
Merlevenez
Kervignac
Hennebont-Ville
Kerbédie
Lochrist
Cléguérec
Languidic
Stival
Pontivy
Baud
Royal Saint-Thuriau
Baud-Camors
Moustoir-Remungol
La Chapelle-Neuve
Naizin
073
Locminé
Colpo
Pont du Loc
Moulin Gilet
Locqueltas-Plaudren
Le Champ de Tir
Réguiny
Lesvellec
106
Vannes
Radenac-Pleugriffet
Theix
Lantillac
152
Port Navalo
Arzon
Josselin
Le Net
Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
Guillac
Sarzeau
St. Colombier
Ploërmel
47
Saint-Armel
Taupont
122
Surzur
Ambon
Helléan
Muzillac
Diston-Arzal
Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines
Marzan
148
La Roche-Bernard (Rive Droite)
Mahon
149
La Roche-Bernard (Gare Définitive)
Herbignac
La Trinité-Porhoët
0
La Chapelle des Mazuin
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km

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 433 kilometres (269 mi).

St. Gildas station, CM
Sarzeau station, CM
Former railways in Morbihan

History

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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.[1] 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.[1] Most of the surviving lines closed in 1947 and the final closures were in 1948.

Lines

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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 - Herbignac - Piriac-sur-Mer - Guérande, Herbignac - Saint-Nazaire, Pontivy - Moulin Gilet, Pontivy - Guémené-sur-Scorff.

Rolling stock

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No. 101

Steam locomotives

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Railcars

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  • One petrol railcar is preserved at the Musée des Tramways à Vapeur et des chemins de fer Secondaire français (MTVS).[6]

Passenger stock

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  • B153, a bogie carriage, is preserved at the MTVS.[6]

Freight stock

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The line today

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The station building at Préfailles survives, recently restored.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Histoire de la CTM" (in French). Compagnie de Transports du Morbihan. Archived from the original on 2007-06-16. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  2. ^ "Locomotive Type 030 Pinguely Numéro 101" (in French). CFBS. Archived from the original on November 26, 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  3. ^ "Locomotive Pinguely 030 T des chemins de fer du Morbihan N°101 (1905)" (in French). FACS. Archived from the original on 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  4. ^ "CFILM No. 103". steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  5. ^ "From Malletts to Models". The Industrial Railway Record. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  6. ^ a b "Musée des Tramways à Vapeur et des chemins de fer Secondaire français" (in French). La France vue du Rail. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  7. ^ "Extraits de "La Voix du Petit Anjou" n° 74, septembre 2007" (in French). l'Association des Amis du Petit Anjou. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
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  • Rail Bretagne A site for all railways in Brittany, forums have photos of old postcards of the line. (in French)