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 433 kilometres (269 mi).

Former railways in Morbihan
Chemin de Fer du Morbihan
Gourin
La Magdeleine
Plouray
Langonnet
Le Saint
Le Faouët
Meslan
Berné
Poulhlbet Berne
St. Caradec-Kernascléden
Plouay
Lignol
Lanvaudan
Cléguer
Guémené-sur-Scorff
Sèbrévet-Bubry
Pont-Scorff
Guern-Locmalo
Pont Augan Quistinic
Quéven
Malguénac
Lorient
Languidic
Baud
Kerbédie
Lorient-Ville
Lochrist
Baud-Camors
Cléguérec
Hennebont-Ville
La Chapelle Neuve
Stival
Kervignac
73km Locminé
Pontivy
Merlevenez
Colpo
Royal St. Thuriau
Plouhinec
Pont du Loc
Moréac
Moustoir-Remungol
Riantec
Locqueltas-Plaudren
Naizin
Port Louis
Le Champ de Tir
Moulin Gilet
Lesvellec
Réguiny
106km Vannes
Radenac-Pleugriffet
Theix
Lantillac
122km Surzur
Josselin
St. Armel
Ambon
Guillac
St. Colombier
Muzillac
47km Ploërmel
Sarzeau
Diston-Arzal
Taupont
St. Gildas du Rhuys
Marzan
Helléan
Le Net
148km La Roche-Bernard
(Rive Droite)
St. Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines
Arzon
149km La Roche-Bernard
(Gare Définitive)
Herbignac
Mahon
152km Port Navalo
La Chapelle des Mazuin
0km La Trinité-Porhoët
St. Gildas station, CM
Sarzeau station, CM

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.[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

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

No. 101

Steam locomotives

Railcars

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

Passenger stock

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

The line today

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

References

  1. "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. "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.
  • Rail Bretagne A site for all railways in Brittany, forums have photos of old postcards of the line. (in French)
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