rogerfarnworth Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 There was a very extensive network of secondary lines in France of which many were of metre-gauge. The line from Nice to Meyrargues was one of these. The route was over 200kilometres in length and left the Nice to Digne Line at La Manda near Colomars. The link below takes you to the first of my blog posts on this line:https://rogerfarnwor...tral-var-part-1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 I have recently completed a full survey of the line. Here is the second blog post in the series:https://rogerfarnwor...-de-provence-14 The Chemins de Fer du Sud de la France made connections with a number of tramways operated by TAM. The first of these was a tramway between Cagnes-sur-Mer and Vence. This next post covers that metre-gauge tramway.There were a significant number of electric tramways in the area around Nice which connected either to the Chemins de Fer du Sud or linked towns on the coast with those further inland. This tramway did both. It operated from around 1911 until around 1932. https://rogerfarnwor...-de-provence-17 One further step along the journey from Nice to Meyrargues. Staring in the town of Vence and travelling towards the perfume capital of Grasse.https://rogerfarnwor...-de-provence-18 The next step on the journey from La Manda/Nice to Meyrargues along the Central Var line takes us from the emblematic Pont du Loup to Grasse.https://rogerfarnwor...-de-provence-19 A number of different railways met at Grasse.Two TAM tramways, one from Cagnes-sur-Mer and one from Cannes approached the town from the south. A PLM branchline also linked Grasse to Cannes. There was a funicular railway linking the PLM (SNCF) railway station to the town centre, and there was the Chemins de Fer du Sud de la France Central Var line crossing the town on its way between Nice and Meyrargues.This next post covers the first part of the story of the TAM tramway between Cagnes-sur-Mer and Grasse:https://rogerfarnwor...-de-provence-20 The second half of my blog on the TAM tramway between Grasse and Cagnes-sur-Mer:https://rogerfarnwor...-de-provence-21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 This next post covers the TAM tramway from Cannes to Grasse. https://rogerfarnwor...-de-provence-22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 There was a funicular railway in Grasse which took people to and from the PLM (SNCF) railway station and the town centre.https://rogerfarnwor...-de-provence-23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 This next post is a little more off-topic but it completes the details of the different railways that met at Grasse. https://rogerfarnwor...-de-provence-24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 We move on now from Grasse towards Draguignan, getting as far as Peymeinade: https://rogerfarnwor...-de-provence-25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) Peymeinade to Tanneron https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/03/ligne-de-central-var-part-6-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-26 Edited February 18, 2018 by rogerfarnworth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Tanneron became the eastern terminal of the line after the invasion in 1944 as many of the viaducts to the East had been destroyed. This remained the case until full closure of the line in 1950. This post covers the length of the line from Tanneron to Seillans: https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/03/ligne-de-central-var-part-7-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 The journey continues from Seillans to Claviers: https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/ligne-de-central-var-part-8-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 The journey on the Central Var line continues from Claviers to Figanieres: https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/06/ligne-de-central-var-part-9-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) Figanieres to Draguignan: https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/06/ligne-de-central-var-part-10-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-30 Draguignan became the defacto centre for the Central Var line and was approximately half way along its length Edited February 19, 2018 by rogerfarnworth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) Draguignan to Lorgues https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/08/ligne-de-central-var-part-11-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-31 Edited February 20, 2018 by rogerfarnworth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 (edited) Lorgues to Sillans-la-Cascade https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/09/ligne-de-central-var-part-12-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-32 Edited February 20, 2018 by rogerfarnworth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 Sillans-la-Cascade to Barjols https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/09/ligne-de-central-var-part-13-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 (edited) In November each year, my wife Jo and I visit Provence. We have been doing so regularly since 2001. We have travelled on the Nice to Digne line on a number of occasions and increasingly also become aware of the remnants of a number of different tramways. The three blog posts below were written at about the time when we were beginning to become aware of the extent of the network of these lines. https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2013/12/10/chemins-de-fer-de-province https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/chemins-de-fer-de-provence-2 https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/chemins-de-fer-de-provence Edited February 20, 2018 by rogerfarnworth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 The length of the Central Var line from Barjols to Rians: https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/10/ligne-de-central-var-part-14-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-34 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 This is the final length of the Central Var meter-gauge railway line in Provence https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/11/ligne-de-central-var-part-15-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-35 In due course, I will publish a blog post on the locomotives and rolling stock on the line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 This next post is the first in a series based on the Coastal Line between Toulon and Saint-Raphael which was known as Le Macaron. https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/18/ligne-du-littoral-toulon-to-st-raphael-part-1-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-36 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 The second post in a series about the line from Toulon to Saint-Raphael: https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/20/ligne-du-littoral-toulon-to-st-raphael-part-2-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-37 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) The third post in the series about the metre-gauge line from Toulon to Saint-Raphael focusses on one of the main competitors to the line over the length from Toulon to Hyeres - the metre-gauge tramway lines of the city of Toulon: https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/23/ligne-du-littoral-toulon-to-st-raphael-part-3-trams-in-toulon-and-hyeres-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-38 Edited February 22, 2018 by rogerfarnworth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) This is the next post in a series about the Chemins de Fer du Sud de la France's Coastal line between Toulon and Saint-Raphael. This post focusses on the PLM line which both competed for passenger traffic with Le Macaron between Toulon and Hyeres but also provided an essential link into the national network through the exchange sidings at Hyeres. https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/24/ligne-du-littoral-toulon-to-st-raphael-part-4-toulon-to-les-salins-dhyeres-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-39 Edited February 28, 2018 by rogerfarnworth 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 I have updated the blog about the length of the Central Var Line between Pont de Loup and Grasse to include the full text of the blog rather than a downloadable file. If this has been a handicap to you accessing the text and pictures, please review the blog post: https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/11/28/ligne-de-central-var-part-4-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 The next post in the series about Le Macaron ...... This post focusses on a number of branch-lines which extended either side of the main-line from La Londe-les-Maures and provided access to mining concerns and to a torpedo factory. https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/29/ligne-du-littoral-toulon-to-st-raphael-part-7-la-londe-les-bormettes-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-42 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 (edited) I seem to have missed out two posts in the sequence. This post relates to the length of Le Macaron between the terminus in Toulon and the town of Hyeres.https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/26/ligne-du-littoral-toulon-to-st-raphael-part-5-toulon-to-hyeres-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-39 Edited February 28, 2018 by rogerfarnworth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 And the second length missed out is that between Hyeres and Bormes-les-Mimosas. https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2017/12/30/ligne-du-littoral-toulon-to-st-raphael-part-6-hyeres-to-bormes-les-mimosas-chemin-de-fer-de-provence-41 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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