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Les Petits Trains 1

Minimum Gauge Tourist Trains in France


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In France, the term 'Petit Train' is used for both narrow gauge railways and trackless tourist trains. This page shows a selection of genuine railway Petits Trains built as tourist trains. Trackless land trains are covered on:- Petits Trains 2. It does not cover more substantial narrow gauge French railways.

Miniature tourist railways in the UK generally used small scale steam locos built to model engineering standards. The French equivalent park and seaside railways tended to be minimum gauge railways using small narrow gauge steam or diesel locos, some of the latter being rather bizarre steam-outline designs. With the recent revival of miniature railways in the UK, minimum gauge designs have become more popular, although still built to model engineering standards. I am not aware of a similar revival in France.



 

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Petit train du Cap-Ferret

The Tramway du Cap-Ferret, also known as the Petit train du Cap-Ferret, is a 600mm narrow gauge railway on the Atlantic coast of France in the department of Gironde. The tramway is situated on the Cap Ferret, a peninsular that which divides the Atlantic Ocean from Arcachon Bay, and links the shores of the bay with the beaches on the Atlantic coast. The line began as a horse-drawn tramway with open 4-wheel coaches. Later diesel-hauled trains hauled trains of open 4-wheel coaches and Decauville-style bogie toastracks. The line is largely situated along the road side.

The line is some 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) long and connects the Belisarius jetty on Arcachon Bay with Horizon beach on the Atlantic coast. It operates every afternoon from April to September, with services running every 30 minutes or less, and with some morning services in the peak summer season. Ferries connect the Belisarius jetty with the resort town of Arcachon on the other side of Arcachon Bay.

Additional details of the line's history will be added soon



Petit train du Cap-Ferret - colourised photo showing early horse-drawn days (top)
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret - Loco No.2
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret - Loco No.2
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret at the Grand Hotel de la Mer
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret in the woods
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret in the woods - two variations
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret in the woods
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret in the woods
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret in the woods
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret in the woods - loco No.1
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret in the woods - loco No.3
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret in the woods - loco No.3
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret in the woods - loco No.1
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret in the woods
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret in the woods
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret in the woods
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret at the beach
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret at the beach
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret at the beach
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret at the beach
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret at Horizon beach
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret at Horizon beach
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret at Horizon beach
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret at Horizon beach
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret at the beach
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Petit train du Cap-Ferret at Horizon beach, plus the lighthouse
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