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It was added to the French list "monuments historiques" on 21/11/1989. There is a French Wiki article here: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atelier_des_Chemins_de_fer_%C3%A9conomiques_de_la_Gironde MikeR

In Part Deux, I provided a link to photos of the disused Railway Workshops at Saint-Symphorien (33, Gironde) in France. The Workshops have been closed to the public for a few years now but I had written to the Maire, Monsieur Guy DUPIOL, asking for permitted access to take photographs...

I live in SW France (near Marmande) and the point about Bordeaux to Lyon is well made. I have travelled to Lyon twice for the big Motorcycle Show there. On each occasion, it was easier for me to drive to Bordeaux Airport and fly to Lyon. The return flight, travel to the airport and airport...

Hello Roger, Very interesting, enjoyable and very well compiled, thank you. I am in the process of exploring the disused, standard gauge lines of SW France where I live, I tend to group the photos into Flickr Albums as work commitments have prohibited the time to do a "Blog" format but you...

Addendum! I have had an email from the Mairie of Saint-Symphorien and they have agreed to my request for access to the Workshops. I have a confirmed appointment for next week and photos will follow!

Interesting and I take your point about Road Transport ascendancy. Another factor is that many of these lines were built primarily for Freight - mainly forestry work - with the passenger traffic almost a by-product. The "Departement" of the Landes is a very sparsely populated area. In 2013...

Saint-Symphorien is a village in the Gironde, Code Postal: 33113 with an interesting Railway history and its Sheds and Workshops are a classified Historic Monument. In 1873, the railway line Le Nizan - Saint-Symphorien - Sore, was commissioned for Forestry work in the Landes and a major repair...

My pleasure! I have Flickr Albums for a number of the disused lines in this area and keep meaning to put them into a "collection" to make access easier. I am also "tracking" (no pun intended!) many of the lines on Google Earth and noting Station Building coordinates into a spreadsheet. It is...

I live in the South West of France and I am slowly photographing the Stations (and other important structures) on the network of disused lines in this area. Some of them have been turned into a Voie Verte - a cycle/walking path. I have just updated my Flickr Album on the Mont de Marsan to...

Thanks for that Gordon, I had just about reached that conclusion.

Hi Gang. Does anyone know whether French Freight movements and/or timings are available on-line anywhere? Specifically the South-West around Bordeaux. I have a friend coming over this year and he is looking for good spots to set up for photos etc so he wants to know density of traffic etc...

I have also read about this proposal but there are some significant problems/costs. The line closed after a derailment on the French side in 1970 which destroyed the L'Estanguet bridge and SNCF could not justify the costs of rebuilding the link. Add to that the fact that another bridge has...

For anyone interested, I was at Canfrance last year and took a series of photos here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskKzRBjd