Chemins de fer du Morbihan

		Gourin
		La Magdeleine
		Plouray
		Langonnet
		Le Saint
		Le Faouët
		Meslan

Poulhlbet Berné
Plouay		Berné
		Saint-Caradec–Kernascléden
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		Moréac
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

km			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).

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

Steam locomotives

14 Pingueley 0-6-0T
101 Pingueley 0-6-0T works number 165/1905. To Forges de Gueugnon after closure. Preserved on the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme.^[2]
103 Pingueley 0-6-0T works number 167/1905. To Forges de Gueugnon after closure. Preserved at Tournon.^[3]^[4]
3 Corpet-Louvet 0-6-0T locomotives delivered in 1922. Works numbers 1605-07.^[5]

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]

Freight stock

The line today

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

References

^ ^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.
^ "Locomotive Type 030 Pinguely Numéro 101" (in French). CFBS. Archived from the original on November 26, 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
^ "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.
^ "CFILM No. 103". steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
^ "From Malletts to Models". The Industrial Railway Record. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
^ ^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.
^ "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.

External links

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

[CTM-1] "Histoire de la CTM" (in French). Compagnie de Transports du Morbihan. Archived from the original on 2007-06-16. Retrieved 2008-03-18.

[CFBS-2] "Locomotive Type 030 Pinguely Numéro 101" (in French). CFBS. Archived from the original on November 26, 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-20.

[FACS-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.

[Pin-4] "CFILM No. 103". steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 2008-03-20.

[Corpet-5] "From Malletts to Models". The Industrial Railway Record. Retrieved 2008-03-18.

[MTVS-6] "Musée des Tramways à Vapeur et des chemins de fer Secondaire français" (in French). La France vue du Rail. Retrieved 2008-03-19.

[Anjou-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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