Granville-Avranches-Sourdeval tramway

Granville-Avranches-Sourdeval tramway
Granville-Avranches-Sourdeval tramway
	Passage of the Tramway at Pignon Butor
Technical
Line length	71 km (44.12 mi)
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Route map
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The Granville-Avranches-Sourdeval tramway was a 71 km (44 mi) long 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge railway from Condé-sur-Vire via Granville to Avranches in the Manche department of the Normandy region, which operated from 1908 to 1935.

History

The line opened in 1908, at a similar time as the Condé-Granville tramway and the Coutances-Lessay metre gauge railway. These lines were operated by the Société des Chemins de Fer de la Manche (CFM) until 1935.^[6]^[7]

References

^ Route Ferroviaire Vire Avarachain. Inventaires ferroviaires, N° IGRF 50139a.
^ Approximate Route Granville–Condé-sur-Vire on Google Maps.
^ Approximate route Granville–Avranches on Google Maps.
^ Viaduct – Ancienne Voie Ferrée on OpenStreetMap.
^ Approximate route Avranches–Sourdeval on Google Maps.
^ En 1909: un tramway nommé Granville-Condé.
^ Les Chemins de Fer Secondaires de France: Département de la Manche.

48°50′12″N 1°36′09″W / 48.83653194917484°N 1.602469970145911°W (Granville)

[1] Route Ferroviaire Vire Avarachain. Inventaires ferroviaires, N° IGRF 50139a.

[2] Approximate Route Granville–Condé-sur-Vire on Google Maps.

[3] Approximate route Granville–Avranches on Google Maps.

[4] Viaduct – Ancienne Voie Ferrée on OpenStreetMap.

[5] Approximate route Avranches–Sourdeval on Google Maps.

[ouest-france-6] En 1909: un tramway nommé Granville-Condé.

[7] Les Chemins de Fer Secondaires de France: Département de la Manche.

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