Tramway of Quend-Plage and Fort-Mahon explained

Tramway of Quend-Plage and Fort-Mahon
Native Name:	Le tramway du Marquenterre
Native Name Lang:	fr
Linelength:	12.8km (08miles)
Minradius:	30m

The Tramway of Quend-Plage and Fort-Mahon (French: le tramway de Quend-Plage et Fort-Mahon or French: le tramway du Marquenterre) was a 12.8abbr=onNaNabbr=on long gauge railway line, which operated from 1898-1914 and 1921-1934.

History

The French: Société Immobilière de Saint-Quentin-Plage|italic=no built the 8abbr=onNaNabbr=on long narrow-gauge tramway from the station Quend-Fort-Mahon to the beach at Quend-Plage (previously known as Saint-Quentin-Plage).^[1] The tramway was inaugurated in 1898. In 1903, a 4.8abbr=onNaNabbr=on long branch line was built to the beach at Fort-Mahon-Plage. A single journey from Quend-Fort-Mahon to Quend-Plage lasted 30 min, and to Fort-Mahon-Plage it lasted 40 min.

In 1914, the portable pieces of track with a rail weight of 9.5to were lifted to be used during World War I and re-laid in 1919. The tramway was re-commissioned on 13 Juli 1921. The tramway was used until May 1932 and formally closed on 26. February 1934.

Rolling stock

Locomotives

Name	Type	Manufacturer	Works No	Year	Weight	Comments
Jeanette		Decauville	N°230	1898	5 t	Mark 3.1, obtained second-hand from Coulange & Tayart
Bienvenue			N°279	1899	7,2 t
Minus	0-4-0T	Decauville				Mark 3.2
		Borsig/Decauville	N°7966		10 t	Delivered in April 1911
Marie-Antoinette	0-4-0T

Carriages

Initially, two open Decauville summer cars, one Decauville saloon car and three V-skip trucks were used.

Remarks

The French: Société Immobilière de Saint-Quentin-Plage|italic=no was set-up in 1893 by Félix Martin under the name of French: Goutelon et Compagnie in Paris. It was re-incorporated on 27 August 1896 as French: Société Anonyme de Quend-Plage, a PLC with a capital of 700,000 Franc with its headquarters in 47 rue Taitbout in Paris. Félix Martin and Goutelon were the main share holders.

References

The French: Société Immobilière de Saint-Quentin-Plage|italic=no was set-up in 1893 by Félix Martin under the name of French: Goutelon et Compagnie in Paris. It was re-incorporated on 27 August 1896 as French: Société Anonyme de Quend-Plage, a PLC with a capital of 700,000 Franc with its headquarters in 47 rue Taitbout in Paris. Félix Martin and Goutelon were the main share holders.

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