Compagnie du Chemin de Fer d'Orléans à Rouen
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railway company. The company was created in 1872 by M. Ridder, and subsequently absorbed by the Chemins de Fer de l'Ouest
Chemins de Fer de l'Ouest
The Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest , often referred to simply as L'Ouest or Ouest, was an early French railway company.- Birth of the company :...
in 1891.
A law permitted departmental councils to authorise the building of railways of local necessity, the Conseil Général de l'Eure authorised the line from Orléans to Rouen almost as soon as the law was passed.
Its story begins in 1878 when funds and property buying began as well as a quote for the Loiret-Voves section. Further bridge building took place at Chartres
Chartres
Chartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is located southwest of Paris.-Geography:Chartres is built on the left bank of the Eure River, on a hill crowned by its famous cathedral, the spires of which are a landmark in the surrounding country...
and several rivers such as over the Avre
Avre
Avre may refer to:*Avre , a river in northwestern France, tributary of the Eure*Avre , a river in northern France, tributary of the Somme*Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers, a military vehicle of the British Army...
, Blaise and the Blairas between 1869 and 1873. The trackbeds were built at the same time as well as the station buildings and track.
The company was to use the PO station at Orléans, the Ouest
Chemins de Fer de l'Ouest
The Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest , often referred to simply as L'Ouest or Ouest, was an early French railway company.- Birth of the company :...
station at Dreux.
The line as a whole closed in 1989 although several portions remain in use for passenger, freight or preserved rail.
Line openings
| Date | Section | Length (km) |
| 14/02/1870 | Rouen Gare de Rouen Orléans Rouen Orléans was a large station serving the city of Rouen, Normandy, northern France, built by the CF d'Orléans à Rouen. The station was situated along the quais of the River Seine to the south of city's centre.... - Petit-Quevilly |
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| 10/05/1872 | Evreux Évreux Évreux is a commune in the Eure department, of which it is the capital, in Haute Normandie in northern France.-History:In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named Mediolanum Aulercorum, "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area... - Louviers Louviers Louviers is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.Louviers is from Paris and from Rouen.-Population:-Sights:Its church, Notre Dame, has parts which date from the thirteenth century... |
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| 28/10/1872 | Chartres Chartres Chartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is located southwest of Paris.-Geography:Chartres is built on the left bank of the Eure River, on a hill crowned by its famous cathedral, the spires of which are a landmark in the surrounding country... - Orléans Orléans -Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire... |
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| 01/05/1873 | Vernon Vernon, Eure Vernon is a commune in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.It lies on the banks of the Seine River, about midway between Paris and Rouen... - Pacy-sur-Eure Pacy-sur-Eure Pacy-sur-Eure is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in north-western France.-Population:-External links:*... |
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| 10/05/1872 | Louviers Louviers Louviers is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.Louviers is from Paris and from Rouen.-Population:-Sights:Its church, Notre Dame, has parts which date from the thirteenth century... - Evreux Évreux Évreux is a commune in the Eure department, of which it is the capital, in Haute Normandie in northern France.-History:In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named Mediolanum Aulercorum, "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area... |
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| 02/08/1873 | Chartres Chartres Chartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is located southwest of Paris.-Geography:Chartres is built on the left bank of the Eure River, on a hill crowned by its famous cathedral, the spires of which are a landmark in the surrounding country... - Dreux Dreux Dreux is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-History:Dreux was known in ancient times as Durocassium, the capital of the Durocasses Celtic tribe. Despite the legend, its name was not related with Druids. The Romans established here a fortified camp known as Castrum... |
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| 15/08/1875 | Louviers Louviers Louviers is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.Louviers is from Paris and from Rouen.-Population:-Sights:Its church, Notre Dame, has parts which date from the thirteenth century... - Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf -Population:-Places of interest:* The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.* A twentieth century château.-Twin towns: Dereham, England Vigarano Mainarda, Italy Bad Dürrenberg, Germany Prague - Libuš, Czech Republic-External links:* *... |
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| 14/01/1876 | Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf -Population:-Places of interest:* The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.* A twentieth century château.-Twin towns: Dereham, England Vigarano Mainarda, Italy Bad Dürrenberg, Germany Prague - Libuš, Czech Republic-External links:* *... - Elbeuf Elbeuf -Population:-Places of interest:* The mairie, also housing the museum.* Two seventeenth century churches.* Some sixteenth century houses.* A fifteenth century stone cross.* The theatre , renovated in the late twentieth century.-Notable people:... |
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Stations
- OrléansOrléans-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...
- Patay
- Orgères
- Voves (junction with line from Toury)
- ChartresChartresChartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is located southwest of Paris.-Geography:Chartres is built on the left bank of the Eure River, on a hill crowned by its famous cathedral, the spires of which are a landmark in the surrounding country...
- DreuxDreuxDreux is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-History:Dreux was known in ancient times as Durocassium, the capital of the Durocasses Celtic tribe. Despite the legend, its name was not related with Druids. The Romans established here a fortified camp known as Castrum...
- Saint Georges-Motel
- Croth
- Ivry-la-BatailleIvry-la-BatailleIvry-la-Bataille is a commune in the Eure Department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. Ivry-la-Bataille was formerly known as Ivry.-History:The Battle of Ivry took place near Ivry on 14 March 1590...
- BueilBueilBueil is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:...
(on the line from ParisGare Saint-LazareParis Saint-Lazare is one of the six large terminus train stations of Paris. It is the second busiest in Paris, behind the Gare du Nord, handling 274,000 passengers each day.-History:...
to CaenCaenCaen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....
) - BreuilpontBreuilpontBreuilpont is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:...
- Pacy-sur-EurePacy-sur-EurePacy-sur-Eure is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in north-western France.-Population:-External links:*...
(junction with line from Vernon) - Menilles
- Autheuil - Authouillet
- La Croix Saint Leufroy
- EvreuxÉvreuxÉvreux is a commune in the Eure department, of which it is the capital, in Haute Normandie in northern France.-History:In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named Mediolanum Aulercorum, "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area...
- Gravigny
- Brosville
- Amfrville-sur-Iton
- Evreux
- AcquignyAcquignyAcquigny is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...
(junction with line from Evreux) - LouviersLouviersLouviers is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.Louviers is from Paris and from Rouen.-Population:-Sights:Its church, Notre Dame, has parts which date from the thirteenth century...
- La Haye Malherbe
- ElbeufElbeuf-Population:-Places of interest:* The mairie, also housing the museum.* Two seventeenth century churches.* Some sixteenth century houses.* A fifteenth century stone cross.* The theatre , renovated in the late twentieth century.-Notable people:...
- La Bouille-Moulineaux
- Grand Couronne
- Petit Couronne
- Grand Quevilly
- Petit Quevilly
- RouenGare de Rouen OrléansRouen Orléans was a large station serving the city of Rouen, Normandy, northern France, built by the CF d'Orléans à Rouen. The station was situated along the quais of the River Seine to the south of city's centre....
Locomotives
- 0.205 à 0.207. A class of three engines, built by Tubize in 1872. This numbering is the one adopted by the EtatChemin de Fer de l'ÉtatThe Chemins de fer de l'État , often referred to in France as the réseau de l'État , was an early French railway company.-History:...
and were used for shunting at stations and depots, including Château du Loir, ChartresChartresChartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is located southwest of Paris.-Geography:Chartres is built on the left bank of the Eure River, on a hill crowned by its famous cathedral, the spires of which are a landmark in the surrounding country...
and CourtalainCourtalainCourtalain is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
. These engines were withdrawn in 1893, 1896 and 1907.
- 120 class. 2161 to 2167. 7 engines built in 1875 by Tubize, the engines were similar in design of those of the CF de Lérouville-Sedan and Lille-Valenciennes. The engines were essentially used on the Chartres-Dreux, Chartres-Orléans and Chartres-Brou lines. They were withdrawn in 1892, and thus never received Etat numbering. Their tender was subsequently used by the 121 class engines (numbered 2601 to 2610).
- 220 class. 951 to 998. Not a CF d'Orléans-Rouen class of engines but used on Ouest and then Etat services from Rouen to Orléans.
Carriages
The Orléans-Rouen only possessed 44 coaches, all of which were transferred to the Etat at the time of the takeover in 1878.- Buffet coaches. The Orléans-Rouen possessed one buffet coach, it had been built out of a mixed class coach and was extended by 5.5m and transformed into a saloon car.
- AB 346 to 358. Between 1872 and 1873, thirteen mixed first and second compartment coaches were built for the OR.
- ABC 534 to 539. This was a class of six mixed class carriages with a first class compartment, a second class compartment and two third class compartments.
- C 2706 to 2729. Twenty-four third class coaches with five compartments and access platforms were used by the OR. Some carriages were used up until 1934 by the Etat, especially between PalletPalletA pallet , sometimes called a skid, is a flat transport structure that supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, pallet jack, front loader or other jacking device. A pallet is the structural foundation of a unit load which allows handling and storage efficiencies...
and ValletValletVallet is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.The town is located in the Muscadet region....
. Two of the carriages were transformed into service coaches around 1903.
- Vans. The Orléans-Rouen possessed one postal van, numbered Cf 4527.
Remaining lines
- Rouen - St Pierre les Elbeuf (preserved railway)
- Louviers - Acquigny
- La Croix St Lefroy - Bueil (preserved railway)
- Dreux - Chartres
- Chartres - Orléans