The PO Corrèze is a former meter-gauge railway in the Corrèze

Corrèze

Corrèze is a department in south central France, named after the Corrèze River.The inhabitants of the department are called Corréziens or Corréziennes according to gender.-History:...

 department in central France. The concession was granted to the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans (PO) and constructed by the Batignolles company. Together with the Chemin de Fer du Blanc-Argent and the Blois à Saint Aignan, they formed the meter-gauge network of the PO.

The centre of the railway was at Tulle

Tulle

Tulle is a commune and capital of the Corrèze department in the Limousin region in central France. It is also the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulle...

, where there was a connnection with the SNCF

SNCF

The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...

, and consisted of three lines:

• From Tulle, north to Uzerche
  Uzerche
  Uzerche is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Limousin region of central France.In 1787, the English writer Arthur Young described the city as "The Pearl of the Limousin," nicknamed because of its picturesque setting, and a name by which it is still widely known today...
  
   and a connection with the standard gauge PO (later SNCF) lines,
• From Tulle, south to Argentat
  Argentat
  Argentat is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.-Geography:Argentat is situated on the Dordogne River, to the south west of Bort-les-Orgues. It is the point where the Maronne, a tributary of the Dordogne, converges with the famous river...
  
  ,
• From Seillac
  Seillac
  Seillac is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France....
  
  , a branch headed east to Treignac
  Treignac
  Treignac is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.During the Hundred Years' War it was pillaged by Rodrigo de Villandrando.-Population:-References:*...
  
  .

There was also a connection with the Tramways de Corrèze (TC) at Saint Bonnet Avalouze. TC used POC tracks to reach Tulle.

The entire line was opened in 1904, and closed to passengers on 3 November 1960, and to freight on 31 May 1970.

Steam traction was used thought the duration of operation. Diesel traction appeared in the 1930s for passenger service in the form of autorails (railcars). Diesel locomotives arrived on 1962 to power the freight trains.

Permanent way

Due to the difficult terrain, it was necessary to built a number of bridges, viaducts and tunnels.
Tulle–Uzerche

• Viaduct of 7 arches of 10 m across the Cérrone, length 94 metres (308.4 ft)
• Viaduct of 5 arches of 8.5 m across the Cérrone, length 62 metres (203.4 ft)
• Viaduct of 5 arches of 10 m across the Cérrone, length 75 metres (246.1 ft)
• Viaduct of 4 arches of 10 m across the Vézère, length 55 metres (180.4 ft)
• Viaduct of 11 arches of 10 m and one of 12 m across the GC3, length 152 metres (498.7 ft) long Tulle Tunnel long Puy l'Évêque Tunnel, long Sainte Eulalie Tunnel,

Tulle–Argentat long steel bridge over the Corrèze (river)

• Viaduct of 4 arches of 10  across the Corrèze, length 56 metres (183.7 ft) long Pandrines Tunnel.

Stations

The station buildings were built in the style of the PO, with a combined station house and goods shed, with the roof extended over the loading dock. The stations at Tulle and Uzerche shared facilities with the SNCF.

Tulle–Argentat (33.6 kilometres (20.9 mi))

• Tulle
• Laguenne
• Saint-Bonnet-Avalouse
• Pandrignrd - Saint Paul
• Saint-Sylvian (Corrèze)
• Forgès
• Saint-Chamas (Corrèze)
• Argentat

Tulle–Uzerche (31.9 kilometres (19.8 mi))

• Tulle
• Naves
• Saint Clément - Lagraulière
• Seillac
• Saint-Jul
• Uzerche

Seillac–Treignac (29 kilometres (18 mi))

• Seillac
• Chamboulive
• Le Lonzac
• Treignac

Steam locomotives

Ten 2-4-0 tank locomotives were built by the Société de Construction des Batignolles

Société de Construction des Batignolles

The Société de Construction des Batignolles was a civil engineering company of France created in 1871 as a public limited company from the 1846 limited partnership of Ernest Gouin et Cie....

 for the opening of the line. Four 0-4-4-0 Mallet

Mallet locomotive

The Mallet Locomotive is a type of articulated locomotive, invented by a Swiss engineer named Anatole Mallet ....

 tank locomotives were built by Ateliers de construction du Nord de la France (Blanc-Misseron).

No.	W.A. Wheel arrangement In rail transport, a wheel arrangement is a system of classifying the way in which wheels are distributed beneath a locomotive.. Several notations exist to describe the wheel assemblies of a locomotive by type, position, and connections, with the adopted notations varying by country...	Manufacturer	Serial No.	Year	Comments
61	2-4-0T	Batignolles	1471	1903
62	2-4-0T	Batignolles	1472	1903
63	2-4-0T	Batignolles	1473	1903	to Chemin de Fer du Blanc-Argent
64	2-4-0T	Batignolles	1474	1903	to Chemins de Fer départementaux de la Meuse
65	2-4-0T	Batignolles	1475	1903
66	2-4-0T	Batignolles	1476	1903	to Chemins de Fer départementaux de la Meuse
67	2-4-0T	Batignolles	1477	1903	to Chemins de Fer départementaux de la Meuse
68	2-4-0T	Batignolles	1478	1903	to Chemins de Fer départementaux de la Meuse
69	2-4-0T	Batignolles	1479	1903	to Limagne
70	2-4-0T	Batignolles	1480	1903
101	0-4-4-0T	Blanc-Misseron		1906	Preserved at the Voies Ferrées du Velay
102	0-4-4-0T	Blanc-Misseron		1906
103	0-4-4-0T	Blanc-Misseron		1906	to Chemins de Fer départementaux de la Meuse
104	0-4-4-0T	Blanc-Misseron		1906	Preserved at the CF Vivarais Chemin de fer du Vivarais The Chemin de fer du Vivarais - also called The Mastrou - is a tourist railway in the Ardèche region of the South of France. The metre-gauge line is long...

Diesel locomotives

• 401–402, 32-tonnes loco-tractors built by CFD Montmirail and delivered on 1962.

Autorails (railcars)

• X 211 and X 212, type X 210 built by SCF Verney in 1951

Carriages and wagons

Passenger carriages

• 38 four-wheel carriages with outside platforms
• 1 first-third composite saloon AC2f No. 1
• 11 28-seat first-third composites AC3 Nos. 2–10, AC3f Nos. 11–12
• 18 39-seat third class AC4f Nos. 21–38
• 9 passenger luggage vans DPf Nos. 51–59

Goods vehicles

• Covered van K 96–100, 5.5 tonnes, 1904
• Covered van K 101–125, 5.5 tonnes, 1904, series saw service on the Chemins de fer départementaux de la Meuse
• Covered van with brake compartment Kf 126–140, 6 tonnes, 1906
• Covered van with brake compartment Kf 141–150, 6 tonnes, 1908
• Open wagon I 201–225, 5 tonnes, 1904
• Open wagon I 226–230, 5 tonnes, 1908
• Open wagon I 231–245, 5 tonnes, 1925
• Flat wagon HH 301–320, 4 tonnes, 1904
• Flat wagon with brake, HHf 321–335, 4 tonnes, 1904
• Flat wagon with brake, HHf 336–350, 4 tonnes, 1912
• Flat wagon, HH 351–356, 4 tonnes, 1904
• Flat wagon (sleepers), L 401–402, 4 tonnes, 1904

Addition stock

A number of verhicles have also run on the PO-Corrèze

• De Dion-Bouton autorails from the Résaeu des Tramsways de l'Ain, Nos. 51–56
• An 0-6-6-0 Mallet tank locomotive from the Chemin de Fer du Blanc-Argent, No. 41
• Billard type A 80D autorail from the Réseau de la Dordogne, CFD Nos. 601–605, 607, 609, 611
• Three bogie passenger carriages from the Tramways de la Sarthe, Nos. B 39–41
• Four Billard type A 80D from the Chemin de Fer du Blanc-Argent in 1968, Nos. 31–32, 311–312
• A railcar and railer from the Réseau Breton
  Réseau Breton
  The Réseau Breton is a standard gauge, and former metre gauge railway in Finistère, France, with a few kilometres of line in Côtes du Nord, Ille-et-Vilaine and Morbihan. The hub of the system was Carhaix...
  
  , Nos. X 153 and RL 5
• Approximately 100 goods wagons from the Réseua Breton
• Four sleeper flat wagons from the Chemin de Fer du Blanc-Argent, Nos. 501–502, 601–602