Le Blanc-Argent 3
-the history before we go nowhere-.
Explanation to the map: blue: Normal gauge, passenger traffic. Green: Normal gauge, only freight traffic. Red: TheBlanc-Argent 1 m gauge, Orange:The Blanc-Argent closed down, existing track. Grey: closed down. Track remowed.
The Le Blanc - Argent was builded in 1902, opned step by step, and later removed step by step. Buzançais - Argy was opned again but as a normal gauged freightline. A side branch from the Gièvres-Vierzon line to Romoratin was builded, and then the freight traffic on the narrow gauged railway was closed down.
Facts:opned1902
Closed down: Argent - Clermont 1951, Salbris - Clermont 1951
track remowed1976/77, Buzançais - Luçay-le-Mâle 1980.
Gauge:1000 mm.
Track: 25 Kg./m.
Speed: max.85 km./h., Normally 60-70 km./h.
Lenght: 67 km. in daily use. From the beginning:191 km.
Project: 28 km in the southern part should be reopned.
Stations and halts: From the beginning 40, now 15.
Operator: in enterprise, materiel and fares as SNCF.