Book on the railway world published by LR PRESSE and written by Claude Wagner, entitled "Les tramways de Valenciennes et les lignes des chemins de fer"in French under the reference LRVALENTRAM.
- The author Claude Wagner presents the history of the C.E.N (Compagnie des chemins de fer économiques du Nord) created by Baron Édouard Empain at the end of the 19th century.
- Author Claude Wagner presents the history of the C.E.N (Compagnie des chemins de fer économiques du Nord) created by Baron Édouard Empain at the end of the 19th century. You will then find the studies carried out for the design of the Valenciennes tramways from 1881 to the present day. The C.E.N rural lines located in Nord and Pas-de-Calais as well as those in Isère and Haute-Savoie are also presented in detail!
- Enjoy 300 illustrations and diagrams of equipment (including previously unpublished photos by J-L. Rochaix).
- Literary work of 144 pages, in French and measuring 28.5 x 21 cm.
Who is Claude Wagner?
Claude Wagner is a writer and member of the Fédération des Amis des Chemins de fer Secondaires. An association dedicated to safeguarding France's railway heritage.
This author has produced around ten books during his career, dedicated to the railway world!
The LR Press opinion:
The trams of yesteryear have an undeniable charm, and one regrets all the more the absence of typically French equipment at retailers... These regrets were reiterated on reading this very fine book on the Compagnie des Chemins de fer économique du Nord (CEN) which, as its name suggests, operated lines in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais regions as well as in Isère and Haute-Savoie! The centrepiece of this Empain company, however, was the Valenciennes tram network, hence the title of the book. Page after page, you'll discover a bygone world of carriages and typical two-cab, streamlined locomotives. But you can also look forward to the return of the tramway to Valenciennes, an event that is not forgotten. There's no doubt that after reading this book, you'll find inspiration for a network of bucolic roadside railways; unless you decide to install a tram to serve your miniature town...
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