European Railroad Discussion > A European where is it?

Just found this beautiful pic on an australian news site.Anyone hazard a guess as to where it is.
Regards,dK

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Petit Ceinture in Paris. A now mostly disused belt line in Paris.

What a find, thank you for reporting! Never imagined to find remains of this in Paris today, its now on the bucket list.

Parc Montsouris in Paris, to be exact. What an eerily beautiful abandoned spot.

Tor in 'Murica

It looks like it would make a good movie set.

Yes,Paris it is.19 mile belt line built in 1852,abandoned in 1934.
Regards,DK

DKay Wrote:
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> Yes,Paris it is.19 mile belt line built in
> 1852,abandoned in 1934.
> Regards,DK

As I understand it, the whole ring - "ceinture" - lost its local passenegr service well before the war, but that the eastern side of the line remained in use well into the 1970s, and possibly later, for through trains form the Channel ports.
Many trains from both Boulogne and Calais Maritime, which basically served the ships from the UK, would have through portions for destinations beyond Paris, usually the south coast or Italy. I remember making many trips around the line on such trains during the early 1970s, from the Gare du Nord to the Gare de Lyon or vice versa. Does anyone know when these connections finally came to an end?



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/03/15 14:47 by spflow.