[ RURAL RAILWAYS IN FRANCE ][ CHEMINS DE FER RURAUX DE FRANCE ]

Photo Gallery of rural railways in northern France

by our correspondent, Michael Bunn

April 2004.  This charter train on the Chemin de fer de la Baie de Somme was organised by Michael for the SNCF Society.  The 2-6-0T Cail and its train is spotted through the trees and blossom of a spring afternoon.

The station at Lumbres, in the valley of the Aa, Nord Pas de Calais.  This is an engaging heritage operation on part of the line from Boulogne to St Omer, first opened in 1874.

Picasso railcar X 3853 waits to depart for Arques, where the depot of the association is to be found.

Calais - Dunkerque, a secret line on which few passenger trains run.  Here at Bourbourg an EAD railcar pauses with a TER service to Dunkerque.

Thanks to Michael for these pictures and more to come.

All rights reserved / Michael Bunn (photos) J.G.Skinner (text) / 2004

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Another view of Bourbourg station, in red brick with its name displayed on the end wall.

Dunkerque-VilleAn array of electric and diesel powered regional trains

Boulogne Tintelleries in December 2004

Montreuil-sur-mer in March 2005