Tramway de Pithiviers à Toury, Heritage railway in Loiret, France
The Tramway de Pithiviers à Toury is a narrow-gauge railway with 600-millimeter track that once stretched 31 kilometers across farmland. The museum association now operates around 3.5 kilometers of the original line, allowing visitors to ride through the flat Beauce countryside.
The line was established in 1892 by the Société Decauville to move sugar beet between production areas and refineries. Steam locomotives handled both freight and passenger traffic for many decades along this route.
The railway shaped how local communities developed around agricultural trade and industrial activity. Walking through the station area today, you can sense how this connection once mattered to people's daily work and commerce.
Access to the railway is easiest from the museum grounds in Pithiviers, where you can find current information about schedules and stops. Wear sturdy shoes and be prepared for weather delays, as the route runs through open countryside.
The museum collection features locomotives from Germany, America, and Britain gathered from different eras. These machines reveal the international nature of railway manufacturing and how equipment traveled across borders.
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