Chemins de fer de l'Ouest
The Compagnie des chemins de fer de l' Ouest, referred to simply as Ouest, was a French private company that existed from 1855 to 1909. From Paris Saint- Lazare train station starting, its catchment area covered with many branch lines to the Normandy and Brittany. The routes of the Chemins de fer de l' Ouest linked partially lines the Chemins de fer du Nord with those of the Chemins de fer Paris - Orléans
Foundation
The company was established on April 7, 1855 by the merger of railway companies with the main Paris- Versailles -Saint -Germain -en- Laye ( with the Gare Saint- Lazare ), Paris -Rouen, Rouen, Le Havre, Paris - Rennes and Paris- Caen - Cherbourg. By government decree establishing the company grants and interest rate guarantees were granted, but connected with it was the obligation for the construction of more than 800 km of new lines in Normandy and Brittany. The route length of the concession lines in 1855 was 2079 km.
Extension
After the treaties of July 29, 1858 and June 11, 1859 (Decree of 11 June 1859), the " Ouest " got in common with the "North" the license to operate the Rouen Amiens, also for the Paris- Dieppe, Pont -l'Évêque -Trouville -sur -Mer and Laigle - Conches -en- Ouche. More concessions received the " Ouest " 1863 164 km routes, in 1865 for the Paris Belt Railway, and until 1875 for another almost 300 km distances.
Of the ten definitely concession lines were run in a stretch of 110 km alone at society's expense. For the remaining four lines subsidies were granted. The network was bookkeeping divided into an old and new, with a 4 ∙ 65% interest guarantee to 50 years was granted for the latter.
Due to the Convention of 17 July 1883, the Law of 20 November, the " Ouest " a " definitive " concession for other lines received with a length of 1185 km and "conditional " licenses for 233 km. 200 km not yet defined lines should be approved on the basis of subsequent agreements between the state and society.
Furthermore, the state became 877 km stretch of the State Railway Compagnie des chemins de fer de l' État from the " Ouest". In return the company to take over the operation of local railways in its catchment area in accordance with the Government committed.
End of 1883 was the licensed route length 5731 km, of which 3917 km were in operation. 1885 an expenditure of 10,000 francs per kilometer were authorized to plant double-track routes, while the state had to make an allowance for interest on borrowings for this purpose until 1956 by the General Assembly. The Annual General Meeting approved the company's participation in execution of the Breton railway network, which should be executed in a single track meter gauge (97 km). Further concessions were made to line 1902.
Nationalization
Because of the law of December 18, 1908 took place on 1 January 1909, the nationalization of acquisition in the State Railways Chemins de fer de l' État. The company should, however, remain in full settlement of their Kapitales to 1956. The end of 1910 comprised the standing in the main operations of the nationalized railway network " Ouest " 6068 km.
External links and sources
- Röll, Freiherr von: Encyclopedia of railways, Berlin, Vienna 1914
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- Former Railroad Company ( France)