VIS-EN-ARTOIS: A NETWORK AND A WORKSHOP

A leftover from a British 60cm gauge field railway, the Vis-en-Artois network differed somewhat from other sugar beet Systems, First of ail, it was not the extension of a specific sugar mill's railway, The Société Anonyme des Chemins de Fer à voie de 60 of Pas-de-Calais was an independent industrial railway company that served several factories belonging to two sugar producing outfits, The company was also noteworthy for a very large and highly standardized fleet of locomotives, There were no fewer than 36 engines, all of which were from British military surpluses! Most other sugar beet railways seldom had more than a dozen engines, Even though the Vis System mostly operated Baldwin 4-6-0s, Alco 2-6-2s and a few Hunslet 4-6-0s could also be found, Most of the wagons were also…

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