(rshsdepot) 2. Bangor, Brittany part 2 (Vannes, Pornic, Le Roche Bernard, Redon, Landevant, St. Nazaire Le Croisic, Le Baule-sur-Mer, La Baule Escoublac gares)

["Paul Luchter" <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>]

(accents removed)

This southern line in Bretagne was a private rail line originally I think.
It came from l'Orleans station, Paris
 Chemins de fer Départementaux

Vannes is the large town opposite Belle-ile where Bangor is, two lines come
in here from the west and one from the east, St. Nazaire is to the west,
Redon to the NW, Auray to the west.
Les Gares at Vannes (Gwened in Breton):
http://www.ibretagne.net/FR/OBJ/MEM01020.html
Morbibannaise station is on the left, the Chemin d'Orleans, the long
distance, east-west line on the right. What I call "branch" lines were
originally to the local station, the intercity trains went to Redon, the
local canton trains went to St. Nazaire, and the other southerly lines to
the waterside.

Pornic is at water's end different branch south of Vannes. Pornic is within
sight of Belle-ile as well. Pornic station (Remember to pick up the "g" of
the link if it skips to the second line):
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/roland.arzul/etat/affiches/images/aff3_etat_pornic.j
pg

Pornic station: http://autorails.free.fr/Pornic/P0002499.JPG
http://autorails.free.fr/Pornic/Pornic01.jpg

Here is "Station La Roche Bernard:
http://www.ibretagne.net/FR/OBJ/MEM01011.html
Tramway de la Roche-Bernard
La Roche Bernard is east of Vannes on a branch line to the waterside:
http://www.ibretagne.net/FR/OBJ/MEM01042.html
See how close on this map: http://marmiteenchantee.atontour.net/Img/plan.gif

Redon is east of Vannes on the main line, la gare:
http://www.lesgares.com/typologie/ouest/gare_ouest/redon.htm

Landévant station is just west of Vannes:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/kaer-location/landevant_postcard.jpg
(see map: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/kaer-location/dept56-carte.gif  )

Saint Nazaire is not far from Belle-ile, just south near the coast, here is
the nice old station:
http://www.ac-nantes.fr/peda/ress/culture/patrimoi/saintnaz/vx-gare.jpg

Le Croisic is a branch out of Ste. Nazaire, within sight of Belle-ile.:
http://www.sybics.com/bb26065.jpg
http://www.ibretagne.net/FR/OBJ/MEM12571.html
La Baule-sur-Mer gare is the station before Croisic:
http://www.lepequod.com/medias/cpa/CPA0501.jpg
La Baule Escoublac station (same place) is like a Swiss chalet:
http://www.ibretagne.net/FR/OBJ/MEM12597.html
http://www.ibretagne.net/FR/OBJ/MEM12598.html
http://www.ibretagne.net/FR/OBJ/MEM12542.html
The new station La Boule Escoublac:
http://www.ibretagne.net/FR/OBJ/MEM12278.html
http://www.ibretagne.net/FR/OBJ/MEM12596.html









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