(rshsdepot) 4. Brittany part 4 (Quimper, Pont l'Abbe gares, Youtar Line "le Tortillard", Pont-Croix, Beuzec-Cap-Sizun, Crozon, Carhaix stations)

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

We are at the western end of the southern Brittany line.
The map of this area. Crozon, Quimper, Douarnenez, Pont Croix, Chatlaulin,
Pont L'Abbé:
http://www.chemin-de-fer.org/trains-nord/cartes-29/29-05.jpg
Quimper is on a different line, the one heading west from Auray. Almost near
the end of the peninsula, south of Brest.
Gare de Quimper (1863):
http://www.ibretagne.net/FR/OBJ/MEM00770.html
http://www.ibretagne.net/FR/OBJ/MEM00771.html
http://www.lesgares.com/typologie/ouest/gare_ouest/gare_ouest_typo.php?rep=quimper

A line heads south from Quimper to Pont l'Abbé.  The Pont l'Abbé station at
the end of this branch:
http://www.ibretagne.net/FR/OBJ/MEM00773.html
Throwing the switch: http://www.ibretagne.net/FR/OBJ/MEM00772.html

The last stop west on my map after Quimper, is Douarnenez. I can't find a
station for there, but I did find a "Le Petit Train", the "Youtar" line.
From Douarnenez to Audierne to Pont-Croix. This 12 kilometer line opened in
1894. Liquidated 1938, closed 1941, dissolved 1946. Here is a Youtar train at
Le Pont Souganso et la Montagne:
http://www.chez.com/pontcroix/petit%20train.JPG
And here is a great one of a train at Pont de Suguensou:
http://www.audierne.info/image/youtar/Youtar%20Pont-Physique.jpg
The right-of-way today near same location, Valley of Goyen:
http://www.audierne.info/image/youtar/Promenade%20du%20Goyen.jpg
This train was known as "Le Tortillard", which may mean "the twister"
Gare de Pont-Croix ( d'Audierne):
http://www.audierne.info/image/youtar/gare%20audierne.jpg
http://www.audierne.info/image/youtar/gare%20audierne2.jpg
today as a house:
http://www.audierne.info/image/youtar/Gare%20Pont-Croix.jpg
La gare de Beuzec-Cap-Sizun, another station on the Petit Train (and note
the windmills): http://www.audierne.info/image/youtar/Gare%20de%20Beuzec.jpg
The all in French history of this line is here:
http://www.chez.com/pontcroix/le_transcapien.htm

Crozon is on the western end of Brittany, on the middle peninsula, SSE from
Brest, on Morgat Bay. A closer look sees it is on the Bay of Douarnenez.
Crozon-Morgat station, near at the end of Europe, very nice:
http://www.ibretagne.net/FR/OBJ/MEM00781.html

Carhaix is on top right of this detailed map (also southern line Lorient to
Quimper: http://www.chemin-de-fer.org/trains-nord/cartes-29/29-06.jpg
Carhaix is on another north-south line and on a east-west line, east of
Brest.
Gare de Carhaix (1891):
http://www.lesgares.com/typologie/ouest/gare_ouest/carhaix/gare01.jpg
http://www.lesgares.com/typologie/ouest/gare_ouest/carhaix/gare02.jpg
An old steam, locomotive next to station:
http://www.lesgares.com/typologie/ouest/gare_ouest/carhaix/gare03.jpg






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