Heritage route
Chemin de fer de la Vendée
Mortagne-sur-Sèvre → Les Herbiers · France
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Belle-Époque dining on the move: restored CIWL Orient Express diners behind an 030 T steam engine, three viaducts between Mortagne and Les Herbiers.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 2834466 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Chemin de Fer de la Vendée — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Chemin de fer de la Vendée?
The Chemin de fer de la Vendée runs 22 km from Mortagne-sur-Sèvre to Les Herbiers.
How long does the Chemin de fer de la Vendée take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ~1 h 15 min for the 22 km. That is an average of 18 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 50 km/h.
Who runs the Chemin de fer de la Vendée?
Chemin de Fer de la Vendée, with steam 030 T + CIWL diners.
How old is the Chemin de fer de la Vendée?
The line has been in service since 1914. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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