Chemin de fer des Chanteraines

Chemin de fer des Chanteraines
File:CFChanteraines EntreFermeetFiancés Train2.JPG
Overview
Locale	France, Île-de-France, Hauts-de-Seine, cities of Gennevilliers and Villeneuve-la-Garenne
Termini	Les Mariniers Gennevilliers RER
Stations	6
History
Opened	1981
Last extension	1994
Technical
Line length	4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Track gauge	600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Operating speed	20 km/h
Route map File:BSicon KBHFa.svg 0.0 Les Mariniers (formerly Pont d’Épinay) File:BSicon WSL+rq.svg File:BSicon KRZ.svg File:BSicon WSLlq.svg 1.49 CFC Miniature (2015–) File:BSicon HST.svg 1.66 Les Fiancés (formerly Pompidou) File:BSicon SKRZ-G4o.svg Route départementale D9 File:BSicon BHF.svg 2.40 La Ferme File:BSicon ABZgl.svg File:BSicon YRDaq.svg 2.75 Train depot File:BSicon HST.svg 3.13 Passage de Verdure File:BSicon SKRZ-G4o.svg Motorway A86 File:BSicon WSLgl.svg 3.18 Turning loop File:BSicon HST.svg 3.88 L'Etang (formerly Le Lac) 1991– File:BSicon KBHFe.svg 4.53 Gennevilliers RER (formerly Les Tilliers) 1991–

The Chemin de fer des Chanteraines (Railway of Chanteraines) or CFC is a 600 mm narrow gauge tourist railway with six stations and 4.5 kilometers length in the Parc de Chanteraines in the French villages of Gennevilliers and Villeneuve-la-Garenne west of Paris. It opened in 1981 and its purpose is to link the different parts of the park.

History

At the beginning of the 1970s, on the initiative of Roger Prévot, mayor of Villeneuve-la-Garenne from May 1953 until his death on October 6, 1999, the General Council of the Hauts-de-Seine department, of which he was vice-president at the time, decided to build the Chanteraines departmental park. Three years after the opening of the first section of the park, the original 3.1-kilometer-long route between Pont d'Épinay station (now Les Mariniers) and Passage de Verdure station above the A86 autoroute, was put into operation in 1981. This connected the various areas of the park. In spring 1984, under an agreement with the Hauts-de-Seine General Council, the Chemin de Fer des Chanteraines (CFC) association took over the operation of the route and the maintenance of the tracks and rolling stock. In July 1991, with the expansion of the park to the south, the line was also extended to the new terminus Les Tilliers-RER (now Gennevilliers RER) with a transition to line C of the RER and tramway Line T1. On the occasion of this line extension, a second depot building was built at the train yard next to the first. In October 2009, the CFC association organized the 19th International Narrow Gauge Railway Meeting. From 2010 to 2012, the northern section of the line behind the Les Fiancés station to Les Mariniers was completely renovated and was not used during this period. On March 22, 2023, the e OBO-01, the first of two purely battery-electric locomotives, equipped with compressed air brakes and built by the Compagnie de chemins de fer départementaux (CFD) in Paris, arrived at the CFC depot. After test runs in April, including with four wagons loaded with cement sacks, the locomotive made its first public passenger journeys on the open day in May. On the long Ascension weekend from 9 to 12 May 2024, the CFC club celebrated its 40th anniversary.

Vehicles

The following lists are not exhaustive and will need to be completed or updated over time (last updated in May 2024):

Steam locomotives

Photo	Type	No. CFC	Constructor, Year	No. constructor	Status	Technical data
File:020-T Decauville No 876.jpg	0-2-0T	3	Decauville, 1914	No. 876	Operational	Named "Vincent" Purchased in 2003 Length: 3.6 m, Weight: 5.5 t Engine power: 35 ch Coal bunker capacity: 300 kg Water tank capacity: 1000 l
File:Villeneuve-la-Garenne (92), 030 T n° 6, Decauville 1920 - 1770 (chaudière n° 5750), 02.06.2018 04.jpg	0-3-0T	6	Decauville, 1920	No. 1770	Out of service (awaiting full restoration)	Named "Chanteraine" Purchased in 1987 Length: 4.6 m, Weight: 8.0 t, Maximum speed: 20 km/h Engine power: 60 ch Coal bunker capacity: 600 kg Water tank capacity: 1150 l
File:Villeneuve-la-Garenne (92), CF des Chanteraines, n° 12 1.jpg	0-2-0T	12	Orenstein & Koppel, 1905	No. 1627	Operational	Named "Bertha" Purchased on 23. May 1992 Length: 4.2 m, Weight: 6.5 t Coal bunker capacity: 390 kg Water tank capacity: 550 l
File:020-T Decauville No 8069.jpg	0-2-0T	13	Decauville/Borsig, 1911	No. 8069	Out of service (awaiting full restoration)	Named "Tabamar" Purchased on 11. April 1994 Length: 4.4 m
File:020-T Decauville No 869.jpg	0-2-0T	18	Decauville, 1914	No. 869	Out of service (awaiting full restoration)	Named "La Bouillote" Purchased in 2001 Length: 4.7 m, Weight: 5.0 t, Maximum speed: 20 km/h Engine power: 35 ch Coal bunker capacity: 300 kg Water tank capacity: 1000 l
File:Villeneuve-la-Garenne (92), 030 T n° 19, O&K 1914 - 7429, 50 ch, ex PKP, 02.06.2018 3.jpg	0-3-0T	19	Orenstein & Koppel, 1914	No. 7429	Operational	Named "Camille" Purchased in 2001 Length: 4.5 m, Weight: 7.5 t Engine power: 50 ch Coal bunker capacity: 460 kg Water tank capacity: 1020 l
File:020T-27 Stoker.jpg	0-2-0T	27	CFC, 2016		Operational	Named "Stoker" Vertical boiler locomotive Built in a traditional way by the CFC
	0-2-0T				Out of service (awaiting full restoration)	Named "Fuji" Vertical boiler locomotive Built by an individual with a steamboat engine Purchased in 2019

Diesel locomotives

Photo	Type	No. CFC	Constructor, Year	Status	Technical data
File:CFChanteraines TilliersRER Train.JPG	Diesel-hydraulic	OBO-01 & 02	Socofer, 1981	Operational	Length: 4.4 m, Weight: 7.5 t, Maximum speed: 16 km/h Motor Deutz F4L with 57 ch
File:Locotracteur Decauville No 643.jpg		04	Decauville, 1933	Operational	No. constructor: n° 643 Length: 3.1 m, Weight: 2.2 t Motor CLM monocylindre with 10 ch
File:Villeneuve-la-Garenne (92), locotracteur n° 5, Campagne 1952 - 4075 1.jpg		05	Campagne, 1952	Operational	Purchased on 29. November 1986 No. constructor: n° 4075 Length: 3.5 m, Weight: 4.0 t, Maximum speed: 16 km/h Motor Deutz F3L 912 with 42.5 ch
File:Villeneuve-la-Garenne (92), locotracteur série n° 7-10, Plymouth 1946 2.jpg	DLD	07	Plymouth, 1946	Operational	Purchased on 20. June 1990 Length: 4.0 m, Weight: 8.0 t, Maximum speed: 25 km/h Motor Deutz F3L 912 with 120 ch
	DLD	08	Plymouth, 1946	Operational	Purchased on 20. June 1990 Length: 4.0 m, Weight: 8.0 t, Maximum speed: 25 km/h Motor Deutz F3L 912 with 120 ch
File:Villeneuve-la-Garenne (92), locotracteur série n° 7-10, Plymouth 1946 1.jpg	DLD	09	Plymouth, 1946	Out of service (awaiting full restoration)	Named "Gilbert" Purchased on 20. June 1990 Length: 4.0 m, Weight: 8.0 t, Maximum speed: 25 km/h Motor Deutz F3L 912 with 120 ch
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File:Villeneuve-la-Garenne (92), locotracteur n° 11, O&K Typ LD.jpg	LD1	11	Orenstein & Koppel, date unknown	Operational	Length: 2.5 m, Weight: 2.1 t Motor diesel MAN with two cylinders
File:Villeneuve-la-Garenne (92), locotracteur n° 14, Schöma 1940 - 541, type Lo 20 1.jpg	LO 20	14	Schöma, 1940	Out of service (awaiting full restoration)	No. constructor: No. 541 Length: 2.8 m, Weight: 3.7 t Motor diesel with two cylinders This shunter has retained its original SELVE two-stroke diesel engine (there are only two known examples in working order).
File:Villeneuve-la-Garenne (92), locotracteur n° 16, fabrication artisanale Tarbes.jpg		16	CFC, date unknown	Situation unknown	Length: 4.0 m Motor Hercules with four cylinders Built in a traditional way by the CFC, its construction around a generator powered by a Hercules gasoline engine is quite unusual. Its manufacturer had even installed a compressor and an air tank.
File:Villeneuve-la-Garenne (92), locotracteur n° 17, Gmeinder.jpg		17	Gmeinder, date unknown	Out of service (awaiting full restoration)	Length: 2.6 m, Weight: 3.5 t Motor diesel monocylinder
	ZL 114	20	Arnold Jung, 1937	Out of service (awaiting full restoration)	Acquis en 2001. No. constructor: n° 7604 Length: 2.2 m, Weight: 5.4 t, Maximum speed: 15 km/h Motor diesel two-cylinder 24 hp flywheel
File:Villeneuve-la-Garenne (92), locotracteur n° 21, fabrication artisanale CACL sur la base d'un châssis type JW 15, vers 1950.jpg		21	CFC, date unknown	Operational	Purchased in Octobre 2004, then restored Length: 3.9 m, Maximum speed: 15 km/h Built in a traditional way by the CFC on the basis of a chassis (from the 1950s) of the JW 15 type built by the company CACL ex Jules Weitz (Chantiers et Atelier de Construction de Lyon). Motor UNIC type MZ32 water cooled four cylinders

Batteryelectric locomotives

Photo	Type	No. CFC	Constructor, Year	Status	Technical data
File:CFDeOBO2-2023-Station-PDV.jpg		e OBO-01 & 02	CFD, 2023	Operational	Arrival at CFC on 22. March 2023 Maximum speed: 16 km/h Electric accumulator motor (lithium batteries) Air brakes

Passenger cars

Photo	Type	No. CFC	Constructor, Year	Status	Technical data
File:CFChanteraines TilliersRER Train2.JPG		V-1 to V-6	Socofer, date unknown	Operational	Two-bogie portable lamp Length: 8.0 m, Weight: 2.5 t 40 seats per car (240 seats in total) Equipped with "Rockinger" coupling and air brake
		V-7 to V-9	Constructor and date unknown	Operational	Two-axle portable light (known as the "Santa Claus") Length: 2.5 m, Weight: 0.3 t 6 seats per car (18 seats in total) Shoe brakes
File:Villeneuve-la-Garenne (92), voiture salon n° 10, autoconstruction CFC.jpg		V-10	CFC, date unknown	Operational	Salon car with two bogies entirely built by the CFC (in collaboration with the Charles Petiet vocational school for automobiles in Villeneuve-la-Garenne) Length: 8.1 m, Weight: 3.5 t Air brakes
File:Villeneuve-la-Garenne (92), voiture salon n° 11, autoconstruction sur châssis Decauville des années 20.jpg		V-11	Decauville/CFC, date unknown	Operational	Small two-axle "Salon" car built on the basis of a Decauville braked chassis from the 1920s and converted into a saloon car Length: 3.0 m, Weight: 1.0 t 4 seats Shoe brakes
		V-12 to V-14	De Dietrich/CFC, 1914	Operational	Two-axle "Bathtub" car built from platforms system Péchot Length: 6.0 m, Weight: 3.5 t 20 seats per car (60 seats in total) Air brakes
		V-15	Decauville/CFC, 1916	Operational	Closed car with two bogies built from a 1916 Decauville platform Length: 7.2 m, Weight: 3.5 t 20 seats Air brakes
		V-16 and V-17	De Dietrich/CFC, 1914	Operational	Two-bogie portable lamps built from platforms system Péchot Length: 6.0 m, Weight: 3.5 t 22 seats per car (44 seats in total) Air brakes
		V-18 and V-19	Feldbahn, date unknown	Operational	Two-axle portable trailer with longitudinal benches Length: 3.0 m, Weight: 0.5 t 10 seats per car (20 seats in total) Shoe brakes

There is 11 freight wagons operational in summer 2024 plus various wagons and lorries in stock.

Gallery

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  Diesel locomotive in the process of changing direction at Gennevilliers RER station (2009)
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  The Plymouth shunter (CFC no. 10) leaves La Ferme station (2012)
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  Platform at Gennevilliers RER station (2009)
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  The steam locomotive Decauville n°869, built in 1914 and named "La Bouillote" (CFC no. 18), in Aix-les-Bains for the meeting "Navig’Aix" (2005)

See also

• Musée des tramways à vapeur et des chemins de fer secondaires français

External links

• Official website of the CFC (French)