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The Chemin de Fer du Midi, often abbreviated to CF du Midi, was an early French railway company.
In 1934 it merged with the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans to become part of the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi (PO-Midi).
In 1856, the Chemin de Fer du Midi completed its rail line from Bordeaux to Toulouse.[1][2] In 1857, it continued on from Toulouse through Narbonne to Sète.[1] This put it in competition with the Canal du Midi. In 1858, the Canal du Midi was leased to the railroad on 28 May 1858.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c Rolt, L. T. C. (1973). From Sea to Sea. Ohio University Press. ISBN 8124-0152-1.
- ^ Mukerji, Chandra (2009). Impossible Engineering. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-14032-2.
- ^ "Nicolas Jansburg's Structurae article on Canal du Midi (Translated from French)". http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://fr.structurae.de/projects/data/index.cfm%3Fid%3Dp0000077&prev=/search%3Fq%3Depanchoir%2Ba%2Bsyphon%26hl%3Den&rurl=translate.google.com&usg=ALkJrhhCMhC13f09BmKsEleRSV0bYVWM6w. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
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