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and distilleries. The state had given a subsidy of 125,000 francs for the Achiet–Marcoing railway. Others, mainly manufacturers, subsidized it for 376,253 francs. In a primarily agricultural and sugar area, the secondary lines allowed a spectacular development of the cultivation of sugar beet and
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The section from Achiet to
Bapaume served the general interests of the town. In the 1880s it had a traffic of 70-80 cars a day. Most of them to or from destinations further away than Achiet. This explains the standard gauge. However, the rail was light, so trains could not travel at more than
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In the 1880s none of the local industries had its own branch, which would of course allow direct use of railway cars instead of using them via transloading with wagons and carts. Later, the line had several branches to serve important local industries, like
Sucrerie Lejosne in
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Bapaume also had the repair shop of the railway company. It also did repairs for the line from Boisleux to Marquion, and that from Vélu to Saint-Quentin.
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Parel. The contract was called a concession. The municipality subsidized the line and in exchange the company would offer service on certain conditions, fare price etc.
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was a secondary line of standard gauge railway in Hauts-de-France. The first section opened in 1871. The last section of the line was closed down in 1999.
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128:33 km (21 mi)
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