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939:
The Société des
Chemins de fer vicinaux du Mayumbe (CVM) was created on July 30, 1898, to build and operate a network of railways built at a
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On 1 January 1936, the CVM was integrated with the Office des
Transports Coloniaux (OTRACO).
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also closed the bank branches and industry in this region (Le
Potentiel No. 3700/2006)
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Share of the Société des
Chemins de fer Vicinaux du Mayumbe, issued 21. September 1898
1300:
970:
984:
958:
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1079:
No. 7B-11B, type
Garratt 020-020, delivered in 1924 by Saint Leonard in Liege
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No. 1C-4C, type
Garratt 020-020, delivered in 1926 by Saint Leonard in Liege
1076:
No. 3B-6B, type
Garratt 020-020, delivered in 1921 by Saint Leonard in Liege
1073:
No. 1B-2B, type
Garratt 020-020, delivered in 1919 by Saint Leonard in Liege
188:
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No. 1E, type
Garratt 020-020, delivered in 1927 by Saint Leonard in Liege
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1205:
Closed "owing to its lack of profitability" (Inter Rail No. 2/1997);
1026:(60 km), opening 31 December 1912, extension opened by the State
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25:
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Railways in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo or Belgian Congo
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In 1974, it was merged with the Office National des Transports (
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No. 1-8, type 020T, delivered in 1898-9 by Saint Léonard Liège
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600 mm gauge railways in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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2 ft gauge railways in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
1054:) narrow gauge, the section from Lukula to Tshela in 1938.
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Kisundi - Lukula (35 km), opening December 31, 1901
1016:
Bangu - Kisundi (35 km), opening on January 1, 1900
1449:
Railway lines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
1218:
1219:
Durrant, A.E.; Jorgensen, A.A.; Lewis, C.P. (1981).
1189:"BCK - KDL - Le site des chemins de fer du Katanga"
1030:In 1932, the Boma Lukula section was converted to
1013:(Plateau) - Bangu (8 km), opening May 7, 1899
1070:020-020, delivered in 1911 by Saint Léonard Liège
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184:
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1165:(in French). February 23, 2009. Archived from
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1444:1898 establishments in the Congo Free State
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883:
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1257:"Garratt locomotives from other builders"
1234:Société Anonyme de Saint-Léonard (1903).
983:). The line was dismantled in 1984 under
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907:was a 140 km (87 mi) long
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281:
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13:
969:, with a planned extension to the
14:
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987:, along with the local industry.
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1159:"Chemin de fer de Boma à Tshela"
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921:Democratic Republic of the Congo
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1103:Historical view of Boma station
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1439:Railway lines closed in 1984
1434:Railway lines opened in 1898
7:
1163:KANGU - MAYUMBE - BAS-CONGO
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919:in the north west of the
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57:
40:
35:
23:
18:
87:140 km (87 mi)
30:The railway line in 1913
990:
1115:The local tram at Boma
1243:La page des Tassignon
967:Republic of the Congo
1127:Another view of Boma
923:between the port of
917:narrow gauge railway
1335:Operating Companies
1195:on 4 December 2010.
953:in the province of
1263:on March 13, 2012.
1411:
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1386:Holding Companies
1223:. London: Hamlyn.
971:Republic of Congo
901:
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1259:. Archived from
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1191:. Archived from
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1169:on March 4, 2016
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1066:No. 1A-4A, type
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985:Mobutu Sese Seko
959:Congo Free State
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681:
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653:
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1316:Matadi–Kinshasa
1304:
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1232:
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1221:Steam in Africa
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1038:1 ft
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268:Tramway de Boma
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1006:(140 km)
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864:This diagram:
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1236:"Locomotives"
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1184:
1173:September 22,
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963:Belgian Congo
961:which became
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1201:
1193:the original
1183:
1171:. Retrieved
1167:the original
1162:
1153:
1029:
994:
978:
975:
951:narrow gauge
938:
905:Mayumbe line
904:
902:
267:
149:
19:Mayumbe line
1058:Locomotives
1033:600 mm
955:Lower Congo
947:610 mm
909:610 mm
127:610 mm
98:600 mm
93:Track gauge
84:Line length
1418:Categories
1145:References
482:Tshisundi
1326:Vicicongo
1022:Lukula -
957:, in the
942:2 ft
913:2 ft
225:Boma Port
143:Route map
131:2 ft
123:Old gauge
79:Technical
1367:Sizarail
1052: in
915:) gauge
718:Kibenza
634:Kiniati
370:Lusanga
116: in
36:Overview
1321:Mayumbe
1090:Gallery
1068:Garratt
1047:⁄
935:History
746:Loango
576:Moenge
111:⁄
58:History
41:Termini
1362:ONATRA
1207:Mobutu
1024:Tshela
1004:Tshela
1000:Lukula
981:ONATRA
929:Tshela
831:Tshela
802:Banga
662:Kangu
605:Lukula
546:summit
505:Temvo
454:Lemba
342:Bangu
158:Legend
150:
71:Closed
63:Opened
50:Tshela
1309:Lines
1239:(PDF)
965:then
774:Luvu
426:Luki
398:Lovo
203:
183:
1377:SNCZ
1372:SNCC
1347:CCFC
1175:2013
1011:Boma
996:Boma
991:Line
927:and
925:Boma
903:The
884:edit
877:talk
870:view
294:Boma
189:elev
74:1984
66:1898
47:Boma
1403:LKD
1398:KDL
1393:CFK
1357:CVC
1352:CFL
1342:BCK
836:144
826:140
806:150
798:137
778:170
770:127
750:240
742:114
722:214
714:108
694:175
686:102
666:170
638:130
610:101
580:169
552:303
509:271
458:165
430:150
402:101
195:in
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366:15
346:31
299:14
176:km
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