Chemin de fer du Blanc-Argent

The Chemin de Fer du Blanc-Argent (pronounced [ʃəmɛ̃ d(ə) fɛʁ dy blɑ̃ aʁʒɑ̃]; BA) is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge railway in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France, part of which is still open to traffic, whilst another section is now operated as a heritage railway.

Although the original scheme was abandoned, the PO built the line as a single-track metre-gauge railway, linking Argent with Le Blanc, and running through the departments of Loiret, Loir-et-Cher and Indre.

[1] The line had a total length of 191 kilometres (119 mi), with headquarters at Romorantin.

In 1981, the Centre region and SNCF agreed to rebuild the four Verney railcars, and built two new ones.

Part of the line between Lucay-le-Male and Buzançais has been preserved by the Société d'Animation du Blanc-Argent (SABA).

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